Home performance diagnostics | Coffs Coast
Understand the home you live in.
Moisture, temperature and indoor conditions tell a story. I measure them and explain what needs attention.
The Home We Don’t See
One home, measured layer by layer: moisture in the walls, surface temperatures, room conditions and how air moves. Then where every reading is kept.
Demonstration house and illustrative values. The thermal image is from another Joe Builds job.
Why I look beneath the surface
Your next decision deserves more than a guess.
I bring my building experience and measured evidence together, so you can understand what needs attention before you spend.
Meet Joe →Why the indoor environment matters
NSW Health notes that people with asthma, allergies or other breathing conditions may be more sensitive to mould.
Source: NSW Health, Mould
Indoor pollutants can affect health at sufficient levels. The effects depend on the pollutant, exposure and individual sensitivity.
Source: YourHome (Australian Government), Indoor air quality
Your home protects more than people.
Moisture can affect the building, furniture and belongings inside. Understanding the conditions helps you decide what needs attention.
Comfort starts with the building.
Passivhaus design considers insulation, airtightness and ventilation together. Measuring your home helps you plan improvements.
Joe Builds measures building and room conditions. Health questions belong with your GP.
How we get started
A clear path from questions to next steps.
Choose your starting point
Tell me what you want to understand.
I confirm the price
In writing, before anything is booked. Then we pick a day.
I measure your home
I record the agreed conditions at mapped locations.
You get your record
Clear findings and practical next steps.
Choose the starting point that suits your home.
Find your starting point
A closer look at the place you call home.
Start with a moisture record, or bring moisture, thermal scanning and room conditions together in your Baseline.
The moisture-only assessment
Moisture Mapping
Moisture readings in a set pattern, each marked where it was taken.
From $1,400 inc GST
Standard home: single storey, 3 bed, 1 bath.
- Walls, floors and ceilings + one bathroom
- A record of every reading and where it was taken
- Patterns, limitations + next steps
$500 deposit credited towards the assessment.
The broader home record
Home Performance Baseline
Moisture, thermal scanning and room conditions, connected.
From $1,815 inc GST
Standard home: single storey, 3 bed, 1 bath.
- Walls, floors and ceilings + one bathroom
- Thermal scanning included
- Temperature, humidity + CO₂ included
- Clear report + next steps
$500 deposit credited towards the assessment.
Final scope and price confirmed before the visit. Larger or more complex homes are quoted separately. Field image from a Joe Builds assessment; house image is a demonstration property.
Understand the home before you buy. From $1,250 inc GST →
Builder-led
"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, licensed NSW builder, two decades in residential construction.
About Joe and the methodNot sure where to start?
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Or call now: 0485 835 959
Or start with one concern: damp or musty home · bathroom moisture · subfloor