Free Building & Pest Report Template — Australia

A combined building and pest inspection is the standard pre-purchase inspection in Australia. Buyers expect a single report that covers both the structural condition of the property and any evidence of timber pest activity — termites, borers, and wood decay fungi. The two inspections are governed by different Australian Standards (AS 4349.1 for building and AS 4349.3 for timber pest), but clients want one document, one fee, and one set of clear recommendations. Delivering that efficiently while following the structure of both standards is the core challenge for every B&P inspector.

The building component requires a systematic assessment of the property's structural elements, exterior cladding, roofing, wet areas, interior surfaces, and services. The timber pest component requires a separate but overlapping inspection — checking the subfloor, roof void, exterior perimeter, interior timbers, garden beds, fences, and any conducive conditions that may attract termite activity. Both inspections require detailed observations, condition ratings, photos, and clear recommendations. A combined report can easily run to thirty or forty pages for a typical three-bedroom house.

Moisture readings are critical to both the building and pest components. High moisture in walls or floors can indicate a plumbing leak (building defect), but it can also indicate concealed termite activity (pest issue). A good B&P inspector takes moisture readings throughout the property and logs them systematically. With a static template, this means filling in a table by hand, then manually cross-referencing high readings with visual observations. It works, but it is slow and leaves room for errors.

InspectPro transforms the combined B&P inspection workflow. The app guides you through both the AS 4349.1 building sections and AS 4349.3 pest sections in a logical inspection sequence — so you are not walking the property twice or flipping between two separate report documents. Moisture readings are logged digitally with location tags, and any reading above your threshold is automatically flagged in both the building and pest sections of the report. Photos are captured and placed in the correct section as you take them, with annotation tools for marking termite damage, cracks, moisture stains, or structural movement.

For inspectors doing multiple B&P inspections per week, the time savings are substantial. A typical combined report takes two to three hours of desk time with a static template — resizing photos, writing observations, formatting the document, and checking that nothing has been missed. InspectPro users complete the same report on site, with the PDF generated and ready to send before they leave the property. That means same-day delivery for your client, fewer evening and weekend desk sessions for you, and more capacity to take on additional inspections. This template is a solid starting point for your next inspection, but if B&P work is your bread and butter, InspectPro pays for itself within the first few reports.