When something has failed and the builder will not accept responsibility, we investigate it, measure it and set out what the standard actually required.
A defect investigation is assessed against the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015, the National Construction Code and ABCB Housing Provisions, AS 3700 for masonry, AS 3740 for wet areas, and the drawings and specification in your contract.
0 checkpoints across 0 areas on a standard Donnybrook defect investigation report. Where something is locked, sealed or buried under stored material on the day, it goes in the report as not inspected. We never mark unreachable work as satisfactory.
From Donnybrook investigation reports into a boundary fence and an entry door.
New Construction Stage Inspections Seven checks through a Donnybrook build, each timed for the moment before the work vanishes behind the next trade. 
Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections The inspection before keys change hands, where code items still surface alongside the finishes. 
Pre-Purchase Building Inspections What a Donnybrook home is actually like behind the presentation, reported under AS 4349.1. 
Building and Pest Inspections Building and timber pest together, starting with whether the termite barrier has been bridged. 
Dilapidation Reports A dated photographic record of your property before construction starts alongside it. Expert Witness Reports Prepared to the VCAT expert evidence practice note where a dispute reaches the tribunal. 
Pre-Listing Inspections Find what a buyer's inspector will find, before your home is listed. 
Insurance Claim Assessments An independent assessment of damage to support a claim. Instant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
No. The investigation report is produced so the owner and the builder have a common set of facts. The Building and Plumbing Commission dispute service and VCAT both require an expert witness report drawn to the VCAT practice note, which we can prepare separately.
No destructive opening up, no engineering certification, no geotechnical sampling and no rectification work. Where an engineer is needed, the report says so plainly.
Post embedment depth is a measurement, not an opinion. Once it is measured against the requirement, the discussion changes shape entirely.
