What is a Dilapidation Report?
Construction activities that employ heavy machinery, such as home building, renovations, infrastructure projects, roadworks, and demolitions, hold the risk of inflicting harm upon neighbouring residential or commercial properties in the absence of proper precautions. The resulting damages can manifest in various forms, including foundation displacement, wall cracks, distortion of brickwork and driveways, subsidence, compromised fences, water ingress, landscaping damage, and other potential consequences.
A dilapidation report serves as a thorough examination and documented assessment of the present state of a property prior to a construction phase. By comparing before and after reports, a dilapidation report can be utilised by a property owner as evidence of damage caused by construction, or by a developer, to protect them from a lawsuit if a property owner claims their property has been damaged. Simply put, a dilapidation report can save thousands in legal fees and repair costs.
What’s included in a Dilapidation Report?
Our comprehensive condition report, conducted by experienced building inspectors, encompasses a thorough examination from the exterior to the interior of the property. We assess the condition of:
- Internal walls, cornices, ceilings, and floors.
- External walls, paving, flooring, eaves, windows, driveways, crossovers, fences, and retaining walls.
- Outbuildings, pergolas, patios, gazebos, and similar structures.
Special attention is given to specific areas that are susceptible to potential effects caused by the project. The report provides a detailed description of the property’s existing conditions, complemented by diagrams and images.
The inspector focuses on evaluating the following elements:
- Cracks in tiles surrounding plumbing fixtures
- Cracks in internal and external walls
- Loose or missing frames
- Cracks in exterior brickwork
- Cracks in concrete or pavers
- Indicators of ground movement
- Alignment of architraves
- Loose or missing roof shingles
To ensure future reference, individual copies of the signed condition report will be provided to both the builder and the property owner.
Survey Services aim to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the potential effects of construction on a property, ensuring that you have a detailed understanding of its condition before and after adjacent construction works.
Who conducts a Dilapidation Report?
To prevent any conflict of interest between building owner and developer, a dilapidation survey is carried out by a third-party assessor, such as Survey Services.
Assessors must be suitably skilled, qualified, insured, and experienced in dilapidation surveys to assess and document the condition of a property to a highly accurate standard.
Get a Dilapidation Report with Survey Services
Survey Services have been working in the assessment industry for over 30 years. We provide complete property risk services in Australia and are committed to providing every client with a professional and thorough service.
Our Dilapidation Reports are thorough and accurate, easy to understand and include photographic evidence of all findings.
Call Survey Services on 08 6491 9032 for all of your property risk needs, or fill in our form for a quick and easy quote.