When something has already gone wrong, a crack that keeps growing, a stain on the eaves or a door that will not shut, we investigate that problem and put the cause and the fix in writing.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
A defect investigation is a visual and non-destructive inspection of the issue you raise, assessed against the NCC, the relevant Australian Standards and the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015. The report is for you and your builder; it is not a tribunal document.
24 checkpoints across 8 areas on a standard Deanside defect investigation report. Anything locked, stacked with materials or unsafe to reach on the day is named in the report as not inspected, never quietly passed.
Leaks, cracking, damp and sticking doors, recorded on investigation jobs in Maidstone.
Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections A room by room walk of your finished Deanside home before you sign, so the list goes to the builder while they still owe you the fixes. 
New Construction Stage Inspections Visits timed to the day before each part of your Deanside build is concealed, from the first steel in the slab to the final handover. 
Pre-Purchase Building Inspections Before you commit to a Deanside or nearby resale, an AS 4349.1 visual inspection of structure, damp and safety hazards. 
Building and Pest Inspections The building report plus an AS 4349.3 timber pest inspection, looking for activity, damage and the conditions that invite it. 
Rental minimum standards (Victoria) inspections Your Deanside rental checked against the 15 Victorian minimum standards before it is advertised, with a fix list for anything that falls short. 
Dilapidation Reports Photograph your walls, paths and fences before the lot next door starts excavating. Expert Witness Reports Evidence prepared to the VCAT expert evidence practice note for a building dispute. 
Pre-Listing Inspections Know what a buyer will be told about your home before the campaign starts. Insurance Claim Assessments An independent view of storm, leak or impact damage to support your claim. Instant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
No. Its readers are you and your builder, nobody else. The Building and Plumbing Commission dispute resolution service and VCAT need an expert witness report written to the VCAT practice note, which we can prepare as a separate job.
Destructive testing, opening walls or floors, engineering design or certification, geotechnical testing, plumbing pressure tests, electrical testing and the repair work itself.
It helps. A builder responds faster to measured findings with a standard attached than to a description in an email, and the report records when you raised the problem.
