When something has failed and the argument is about why, the report has to answer that question in writing.
A defect investigation is assessed against the approved drawings and engineering for the property, the National Construction Code, the Victorian Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015 and the relevant Australian Standard for the element in question.
0 checkpoints across 0 areas on a standard Pakenham East defect investigation report. On a site still under construction we need the lot open and the builder told we are coming. Where a stage is not yet complete we say so in the report rather than pass it.
Four elements of one failing balcony structure, recorded on an investigation in Officer.
New Construction Stage Inspections Seven checks through a Pakenham East build, each timed before the work is closed in. 
Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections The last inspection while the final payment is still yours to hold. 
Pre-Purchase Building Inspections A visual inspection to AS 4349.1 of the established homes around Pakenham. 
Building and Pest Inspections Building and timber pest in one visit, reported separately. Dilapidation Reports A dated photographic record of your home before the lot beside you is built on. Expert Witness Reports Evidence drawn to the tribunal practice note when a dispute goes that far. 
Pre-Listing Inspections Find what a buyer's inspector will find, while you still control the timing. Insurance Claim Assessments An independent account of damage and cause for a claim under assessment. Instant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
A defect report lists many items across a whole house. An investigation takes one failure and establishes what caused it, which is what you need when the builder disputes responsibility rather than the existence of the problem.
It is written so it could be, but a tribunal expects an expert witness report drawn to its practice note, which is a separate document we prepare. Many disputes never get that far, because a clear investigation report settles them earlier.
No. We record what failed and against what requirement. Where the remedy needs structural design, that is an engineer's certificate, and the report says so rather than guessing at it.
