Inspection Areas form the foundation for any inspection. These are the specific areas within a property that you look at during your inspection.  These are further broken down into key elements or Sub Inspection Areas such as doors, walls, windows, flooring etc.  


We've given you a pretty comprehensive list of standard Inspection Areas to start with, but like most things in PIM, you can fully customise the areas you see to reflect your own inspection process.


You can watch the video here, or follow the written instructions below :




To make custom changes, you will need to go to Settings > PIM Admin > Inspection Areas.


There are four customisation options;

  1. Add New Area(s)

  2. Modify Existing Area(s)

  3. Disable Existing Area(s)

  4. Copy Existing Area(s)

  5. Change Default Order



(1) Add New Area(s)

Once in settings, you can add new Inspection Areas or Sub Inspection Areas.

  • Tap the "+" symbol in the top right corner above the list. 



  • If you only need to add Sub Inspection Areas, you will first need to go into the relevant parent Inspection Area. then add Name and Pre-Populated Notes/ Additional as required.

(Note: Newly created Inspection Areas will be displayed at the bottom of the list, so you may want to change the order of the list by following the last step in this guide.)


(2) Modify Existing Area(s)

You may need to change the Inspection Area Name, include Pre-Populated Notes or manage your Sub Inspection Areas of an existing Inspection Area.

  • Tap the current Inspection Area from the list.

  • Once in the Inspection Area screen, make the required changes then tap Done to save and return to the main area list.


(3) Disable Existing Area(s)

Because we want to protect your historical inspection data, we won't let you delete an Inspection Area from Settings. Instead, we give you a Disable function.  

  • Tap Edit from above the Inspection Areas list.
  • Tap the Inspection Area (1) (or Sub Inspection Area) then Disable (2). Once finished, tap Done to save and return to the main area list.


(4) Copy Existing Area(s)

In some cases, you may want to quickly create a duplicate of a similar inspection area complete with its existing sub inspection areas.  This is easily done (on IOS versions 13 and above) by simply tapping and holding the area you wish to duplicate until the Inspection Area Admin Actions window appears.

Select from the two available options:

  • Copy as Empty Inspection Area - will duplicate Inspection Area and associated Sub Inspection Areas without Pre-Populated Notes or Additional Notes. 
  • Copy Inspection Area - will duplicate Inspection Area and all associated Sub-Inspection Areas, Prepopulated Notes and Additional Notes.


The new area will use the previous name with the addition of New at the end. You can now go into the new area and update the name as required.



(5) Change Default Order

The order of the list in settings will determine the default order of areas in a new Inspection.  Remember these can be rearranged within specific inspections to reflect the actual layout of the property, but you may want to rearrange the default order to reflect a logical inspection flow from the front of the property to back. The order is also reflected in your Property Profile settings.

  • Tap Edit from above the Inspection Areas or Sub Inspection Areas list.
  • Tap and hold the handle symbol on the right side of the Inspection Area line and drag up to a new position before lifting your finger.

(Note: If you have added new Inspection Areas in settings, they will be automatically placed at the bottom of the area list, so you may need to move them up to a more appropriate position.)