How the beta works
BaseCheck is a foundation issue screening and triage tool. It is designed to help property managers and owners identify urgency, explain likely next steps, and decide when a foundation specialist or engineer should inspect.
What this beta is not
- Not an engineering report.
- Not a replacement for physical inspection.
- Not a final repair specification.
- Not a guaranteed cost estimate.
- Not a general building inspection product.
What to upload
- 3 to 8 clear photos of the area you are worried about.
- A short note describing what you have seen (e.g. “new diagonal crack above garage door”).
- Property type and visible symptoms — slab, timber piles, ring foundation, sloping site, drainage issues.
- Wider context photos help: front elevation, ground slope, drainage, nearby retaining or trees.
What not to upload
- Private tenant information or anything that identifies tenants.
- Full property addresses if you do not need them. Suburb-level is plenty for triage.
- Anything tied to an active legal dispute or insurance claim.
- Urgent safety events — if a building looks unsafe, call an engineer or your local authority, not this tool.
How to test
- Pick a real case from your portfolio — ideally something you would normally have to send a tradesperson to look at first.
- Upload 3 to 8 photos and any short context.
- Read the report. Note: urgency, likely cause, scope, and the “what to do next” section.
- Share the report link or PDF with the owner or your team if it’s useful.
- Use the in-app feedback button on any report to tell us what was wrong, confusing, or overconfident.
Questions we want answered
- Did you understand the report without explanation?
- Did the urgency feel right for what you were looking at?
- Was the repair wording practical or too vague?
- Did it help you decide what to do next?
- Would you send this to an owner, tenant, contractor, or internal team?
- Would you pay for either the instant report or an expert-reviewed version?
Regions
The current beta is tuned for New Zealand foundations — timber piles with jack studs, concrete ring foundations, concrete slab on grade, and common NZ soil conditions. A United States preview is available for demos: the same screening flow, with US terminology and repair language. Australian context is also supported.
Beta limits: results are based on photos and short context only. We cannot see hidden framing, internal moisture, or soil bearing capacity. The report is a triage aid — always confirm with a qualified professional before acting on it.