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Snagging inspections in Bang Tao, Laguna & Cherngtalay.
The west coast’s busiest area for new villas and condos. We inspect before you accept the keys, with the same published checklist, report and fixed fees as everywhere we work.
More new builds here than anywhere on the island.
Bang Tao, Laguna and Cherngtalay have seen more new condo and villa developments in recent years than anywhere else in Phuket, from large branded projects to small clusters of private pool villas. That volume is good for choice, and hard on quality control: when site teams are stretched across several projects, finishing and waterproofing are where corners get cut.
Much of the land around Laguna is low and flat, and parts of the area sit on former tin-mining ground with lagoons close by. That makes drainage, ground levels and how surface water leaves the plot worth particular attention, alongside everything on our standard checklist.
Local issues worth checking.
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Drainage and ground levels
On flat, low-lying plots, falls away from the building, gully and soakaway capacity and threshold heights matter more. We check them on level, not by eye.
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Waterproofing on terraces and roofs
Roof terraces, balconies and flat roofs are common in new condos and villas here. Membranes, upstands and falls to drains are checked, along with the ceilings below for any sign of damp.
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Condo common parts
For condos, the parts of the building that affect your unit: corridors, risers, car parks, pool decks and the juristic handover documents.
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Pools and plant rooms
Private pools are standard on villas here. Shell, plant, bonding and pump rooms are tested under load.
Everything on our published checklist.
- Around 100 checks for a condo, 150 or more for a large pool villa
- Every service tested live: water, electrics, air conditioning, pool plant
- Damp checks of wet areas, ceilings under terraces and any staining
- Every floor tile tap-tested for hollow areas
- Photographic report within 48 hours, every defect located and graded
- Re-inspection available once the developer says the work is done
Four steps, before you sign.
- 01
Book
Tell us the development and your handover date. We set the inspection a few days before it.
- 02
Inspect
Three hours for a condo to a full day for a large villa, with every system tested under load.
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Report
A photographed, graded report within 48 hours, ready to send to the developer.
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Re-inspect
We check every item again once the developer says it is fixed.
We work for you, not the developer.
We take no commission from developers and no referral fees from agents. On any one unit we act for one side only, and the report says at the top who commissioned it.
The same fixed fees across Phuket.
Condo inspections from 15,000 THB, two-bed pool villas 30,000 THB, three to four bed pool villas 40,000 THB. Re-inspections from 6,000 THB. No extras added afterwards.
What clients say, in their own words.
For anyone buying property, Michael is exactly the advocate you’ll want in your corner when dealing with developers or contractors. … He knows his stuff, straight talking, no nonsense.
Great service, punctual, detailed and reliable. Highly recommend.
Bang Tao & Laguna questions.
Your purchase contract normally entitles you to inspect the property before you accept it, and to bring whoever you choose. If a site team says no, it is usually resolved with a short written request; ask your lawyer if it isn’t.
Yes. The inspection covers your unit in full, plus the parts of the building that affect it, and the juristic handover documents where they are available.
Yes, you are welcome for as much of the inspection as you like. If you are overseas, we send a summary the same day and the full report within 48 hours.
Buying in Bang Tao or Laguna? Get it checked first.
Tell us the development, the property type and your handover date. We’ll confirm a fixed fee and a date before it.