You do not get an impression.
You get a dossier.
Eight sections, 84 checkpoints, each with a status and a note explaining why. What could not be assessed is stated as such. Within 48 hours, in Dutch, English or Portuguese.
A listing shows you rooms. Not condition.
Four things decide whether a house here becomes a home or a bill. None are visible in photos — all four are measurable.
Rising, penetrating or condensation — the pattern tells you which. Measured per wall on a grid, not judged by eye.
Out-of-plumb walls, sagging beams, floor level differences — visible in millimetres once the building is scanned.
Where it comes in, what condition it is in, and what it costs to bring up to standard.
Surfaces, volumes and lengths come straight out of the model — so a builder's quote is calculated, not guessed.
Damp you can see. And prove.
A wall is swept on a grid in about a minute. Every reading keeps its 3D coordinate, so the same wall can be measured again in six months and actually compared.
Thresholds shown are for plaster. Cement screed, anhydrite, heated floors and timber each get their own scale — the app picks it from the meter mode, so a reading is never judged against the wrong material.
Bottom band wet, top dry — ground moisture wicking up the wall. Expensive if it is ignored, and common in granite and stone walls here.
An isolated wet patch — a leak from outside, a pipe, or failed flashing. Usually the cheapest of the three to fix, once you know where it is.
Moist upper corners and window reveals — poor ventilation and cold bridges. A living problem, not a building failure, and often fixable without works.
One report. Everything on the same model.
Condition at a glance across eight sections, then every finding with photo, location and estimated repair cost. In Dutch, English or Portuguese.
Good, fair or poor per item, with a note explaining why — and a section score. What could not be assessed is stated as such, never glossed over.
A link your partner, agent or builder opens in a browser — no account, no app. Yours to keep after the purchase, for insurance, permits and contractor quotes.
From listing to report in four steps
A link or address is enough. Within one working day I tell you whether an inspection is worth it — free.
Two to four hours with the full kit: LiDAR, moisture meter, laser, camera. I do it myself — no subcontractors.
Scan, 84 checkpoints, moisture readings and photos all get 3D coordinates. Nothing lives in a loose notebook.
PDF plus a 3D link, and a call to walk through the findings if you want one. Then you decide.
Is this property worth inspecting?
Send me the listing. I look at what is visible in the photos, the location and the paperwork, and tell you honestly whether an inspection will tell you something you do not already know. Sometimes the answer is no.
One fee, agreed before I drive out.
A full inspection is €349 to €499 excl. IVA per property. You get the exact price with your free check — never a surprise afterwards.
Immersive video of the whole property. Walk it again from your kitchen table.
Compare moisture and condition against the first scan. Proof of what changed.
Inspecting yourself, or a professional inspector? The Inspecto software is also available on subscription — scanning and renovation planning from €29.95/month, the full inspection toolkit from €199/month. Prices excl. IVA.
Software plans →
I live here, and I do the inspection myself.
Fifteen years in construction — drywall, finishing, bathrooms, full renovations — before I started inspecting. That is the difference between spotting a crack and knowing what it will cost you. I live in Vale de Prazeres, so I know what houses in this region do: granite walls that wick, roofs after a hot summer, wells in August.
You always deal with me. I drive out, I scan, I write the report. No subcontractors, no call centre, and I have no interest in whether you buy the house or not.
An Inspecto inspection documents visible and measurable condition: dimensions, damp, installations, structure as far as it can be observed. It is not a structural engineer's calculation, not a legal or tax opinion, and not a mortgage valuation. If you need one of those, I will point you to the right person in my local network.
“The 3D model made it obvious where the rising damp was coming from. It stopped us buying a nightmare.”
“We could not fly over. Walking through the model with the report next to it felt closer than a viewing.”
“I handed the measurements straight to my builder. His quote came back in days instead of weeks.”
Asked before booking
No. Most of my clients are still in the Netherlands or Belgium. You get the model, the report and a call — being there adds nothing to the measurements.
Within 0.5% of actual dimensions — roughly one to two centimetres on a three-metre wall. Accurate enough for floor plans, layouts and renovation estimates.
Central Portugal, roughly 100 km around Fundão: Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Guarda, Viseu and everything in between. Further afield on request.
Yes. You get a link anyone can open in a browser, no account needed. What you share, and with whom, is up to you.
Dutch, English or Portuguese — your choice. Handy when the seller or the builder reads only Portuguese.
Do not buy a house on a feeling. Buy it on measurements.
Send me the listing today and you will know by tomorrow whether an inspection is worth it.