Company

HomeCheck: building inspection and structural engineering in South Korea

HomeCheck Co., Ltd. was founded in Korea in February 2017. The company inspects new apartments for buyers, investigates building defects, carries out statutory safety inspections and diagnoses, and performs structural engineering work. Its work is guided by four values: respectful communication, courage to keep challenging, trust based on expertise, and service that gives customers answers.

Who we are

Buildings are where most of daily life happens

Most of our day is spent inside buildings. HomeCheck works in the housing and construction fields to make those buildings safer and more comfortable, from the first inspection of a new apartment to the safety diagnosis of aging facilities.

Services are provided within South Korea under Korean laws such as the Housing Act, the Special Act on the Safety Control and Maintenance of Establishments and the Construction Technology Promotion Act. Field work and reports are carried out by HomeCheck's own engineers and inspectors, without outside subcontracting.

Registrations and certifications

Registered institution for safety examinations and registered engineering business

Institution specializing in safety examinations

Registered under Korea's Special Act on the Safety Control and Maintenance of Establishments, in the building field (registered September 2022) and the civil engineering field for bridges and tunnels (registered April 2024).

Engineering business

Reported as an engineering business under Korea's Engineering Industry Promotion Act, construction sector, structural engineering field.

Construction engineering business

Registered construction engineering business (design and project management).

ISO 9001

Quality management system certification, obtained in 2020 and maintained since.

INNOBIZ and MAINBiz

Technology-innovative SME (INNOBIZ, 2021) and management-innovative SME (MAINBiz, 2021) designations by Korea's Ministry of SMEs and Startups.

In-house research institute

Corporate research institute established in September 2019.

Registration and reporting are the applicable Korean procedures for these businesses. HomeCheck describes them as registrations, not as government certification or licensing.

Public sector

Work with national and public institutions

HomeCheck is registered as a safety-examination institution with Korean public bodies including the Yongin Urban Corporation, the Korea Environment Corporation, the National Court Administration, the Public Procurement Service and the cities of Suwon and Seongnam, and with local governments across Gyeonggi Province such as Yongin, Hwaseong, Hanam, Gunpo, Anseong, Uijeongbu, Yeoju, Ansan, Bucheon, Gapyeong, Pyeongtaek, Guri, Dongducheon, Uiwang, Gwacheon, Pocheon and Icheon. It has carried out safety diagnoses and inspections commissioned by local governments and public institutions, and performs periodic safety inspections, detailed safety inspections and in-depth safety diagnoses nationwide.

History

Company history

YearMilestones
2025Selected as a Youth Employment Excellent SME (Jan). Grand prize, 14th Young Entrepreneur Competition (Jun).
2024Series A investment from Aju IB, IPS and Infobank (Jan). Registered as an institution specializing in safety examinations, civil engineering field (Apr). Construction quality inspection service contract with a major construction company (May). Minister's commendation, Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Jul). Selected as a Korea Best Job Creation Company (Sep) and a Gyeonggi Promising SME (Oct). Excellence award, housing safety category, 2024 Korea Urban and Regional Innovation Expo (Nov).
2023Selected as an Excellent SME by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and as a Gyeonggi Star Company (Apr). Construction quality inspection service contract with a major construction company (May). Corporate housing management contract (Nov). Series A investment from Aju IB, IPS and Korea Social Investment; Gyeonggi Governor's commendation for SME growth (Dec).
2022Selected for Woori Financial Group Dinno Lab 3.5 (Jan). Marketing agreement with SK Broadband (May). Registered as an institution specializing in safety examinations, building field (Sep).
2021Quality inspection solution agreement with Hyundai L&C (Jan). MAINBiz certification (May). Seed investment from Bluepoint Partners; INNOBIZ certification and Youth-Friendly SME designation (Sep).
2020Marketing agreement with Zigbang; venture company certification; ISO 9001 certification (Jan). Agreement with Lotte Hi-Mart (Aug).
2019Top rating in the Korea Institute of Startup and Entrepreneurship Development initial startup package; corporate research institute established (Sep).
2017HomeCheck Co., Ltd. founded (Feb).

Names of Korean programs and institutions are translated for reference; the Korean names are the official ones.

Fields of work

Four areas of work

Pre-move-in inspection for new apartments

Protecting the rights of buyers of new apartments by inspecting the unit on their behalf before move-in.

Pre-move-in inspection

Building safety diagnosis

Periodic and detailed safety inspections and safety diagnoses of buildings and civil structures under Korean law.

In-depth safety diagnosis

Zentrix

Software that makes safety inspection work faster and simpler, developed by HomeCheck and used in the field.

Zentrix

Home inspections for transactions and renovation

Inspections for home purchases and renovation work in Korea. These pages are currently available in Korean only.

Talk to HomeCheck

Consultations are available in English and Japanese.