Yearly condition survey and fixed-fee upkeep plan for houses over 15 years old
TL;DR Eaveswell sells owners of older independent houses one yearly plan - a written condition survey before the monsoon, scheduled servicing of the roof, drains, tanks and wiring, and fixed labour rates for repairs. It suits families whose house is their biggest asset and who are tired of fixing leaks after the damage is done.
Flat owners share big repairs with their society. Owners of independent houses carry them alone. One Indian calculator suggests that apartments budget about 1% of property value a year for upkeep, but standalone houses and villas plan for 1.5–2%, because the owner pays for roof waterproofing and security alone[1].
Most of that money gets spent after something breaks. Seasonal checklists tell owners to seal slab cracks and clear gutters before the rains and to inspect septic tanks every 6–12 months[2], yet how many households actually keep a calendar? Very few. The cost shows up later, with waterproofing quotes at ₹20–120 per sq ft and a basic year of maintenance at ₹10,000–30,000[3], before any damage from a missed leak.
Eaveswell visits each house once before the monsoon with a trained surveyor. The survey covers the roof slab, terrace drains, overhead and underground tanks, the septic tank, visible wiring, the earthing, the main door and window frames, and signs of termites. The owner gets a short report with photos, ranked by urgency and with a price range for each fix.
The plan then includes scheduled visits - a pre-monsoon drain and gutter clear, a tank clean, a post-monsoon damp check and one electrical safety check. Repairs are billed at fixed published labour rates by Eaveswell's own crew, with materials at cost plus a stated margin. Each house builds a dated record of what was done, which comes in handy when selling or renting.
The seed suggested data-driven maintenance. The goal stays but sensors are out of the first version, because a trained eye on a calendar catches most of what matters in a 20-year-old house and older owners trust a person more than a dashboard.
The owner pays, often a retired couple or a family whose children live elsewhere. My estimate for the plan is ₹12,000–25,000 a year depending on house size, which sits inside the ₹10,000–30,000 that one guide puts on basic yearly maintenance[3]. Repairs are paid on top. Children living in another city are a second buyer, because the report gives them visibility.
Repair labour now has public price lists. The biggest home-services platform shows a plumber consultation at ₹49 and tap repairs from ₹129[4], so owners can compare a plan's fixed rates against something real. Nothing on those menus is scheduled or planned for the whole house though. Children who manage a parent's house from another city also want a written record, which nobody supplies. There's no public figure on that demand, so test it.
There's no public figure for spending on home upkeep plans in India. The bottom-up guide is the 1.5–2% of property value that standalone houses should set aside each year[1]. On a ₹1 crore house, that's ₹1.5–2 lakh a year, so even a small share captured by a plan is meaningful. As an adjacent figure, one large US home-warranty firm has paid over US$4 billion (about ₹38,700 Cr) for repairs since 2017[5].
Home-services platforms and local firms sell one-off repairs[4], and none of them plans the year for a house. In the US, the big home-warranty firms sell annual home warranty contracts, with its top plan adding roof leak repair up to US$1,000[5]. One US warranty group offers handyman advice by video[6]. Snagkeeper, elsewhere in this directory, covers new flats.
The gap is older independent houses, which nobody in India serves with a plan.
| Difficulty | Moderate (36/100) |
| Starting capital | ₹55–95 L |
| Time to launch | 4–6 months |
The hard part is the crew. Surveyors have to be good enough that their reports hold up, and repair technicians have to turn up on schedule during the pre-monsoon rush, when every house needs work in the same six weeks. That peak shapes hiring, pricing and cash flow.
We found no sector licence for home inspections or upkeep plans in India, so confirm with a local lawyer and cover the baseline.
Building this outside India? The categories above usually have a local equivalent, so check with your own regulator.
Don't trust AI to judge structural safety from photos. Cracks in a slab or a failing beam need an engineer on site.
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I like this for a founder from construction or facility management who enjoys running crews. If you're after a software business then it's a poor fit. Start in one neighbourhood packed with older bungalows, and prove that 60% of first-year members renew.
Plan for about ₹55–95 L, mostly for trained crews, tools and vans in one neighbourhood.
It can be, but only if members renew. The test is whether 60% of first-year members sign up again for a second year.
Yes. US home warranty firms show the model works in the US. Check local trade licensing and consumer contract rules first.
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