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Snagging inspections in Kamala & Surin.
Sea-view villas and condos on steep hillside plots. Beautiful, and demanding to build well. We inspect before you accept the keys.
Views come with a slope.
Many of the most sought-after new villas and condos in Kamala and Surin are built into the hillside to make the most of the sea view. Building on a slope adds work that a flat plot never needs: retaining walls, cut-and-fill, stepped foundations and drainage that has to cope with water running down the hill as well as falling on the roof.
Exposed hillside positions also take the monsoon head-on. Horizontal rain finds every weakness in windows, sliding doors and terrace thresholds. Our standard checklist covers all of it; on hillside plots we spend extra time on the parts that slopes and weather test hardest.
Local issues worth checking.
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Retaining walls
Cracking, bulging, weep holes and drainage behind the wall. A blocked retaining wall drain is a common and expensive problem.
- 02
Surface water on slopes
Where water goes in a downpour: channels, gullies and discharge points, and nothing falling back towards the building.
- 03
Windows and doors in driving rain
Seals, sliding tracks, drainage slots and thresholds on the exposed, sea-facing side.
- 04
Terraces and infinity pools
Waterproofing on terraces built over rooms below, and pool edges, balance tanks and plant on hillside pools.
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
- Retaining walls, slopes and external drainage across the plot
- 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.
- 03
Report
A photographed, graded report within 48 hours, ready to send to the developer.
- 04
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.
Kamala & Surin questions.
We inspect them for cracking, movement, bulging and drainage, and report anything that needs an engineer’s attention. Structural design and calculations belong to a structural engineer, and the report will say plainly if you should appoint one.
Inspect before handover whatever the season. In the dry months we check window and door seals, sliding tracks, thresholds and drainage closely, rather than waiting for the first storm to show up the faults.
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 Kamala or Surin? 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.