A ceiling stain under an upstairs shower
Tracing water from a first floor wet area to the room below, without lifting a tile.
One problem looked at properly: what is happening, the likely cause and what has to be done about it.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
A defect investigation looks at one problem in depth against the plans, the National Construction Code, the relevant Australian Standards and the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2017, and records what was seen, measured and photographed.
24 checkpoints across 8 areas on a standard Cobbitty defect investigation report. Anything locked, stacked with materials or unsafe to reach on the day is named in the report as not inspected, with the reason, so you know what is still open.
Findings recorded during investigation reports in south west Sydney.
Tracing water from a first floor wet area to the room below, without lifting a tile.
How we record floor movement so an engineer and a builder can act on it.
Why timber should never sit in concrete or soil, and what to ask for when it does.
New Construction Stage Inspections Seven independent checks on a Cobbitty build, each booked before the work is covered. 
Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections The final list, written while you still hold the last payment. 
Pre-Purchase Building Inspections A visual AS 4349.1 inspection for estate homes and older acreage houses alike. 
Building and Pest Inspections Building and timber pest reports from a single visit. 
Dilapidation Reports A dated photographic record of a neighbouring home before excavation or building starts next door. NCAT Expert Witness Reports Evidence prepared under NCAT Procedural Direction 3 when a building dispute heads to the tribunal. 
Pre-Listing Inspections Find out what a buyer's report will say about your Cobbitty home before the listing goes live. 
Insurance Claim Assessments An independent view of storm or water damage and what most likely caused it. Instant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
No. Its audience is you and your builder, nobody else. NCAT requires an expert witness report prepared to Procedural Direction 3, which we can provide as a separate service.
No. The investigation is non destructive. Where the cause cannot be confirmed without opening up, the report says so and explains what further work would settle it.
That is often the question. We measure it and compare it with the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2017 and the relevant standard, and state the result plainly.
Six years for a major defect and two years for other defects under the Home Building Act 1989, counted from completion of the work.
Destructive testing, engineering design or certification, geotechnical testing, electrical or gas testing, and rectification work are all outside the scope. We will tell you when one of those is the next step.