Survey software for Australia
In Australia, PropertySurvey Pro is the app for pre-purchase, dilapidation and strata defect reports, and DampApp Pro is the app for mould and moisture investigations. Community housing providers can hold damp and mould evidence for every home in HousingSurvey Pro. All three capture offline and are free to start.
For a pre-purchase building inspection, a dilapidation report or a strata defect record in Australia, use PropertySurvey Pro. For mould, condensation and moisture investigations, use DampApp Pro. If you run community housing, HousingSurvey Pro keeps the evidence for every home in one sealed record.
Australia is several building climates in one country. The National Construction Code maps eight climate zones, from the humid tropical north to the cool, alpine south, over brick veneer and timber-framed houses, older terraces on sandstone footings and strata apartment blocks. The same ceiling stain in Cairns and Hobart can need very different advice.
Regulation is split in two: the Australian Building Codes Board publishes the NCC and the states and territories give it legal effect, while tenancy, strata and inspector licensing are state matters. So a good Australian report records the state, the purpose and what could not be seen before any defect.
Building inspectors and pre-purchase consultants
PropertySurvey Pro is a building inspection app for Australian pre-purchase work: you record each area, defect and limitation on site with numbered photographs, and the PDF report is built on the device before you leave the property.
AS 4349.1-2007, Inspection of buildings Part 1: Pre-purchase inspections – Residential buildings, sets the minimum criteria for an inspection and report that suit both client and inspector. It is a visual standard, so the areas you could not reach matter as much as the defects you found: a roof void without safe access, a subfloor too low to enter, a wall hidden by stored goods. Record each limit against the area it affects, not in fine print.
Timber pest inspection is a separate part of the series, AS 4349.3, so keep those findings apart. Inspector licensing differs between states and territories. On site, AI Polish expands your shorthand into draft wording you edit, and the stair checker includes NCC limits.
Building consultants, builders and strata inspectors
For a dilapidation report before excavation, demolition or piling next door, PropertySurvey Pro records the neighbouring building room by room and elevation by elevation with dated photographs, so the post-construction visit can follow the same order and compare like with like.
In New South Wales, the planning department's standard conditions of consent for residential development include a dilapidation report on adjoining buildings before site work starts, prepared by a suitably qualified engineer. The app is the capture and reporting tool; the consent condition decides who must prepare the report, so read it before you quote.
New apartment buildings bring a second defect record. Under the NSW Strata Building Bond and Inspections Scheme, the developer lodges a 2% building bond, and a building inspector reports on defects between 15 and 18 months after completion and again between 21 and 24 months. Label each item by lot or common property and repeat the photo angles.
If a dispute reaches the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, NCAT's Scott Schedule form itemises the defective work claimed. With Pro, PropertySurvey Pro prints a Scott schedule on its NCAT home building defects template, with each side's case and costs for every item. Use it alongside the form NCAT directs you to file, not instead of it.
Mould assessors, building inspectors and remedial builders
DampApp Pro is a mould and moisture inspection app: it records readings, surface temperatures and photographs room by room, calculates dew point on the device, and builds a report that explains why a surface is wet, not only that it is.
The cause changes with latitude: humid summers feed mould in the north and along the east coast, while heating-season condensation is the familiar pattern in cooler southern homes. The ABCB notes that well-sealed buildings with poor ventilation can have increased condensation risk, and that exhausting air directly from kitchens, bathrooms and laundries is one of the most effective measures.
Rentals add a legal frame that varies by state. Victoria's rental minimum standards require rooms to be free from mould and damp caused by or related to the building structure. Queensland's minimum housing standards require a rental to be free from damp and mould unless the tenant caused it. New South Wales lists adequate ventilation among its seven minimum standards. DampApp Pro records the evidence; the landlord, regulator or tribunal decides compliance.
Community housing providers and maintenance contractors
HousingSurvey Pro is for organisations that manage homes rather than commission one-off inspections: surveyors capture damp and mould evidence offline, and the office portal turns it into cases, works orders and a sealed record for each property.
Registered community housing providers under the National Regulatory System for Community Housing keep a list of their community housing assets, and property data such as year of construction and maintenance liability feeds asset performance reporting. Condition evidence per home sits naturally beside it.
