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Defect Investigation Reports in Riverstone

One element that has failed, set against what was required of it.

  • One element examined closely
  • Measured against the engineering
  • Cause stated, not implied
  • Flood damage distinguished from defect
  • Photographed in sequence
  • Suitable for a dispute file
  • Engineer referral where needed
  • Two to four business days
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What is included

What is included in a Riverstone defect investigation report

A defect investigation is measured against the approved drawings and engineering for the property, the National Construction Code, the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2017 and the Australian Standard governing the element.

Masonry and envelope

  • Weep hole height and spacing
  • Damp course bridged by soil
  • Brick cracking at lintels

Water in the building

  • Rising damp in older homes
  • Penetrating damp after rain
  • Moisture mapped by meter

Under older homes

  • Bearers, joists and piers
  • Sub-floor ventilation
  • Ground moisture and ponding

Movement cracking

  • Each crack measured and mapped
  • Reactive clay indicators
  • Cornice and plaster splits

Out of level and out of plumb

  • Floor fall measured
  • Walls out of plumb
  • Racked doors and frames

Roof water

  • Rusted gutters and valleys
  • Leaks at flashings
  • Overflowing box gutters

Camera survey

  • Concealed leaks
  • Wet insulation
  • Bays with no batts

Standards applied

  • Approved plans and engineering
  • NCC with the 2017 Guide
  • The governing Australian Standard

Report outcome

  • Likely cause and extent
  • Repair approach in plain terms
  • Engineer referral if structural

27 checkpoints across 9 areas on a standard Riverstone defect investigation report. We need the property accessible and, on a new build, the builder aware an independent inspector is attending. Anything not complete on the day is recorded as such rather than passed.

Sample findings

How we put a Riverstone investigation together

No defect grid appears here; the reason is above.

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Why Riverstone owners choose us

Independent. Licensed. Insured.

  • A handover practice
  • The envelope still gets checked at the end
  • Flood history taken seriously
  • A list your builder can work
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FAQ

Defect Investigation Reports in Riverstone: common questions

Can you separate flood damage from a defect?

Often, and it is one of the more useful things an investigation does here. Water that entered because a river rose is a different matter to water that entered because a flashing was never compliant, and the two go to different parties.

Why are there no photographs?

We have not carried out a defect investigation in Riverstone.

Will an insurer accept the report?

It is prepared to be usable as evidence. Insurers set their own requirements, and where they want something more specific we can prepare it.

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