Sunshine Coast based rope access facade inspections, thermal imaging and detailed condition reporting that give body corporates and property managers clear visibility over building condition and maintenance needs.
IRATA technicians inspect every facade without scaffolding or EWP hire, ensuring full, uninterrupted coverage of the entire building.
We trace moisture and defects hiding behind the walls and roof, uncovering issues you can’t see from the surface, so you stay ahead of costly surprises.
Comprehensive condition and defect reports that give committees clear direction for maintenance planning, budgeting and long-term cost control.
Twenty-five years of inspecting Sunshine Coast buildings means we've seen exactly how salt air, UV and storm exposure age a facade, and how fast. That pattern recognition is what turns a walk-around and a drop into a defect register your committee can actually act on.
We inspect the full building facade, top to bottom, covering render, cladding, sealants and fixings. Every issue gets photographed and rated by urgency, then handed to you as a written report with clear next steps.
We combine drone footage for the full facade with thermal cameras that pick up hidden moisture and defects behind cladding and render before they show up as visible damage.
Our condition assessment reports are formatted for use in ten year maintenance plans and sinking fund forecasts under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997, including a prioritised works schedule with cost estimates so committees have the data they need to plan levies accurately and avoid special levy surprises.
We mobilise quickly after severe weather events, whether that is hail, cyclone or storm surge, to assess facade damage, membrane breaches and structural concerns. Insurance ready condition reports with photographic evidence and a scope of works are issued within 48 hours of the inspection.
Our ongoing annual inspection programs track a building's condition over time, identifying early stage deterioration before it escalates into structural repair. Year on year condition data gives body corporate committees and property managers an accurate picture of their building's asset lifecycle.
We combine drone surveys for full-facade coverage with IRATA rope access inspections that physically test the building at every level.
Drones capture the full picture quickly. Rope access confirms what’s actually happening on the surface, touching, testing and verifying defects that cameras alone can’t validate.
Let's get startedUnder the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997, every Queensland body corporate must maintain a ten year sinking fund forecast projecting all major maintenance expenditure. That forecast is only as accurate as the condition data behind it, and without a professional building inspection, cost estimates come down to guesswork that leads to underfunded sinking funds and eventual special levies. A proper condition report gives committees the defect register, risk ratings and cost estimates they need to plan levies accurately.
We recommend annual building inspections for Sunshine Coast properties within about five kilometres of the ocean, since salt air, UV and humidity wear buildings down much faster than they do further inland. Buildings further from the coast can typically extend to inspections every two years. Annual inspections also build a track record for your building, which makes sinking fund forecasting more accurate over time.
Our reports include a full defect list with photos and locations, a priority rating for each issue, a cost estimate for budgeting, a thermal imaging scan where relevant, and a summary ready for your committee or AGM. Everything's formatted to drop straight into sinking fund forecasts and ten year maintenance plans.
A standard building inspector works from the ground, ladders or a cherry picker, so their report only covers what they can actually reach, which on a multi storey building often isn't much. Our IRATA certified technicians go down the full facade from rooftop anchor points, checking sealants, joints, render and balcony edges up close, all the things a ground level inspector simply can't get to.
Yes. Our post storm reports are built to support insurance claims, with timestamped photos, defect locations and a scope of works. If a claim needs to separate pre-existing damage from storm damage, your past annual inspections give us the before-and-after evidence insurers ask for.
