Home performance diagnostics · Coffs Harbour

Your home, measured, mapped and explained.

Before you buy, renovate or plan your next upgrade, understand the home you are investing in. Joe Builds connects location-based readings, photographs and a 3D home model, with a clear explanation of what deserves attention and what to do next.

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Licensed NSW builder · Nearly 20 years in residential construction · Coffs Harbour and surrounds
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Joe Builds recording a moisture-indicator reading at a mapped wall location.
A reading recorded at an agreed wall location. The displayed value is part of the measured record, not a conclusion on its own.
Environmental conditions monitor recorded in a room as part of the assessment record.
Room conditions: temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide help put other readings in context.
Home State demonstration interface with a 3D home model and mapped evidence points.
Demonstration view: readings and images are organised by location in the 3D home record.
How it works

From rooms and readings to one understandable home record.

01

Measure

Conditions are recorded at mapped rooms, surfaces and points across the accessible areas we agree to assess.

02

Understand

Readings, images and observations are organised into one connected record, not left as fragments.

03

Recommend

Joe explains what the combined record indicates and the next sensible investigation or decision.

04

Verify

Book a later assessment at agreed locations. Where a fair comparison is possible, Joe explains what the readings indicate about change.

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What you receive

A home record designed to be used, not filed away.

  • Interactive 3D model of the home
  • Written Home Performance Baseline report
  • Mapped readings, images and evidence register
  • Joe-led video walkthrough of the record
  • Online Home State record, bringing your assessment-date information together
Home Performance Baseline
From $1,815inc GST

What is included and the total price confirmed in writing before booking, based on the home's size, layout and access. Typical on-site visit around four hours.

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Book a targeted assessment now.

Choose the assessment that fits your question. Review what is included before booking. Access, area and travel can affect the quote; if you are unsure, start with the free call.

Subfloor Assessment

Under-floor conditions recorded at mapped points.

From $650 inc GST
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Roof Space Assessment

Roof space conditions recorded at mapped points.

From $650 inc GST
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Bathroom Moisture Assessment

One wet area, mapped moisture readings and images.

$825 inc GST
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Environmental Room Scan

One room: temperature, humidity and moisture readings in context. Airflow testing is arranged separately.

$825 inc GST
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Not sure yet?

A free 15-minute call. Joe tells you whether a scan, a baseline or someone else is the right start.

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Something else?

A question about comfort, a whole-home Baseline, after-work testing or EMF screening? Tell Joe what you want to understand.

 
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APRILStarting record: mapped observations, images and initial conditions.
JUNEReturn visit: the same areas revisited and time-stamped evidence compared.
PUBLISHEDWhat changed, what stayed elevated, and where the evidence did not support a simple conclusion.
Measured case study

What repeated records can show.

A real home revisited across different conditions. Time-stamped images, video and field records brought together so the change is shown as a sequence, not one dramatic snapshot.

Read the subfloor case study

Joe Heafey, licensed NSW builder and founder of Joe Builds.
Builder-led interpretation

"The aim is not to overwhelm someone with instruments. It is to make the home easier to understand before they commit to the next decision."

Joe Heafey is a licensed NSW builder with nearly 20 years in residential construction. He records the evidence, explains how the pieces relate, and keeps observations separate from claims that need another specialist. Architects, designers and property professionals can refer a homeowner the same way.

About Joe and the method  ·  Working with professionals

Start with the decision

What are you trying to understand before you spend?

Use the free call to explain what has been happening, what decision is coming, and whether a whole-home or targeted assessment is the right start.