Tracing a leak to the gaps around a window
How a defect investigation separates a window frame leak from a roof or wall leak, with examples from homes in the south-east.
When something in your Clyde North home is leaking, cracking or simply wrong, this report works out what is happening and why.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
A defect investigation is assessed against the approved drawings, the NCC, the relevant Australian Standards and the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015. It is non-destructive and is written for the owner and the builder, not for a tribunal; VCAT and the Building and Plumbing Commission's dispute resolution service need an expert witness report.
23 checkpoints across 8 areas on a standard Clyde North defect investigation report. Anything we could not reach safely on the day, such as a roof section above a steep pitch or a space blocked by stored materials, is named in the report with the reason.
Typical causes traced on investigations in the south-east, each labelled with its suburb.
How a defect investigation separates a window frame leak from a roof or wall leak, with examples from homes in the south-east.
Not every crack in a new house matters. How we decide whether corner cracking in a Clyde North home needs an engineer.
Gutters without fall, blocked spreaders and open ridge pointing: how roof drainage faults turn into ceiling and eaves damage.
New Construction Stage Inspections Seven checks timed to the moments each part of a Clyde North build is about to disappear. 
Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections Room by room and roof to driveway, while you still hold the last payment. 
Pre-Purchase Building Inspections A visual inspection to AS 4349.1 of the house you are about to buy. 
Building and Pest Inspections Building condition and timber pests in one visit and one report. 
Rental minimum standards (Victoria) inspections Your Clyde North rental checked against all 15 Victorian minimum standards. Dilapidation Reports A dated condition record of your home before the lot beside it starts excavating. Expert Witness Reports Opinion evidence prepared for VCAT when a building dispute cannot be settled. 
Pre-Listing Inspections Find the issues a buyer would raise before your home goes on the market. 
Insurance Claim Assessments An independent view of the damage and what most likely caused it. Instant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
When you already know what is wrong and need to know why. A leak by a window or cracks that keep coming back is an investigation; buying or taking over a house is a full inspection.
No. Its audience is you and your builder. If the dispute goes to the Building and Plumbing Commission's dispute resolution service or to VCAT, you need an expert witness report written to the tribunal's practice note, which we also prepare.
Cutting into walls or removing linings, engineering certification, soil or concrete testing, plumbing pressure tests, electrical work and the repair itself. Where one of those is needed we say so and who should do it.
Usually the most likely source, sometimes more than one. Water travels before it shows, so the report gives the evidence for each possibility and ranks them.
Victorian homes carry a 10 year limitation period for building actions under section 134 of the Building Act 1993. Raise the defect with the builder in writing as soon as you find it.
They help a great deal. Plans, engineering and the specification let us compare what was built with what was approved.
Use the instant quote or call and describe the problem. The quote depends on the size of the house and how far the issue extends.