Each finished record is geo-stamped, its photos fingerprinted at capture, and chained to the previous record for the same home, so a later change shows. Records reach your housing system by API, webhooks, EDI or SFTP. Data is held in a London cloud region, so check that against your own data policies.
Rules that shape the report
Standards Australia
Minimum criteria for pre-purchase inspections of residential buildings and their reports. Standards Australia lists it as pending revision, so state the edition you worked to.
Official sourceStandards Australia
The timber pest part of the same series. Keep timber pest findings and building findings apart.
Official sourceAustralian Building Codes Board
Technical requirements for new building work, including condensation management. States and territories give it legal effect, with their own variations and dates.
Official sourceConsumer Affairs Victoria
Schedule 4 of the Residential Tenancies Regulations 2021, including rooms free from mould and damp caused by or related to the building structure, and adequate ventilation.
Official sourceResidential Tenancies Authority
In force for new tenancies from 1 September 2023 and all tenancies from 1 September 2024; a rental must be free from vermin, damp and mould unless the tenant caused them.
Official sourceNSW Fair Trading
Seven minimum standards under the Residential Tenancies Act 2010, including structural soundness, adequate ventilation, and adequate plumbing and drainage.
Official sourceNSW Government
Developers of new apartment buildings lodge a 2% building bond; an appointed inspector completes interim and final defect reports.
Official sourceNRSCH Registrars
Registered providers in participating jurisdictions keep a list of their community housing assets and property data.
Official sourceOn site in Australia
Airtight envelopes cut draughts but hold moisture where ventilation is poor. Look for extract fans discharging into the roof space and mould in wardrobes on cold walls, and record the fan and surface temperature, not only the stain.
Nineteenth-century terraces can have sandstone walls below courtyard or street level. Meters give comparative readings in stone, not moisture content, so present them as a pattern beside drainage and ground levels.
Timber floors on piers rely on a dry, ventilated subfloor. Note access, standing water and blocked vents, and refer suspected timber pest activity to an AS 4349.3 inspection rather than guessing.
In an apartment, the leak you photograph may start in common property or another lot. Label the location precisely and leave responsibility to the owners corporation, the strata plan and the scheme's rules.
DampApp Pro and PropertySurvey Pro can be used without an account or card. The free tier supports full offline surveys, watermarked PDF export, 3 free uses a month of each AI tool and a reusable on-device capacity of up to 25 surveys. Export or delete completed work to free a slot.
Pro is optional and adds cloud sync, greater storage, the full AI allowance, premium integrations and white-label branding. Eligible new subscribers start Pro with a free trial. Review the current entitlements, free trials and store prices on the ProSurvey pricing page.
Yes. With your region set to Australia, PropertySurvey Pro's Pre-purchase Inspection workspace follows AS 4349.1, with its own sections and ratings: areas inspected, defects, limitations and recommendations, with dated photographs. Commercial Building Inspection follows AS 4349.0 and adds an opinion-of-costs table in AUD. The wording is our own; it is not certified or endorsed by Standards Australia, and the inspector stays responsible for the scope and conclusions.
Yes. PropertySurvey Pro and DampApp Pro cost nothing to download and use on real jobs: offline inspections, PDF reports carrying the app watermark, 3 free uses a month of each AI tool and room for 25 surveys on the device. Pro is optional, and the App Store and Google Play show its price in Australian dollars.
Yes. Capture, calculations and the finished PDF all happen on the phone or tablet, so a station homestead with no coverage works like a city office. Pro adds cloud sync, which catches up once you are back in range.
Yes. Choose Australia under Region & Language in Settings and the app uses Australian spelling in the app and the PDF, costs in AUD, degrees Celsius and the matching tax label on your company details. AI Polish then drafts in Australian English, and you edit the result.
No. DampApp Pro records the evidence a decision needs: where the mould is, air and surface readings, the ventilation and whether it works, and likely moisture sources for you to confirm. Whether a property meets the standard is for the rental provider, Consumer Affairs Victoria or VCAT to decide.
No. HousingSurvey Pro has an Australia page for community housing providers and suits any organisation that manages homes and contractors. Its Awaab's Law features follow English law and do not apply in Australia. It starts on a free Solo plan, and data is held in a London cloud region.
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