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A full building survey by a chartered surveyor should cover that.
I'm not sure - they seem to believe that buyers of such surveys place value by the number of words in the report, which is insanity. But a wall of text is provided with the occasional photo (the gas meter! The distribution board!) to prevent the eyes from totally glazing over. And the caveats. Oh the caveats.
If someone was to do something that was modern and useful, I'd want that, and I'm trying to think of the format that it might be in. But it's not the full survey reports I've seen.
Howard-
My survey was by a real old school surveyor so it was very much wall of text with occasional jargon.
It flagged a few things and potentially gives me someone to sue if the house collapses. It could have been a bit more user friendly (I'd have really liked a floor plan with location of problems marked on that) but if I'm spending so much money on a property I can take a bit of time to understand the report and chat through it with the surveyor.
I guess there's a limit on what a non invasive survey can do so it all ends up with similar caveats.
aggi
A full building survey by a chartered surveyor should cover that. Obviously there will be always be some caveats as you can't undertake intrusive work. A homebuyers report is an exercise in arse covering tailored to suit the form of construction/property period. (I'm a chartered BS)