THE GUIDES / STRAIGHT ANSWERS
Read first.
Book second.
Plain-English guides from the surveyors who do the inspections — written to answer the question, not to upsell the survey. Start with the pillar; the rest go deeper.
Already know what you need? Get the price →THE READING ORDER / NINE GUIDES
Which survey level your house actually needs — the two-minute answer and the full reasoning.
What the standard survey includes, what it deliberately leaves out, and the six upgrade triggers.
The most thorough survey you can buy — cause, urgency and repair options, not just ratings.
Real 2026 price ranges, what moves the fee, and the two ways buyers waste money on surveys.
The honest answer, the mortgage-valuation myth, and the rare cases where skipping is defensible.
What genuinely deserves the word serious, what just looks scary, and how findings become leverage.
Condensation, penetrating or rising — three problems, three fixes, and the quote you should never accept first.
Two inspections, only one of them yours — who each protects, and the expensive sentence that skips the survey.
What the letters guarantee, the five checks before you book anyone, and where to actually look.
WHERE THEY LEAD
Every guide ends at the same place: the right survey, priced.
The guides link into the 20-second checker, the example report and the published price register — so when you book, you already know what you are buying and what it costs.