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Defect Investigation Reports in Mickleham

When water is getting in somewhere and nobody will say where from, we trace it. The report sets out what was found, what caused it and what the standard requires, in terms your builder has to answer.

  • Traced to the cause, not just the symptom
  • Photographed and measured
  • Written for you and the builder
  • Cites the clause or the tolerance
  • Report within 24 hours
  • Covers roof, drainage and water ingress
  • Upgradeable to an expert witness report
  • Inspector available to explain it
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What is included

What is included in a Mickleham defect investigation report

A defect investigation is measured 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 your contract drawings and specification.

Structural cracks

  • Gauge widths recorded
  • Damage category given
  • Crack direction mapped
  • Lintel and opening cracks

Slab and floor levels

  • Level survey of rooms
  • Slab edge heave
  • Tile cracking over joints
  • Gaps under skirting

Render and facade

  • Render covering control joints
  • Cracks in AAC panels
  • Missing sill flashings

Leaking showers and baths

  • Membrane at hob and walls
  • Moisture behind tiles
  • Swollen skirting nearby

Leaks from above

  • Box gutter overflow
  • Flashing to parapets
  • Sarking and insulation wet
  • Ceiling stain tracing

Plotting the damp

  • Readings plotted by room
  • Infrared images of walls
  • Condensation or leak

Water on a tight lot

  • Downpipes to legal point
  • Ponding in small yards
  • Garden beds against render

Documents reviewed

  • Engineering and soil report
  • Contract specification
  • Defect period dates

Your options

  • Builder notice drafted
  • Repair scope explained
  • BPC dispute resolution
  • VCAT expert witness option

31 checkpoints across 9 areas on a standard Mickleham defect investigation report. Anything locked, sealed or stacked with materials on the day is listed as not inspected. We do not pass what we could not reach.

Sample findings

Sample findings from our defect investigations near Mickleham

From an investigation into water entering a garage roof at Mernda, in the northern corridor.

Obstruction in the garage roof valley restricting water runoff, found during a defect investigation in Mernda
Obstruction in the garage roof valley restricting water runoff
Garage ceiling damaged and deteriorating from water above, found during a defect investigation in Mernda
Garage ceiling damaged and deteriorating from water above
Accessible roof framing beneath the affected area showing water damage, found during a defect investigation in Mernda
Accessible roof framing beneath the affected area showing water damage
Downpipe spreader discharging where it should not, found during a defect investigation in Mernda
Downpipe spreader discharging where it should not
Downpipe spreader positioned so relocation was recommended, found during a defect investigation in Mernda
Downpipe spreader positioned so relocation was recommended
Cracked and broken roof tiles letting water into the roof space, found during a defect investigation in Mernda
Cracked and broken roof tiles letting water into the roof space
Further deterioration across the garage ceiling lining, found during a defect investigation in Mernda
Further deterioration across the garage ceiling lining
Water tracking through the garage roof framing, found during a defect investigation in Mernda
Water tracking through the garage roof framing
Second spreader observed discharging onto the lower roof, found during a defect investigation in Mernda
Second spreader observed discharging onto the lower roof
Spreader arrangement recorded across the roof for the report, found during a defect investigation in Mernda
Spreader arrangement recorded across the roof for the report
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Why Mickleham owners choose us

Independent. Licensed. Insured.

  • The inspector who walked your Mickleham site is the one who writes and signs the report.
  • Findings are tied to AS 1684, AS 2870, AS 3740 or the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015.
  • Hume approves a lot of volume housing, and we inspect to the engineering, not the sales brochure.
  • You keep the inspector's direct number for as long as the build runs.
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FAQ

Defect Investigation Reports in Mickleham: common questions

Can I take this report to VCAT?

No. An investigation report is prepared for the owner and the builder to work from. The Building and Plumbing Commission dispute resolution service and VCAT need an expert witness report written to the VCAT practice note. We can upgrade it if it goes that far.

What is not included in an investigation?

We do not open up finished work, provide engineering certification, take geotechnical samples or carry out the repair. Where an engineer is needed the report says so.

Will you find where the water is actually coming from?

That is the job. We work back from the damage to the entry point rather than describing the stain, which is what makes the report usable.

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