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Building Inspection Services

Foundation Inspection

Foundation inspections are a stage of certification that mainly involves our engineers inspecting the site as ‘competent persons’, approved by the building certifier. The inspections involve checking that the excavations, piers, and reinforcement match the engineer’s design approved by council.

If an unexpected problem is encountered on site, we can quickly problem solve with the builder, even issuing a revised design to keep the job on track.

Our foundation inspection process involves:

  • Booking confirmation via SMS.
  • During inspection, elements are checked and issues noted
  • The Live Summary Report is issued via email to the concreter, supervisor, and area building manager
  • Certification is issued once required standards are met

Bookings can be made with as little as 24 hours’ notice, and we turn around final documentation within 48 hours (once conditions are met).

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When is it required?

Booked with us by the builder or concreter, foundation inspections are done prior to pouring the footings for a new building or renovation. We either approve the work as is, give a conditional pass (when minor items need resolution prior to certification), or fail the inspection and the work has to be completed satisfactorily and inspected again.

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What's included?

Our foundation inspection covers elements relating to the excavations, piers and reinforcement, including:

  • Excavation dimensions
  • Profile of soil excavated
  • Bearing surfaces of excavations
  • Location of piers through compacted fill
  • Depth and bedding of piers through compacted fill
  • Type and placement of steel reinforcing
  • Size and gauge of reinforcing steel
  • Location and dimension of laps to reinforcement steel
  • Type of connections to reinforcement steel

Note that STA does not inspect for residential design and siting provisions, compaction of fill material, or cut and fill batters.

Full service engineering

When you work with a full-service engineering company, you get a smoother experience and broader expertise. Save time and money by also using us for the initial foundation design.

Onsite updates

You get information about your inspection right away — even while our inspector is still onsite. Our outcome reports include live markup photos for easy identification of conditional requirements, with all documentation delivered digitally for rapid reports.

Clear communication

With STA, you’re never left in the dark about your appointment time or results. From your initial booking through to certification, we keep you informed at every step of the way.

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One engineer for all your needs

Every building project is different, requiring a combination of engineering disciplines. From bottom to top, our engineers can work on soil testing and foundations, all the way up to frame and roof truss design and even inspections. We believe these shouldn’t be thought of as separate, unrelated services.

Whether you’re renovating, extending, building a brand new home, or putting in a pool, you can gain significant benefits from understanding (in advance) the full range of engineering services you might need — and from using the same engineer for all these services.
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Key advantages of integrated services

STA is a one-stop engineer with a service range that delivers three key advantages:

  • Save time and money

Pre-planning your engineering needs means you won’t have to keep re-booking an engineer when you need a particular service. It creates efficiencies that cut service times and save you money by pulling together the services you’ll need, at a lower overall price.

  • Enjoy engineering continuity

With all your engineering done by a single organisation, your consultants tap into a deeper knowledge of the site and the project, which leads to high quality outcomes, with more opportunities for innovative solutions.

  • Less risk, more reliability

While STA always takes legal responsibility for its engineering designs, an up-front engineering services package makes it easier to trust our work with a strong mutual commitment, and reduced risk of potential interruption or delay.

How it works

Engineering consideration – We help you think about your project in engineering terms. What specific services might you need?
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Packaged plan – We develop a plan that packages up all the engineering services you need for your individual home or build project.
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Prescheduled services – With each service pre-scheduled, we can work more closely with you over the life of the project.
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