by Russell | Jun 23, 2026 | Dodgy Builders, SAT Expert Witness
– KEY TAKEAWAYS Replacing a roof “like for like” doesn’t dodge the rules. New roofing work has to meet the current National Construction Code and Australian Standards. The tribunal threw the like-for-like argument straight out. We won the...
by Russell | May 13, 2026 | Building Inspections, New Construction Inspections
– KEY TAKEAWAYS In January 2025, Yahoo News Australia ran a second feature with me — this time on a Balcatta studio apartment listed at $350 per week, with a toilet sitting in the middle of the living space, opposite the fridge. That property appeared to breach...
by Russell | May 13, 2026 | Building Inspections, Buying Property, New Construction Inspections
– KEY TAKEAWAYS Yahoo News Australia ran a feature with me on what they called the “wild west” of WA’s building industry — the fact that we’re one of the only states in the country without a mandated independent inspector on new builds....
by Russell | Apr 23, 2026 | New Construction Inspections, Pre Purchase Building and Pest Inspection
– KEY TAKEAWAYS A floor level survey perth uses laser and digital levelling equipment to measure what your eyes physically can’t see — variances of 15mm, 20mm, sometimes more, that sit outside building tolerance. Our standard building and pest and PCI...
by Russell | Apr 7, 2026 | SAT Expert Witness
– KEY TAKEAWAYS A Scott Schedule in construction disputes is the document SAT uses to assess each defect individually It is built directly from a properly prepared expert witness report Most cases are won or lost based on how clearly defects are structured,...
