Less time writing reports. More time getting clients.

Send your site photos and get a draft back in your existing Word template, usually the same day. You review, finish and sign it. One Melbourne inspector cut a long report from 90 minutes to 40 minutes. From $100 per report. First report free. No monthly fee. No contract. No app or software to learn.

Less time writing reports. More time getting clients. Send your site photos and get a draft back in your existing Word template, usually the same day. You review, finish and sign it. One Melbourne inspector cut a long report from 90 minutes to 40 minutes. From $100 per report. First report free. No monthly fee. No contract. No app or software to learn.

What this is

Less time writing reports. More time getting clients.

Send your site photos and get a draft back in your existing Word template, usually the same day.

You review, finish and sign it.

One Melbourne inspector cut a long report from 90 minutes to 40 minutes.

From $100 per report. First report free.

No monthly fee. No contract.

No app or software to learn.

Google review

Google review, 5 stars, 23 Oct 2026. Brilliant, commercially minded, focused service, most impressive. — Mike Heathcote, Building Masters Inspections

Already running

90 — Minutes one long report took to finish, before.

40 — Minutes to finish it, from site photos alone.

AUD $100 — Per report, from. First one free.

A Melbourne inspection firm: one long report went from 90 minutes to 40 to finish.

From site photos alone. Every finished report you send back improves the next draft.

One long report: 90 → 40 minutes to finish.

A Melbourne property developer was losing the first week of every month to joint-venture partner reports.

A Melbourne property developer also got 32–40 hours a month back on joint-venture partner reports.

He assembled eight of them by hand every month. The draft is waiting on the 5th. He reads it and sends. 32–40 hours a month back.

Building and pest inspectors: SouthSea Automation drafts the report into the Word template you already use, from site photos. You finish and sign it. Every finished report you send back improves the next draft.

How a report gets drafted

Send your site photos. Get a draft in your Word template, usually the same day. Finish and sign it. Your finished reports teach the next draft.

Photos. Send your site photos. Send the photos from the inspection, with the Word template you already use. No new software for the team to learn.

Draft. Get a draft in your Word template, usually the same day. The draft comes back in your file, with your layout. You do not start from a blank page.

Sign. Finish and sign it. You review the draft, change what you want, and sign it. Nothing goes to a customer until you do.

Next. Your finished reports teach the next draft. Send the finished report back. Every finished report you send back improves the next draft.

Price

Priced per report — no monthly fee, no contract.

From AUD $100 per report, first one free. Email will@southseaautomation.com or call 0466 618 548.

A draft in the Word template you already use, from your site photos.

You finish and sign it. Finished reports teach the next draft.

No monthly fee. No contract.

You are not locked into a retainer.

Most report software costs $49 to $249 a month. You pay only when you have a report. https://southseaautomation.com/inspection-report-software-comparison

Larger teams

Running a larger team? Ask about bundle pricing, or having it installed for your firm.

The person who builds it

You deal directly with the person doing the work, from the first note through to the signed report.

Five years in production data engineering. Now I scope, build, and support every SouthSea engagement myself, on-site in Melbourne or remote. You always deal with the person doing the work.

Common questions

How much does a building or pest inspection report draft cost?

From AUD $100 per report, first one free. Priced per report — no monthly fee, no contract.

When do I pay?

The first report is free. After that, from AUD $100 per report. I'll call you back within a day. If it is not a fit, I will say so.

What do you need from us?

Your site photos and the Word template you already use. Send a finished report back and the next draft improves.

Does anything go out before we sign?

No. You get a draft in your Word template, usually the same day. You finish it and sign it. Nothing sends without you.

What happens after the first draft?

You finish and sign it. Every finished report you send back improves the next draft.

Do I need to be technical?

No. You send the site photos. You finish and sign the draft in the template you already use.