Locations
Structural and foundation engineers: our service areas
Independent engineers for house structural inspections, foundation and crack reports and underpinning design and certification in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Geelong, plus the Gold Coast, Newcastle, Perth and the Central Coast. Choose your city for local detail, or send the address and we'll confirm coverage.
The short answer
Our independent structural and foundation engineers inspect homes in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Geelong, and also cover the Gold Coast, Newcastle, Perth and the Central Coast. Every report is prepared and signed by a structural engineer, inspections start from $450 + GST, and you get a fixed quote within 1–2 business hours. We never sell or carry out repairs.
Cities
Structural engineers by city
Each city page covers the local ground, the typical houses, the common causes of cracking and movement, and the services available there.
Structural engineer Melbourne
Reactive clay in many suburbs, Victorian and Edwardian terraces, weatherboards and seasonal cracking.
Melbourne engineers
Structural engineer Sydney
Terraces and semis on shared walls, sandstone in many eastern and northern areas, and clays in parts of the west.
Sydney engineers
Structural engineer Brisbane
Queenslanders on stumps with timber linings, clay soils, sloping blocks and RPEQ-signed reports.
Brisbane engineers
Structural engineer Adelaide
Reactive clay across much of the metro area, many sites classed H1, H2 or E, stone villas and double brick.
Adelaide engineers
Structural engineer Geelong
Weatherboards on stumps, reactive clays in many suburbs and sandy soils in some coastal areas.
Geelong engineers
Gold Coast, Newcastle, Perth or Central Coast?
No city page yet, but we cover these areas too. Send the address and we'll confirm it in your fixed quote.
Send the addressService areas
Which areas do our structural engineers cover?
We inspect in 9 areas across five states. 5 cities have their own page with local detail. For the others, send the address and we'll confirm coverage and an inspection time in your fixed quote.
- Melbourne, VIC. Reactive clay in many suburbs, Victorian and Edwardian terraces, weatherboards and seasonal cracking.
- Sydney, NSW. Terraces and semis on shared walls, sandstone in many eastern and northern areas, and clays in parts of the west.
- Brisbane, QLD. Queenslanders on stumps with timber linings, clay soils, sloping blocks and RPEQ-signed reports.
- Adelaide, SA. Reactive clay across much of the metro area, many sites classed H1, H2 or E, stone villas and double brick.
- Geelong, VIC. Weatherboards on stumps, reactive clays in many suburbs and sandy soils in some coastal areas.
- Gold Coast. No city page yet: send the address to confirm coverage. The nearest city page is Brisbane.
- Newcastle. No city page yet: send the address to confirm coverage. The nearest city page is Sydney.
- Perth. No city page yet: send the address to confirm coverage.
- Central Coast. No city page yet: send the address to confirm coverage. The nearest city page is Sydney.
Send photos with the address
A few photos of the cracks, doors or floors that worry you, plus any repair quotes or earlier reports, help us quote accurately wherever the house is.
What changes locally
How do foundation problems differ between cities?
The ground and the housing change from city to city, so the engineer focuses on what's most likely to matter. The method, the report and our independence stay the same.
| City | Typical houses | Ground to consider | Common signs | Cooling-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | Victorian and Edwardian terraces, weatherboards, brick and slab homes | Reactive clay in many suburbs, including clays on the basalt plains to the north and west | Stepped cracks, sticking doors, sloping floors | 3 business days |
| Sydney | Terraces and semis on shared walls, older brick homes | Sandstone in many eastern and northern areas; shale-derived clays in parts of the west | Cracks in shared walls, drainage problems on sloping blocks | 5 business days |
| Brisbane | Queenslanders on stumps with timber linings, brick and slab homes | Clay soils in many areas; many sloping blocks | Sloping floors, sticking doors, gaps in linings | 5 business days |
| Adelaide | Stone villas, double brick and brick veneer homes | Reactive clay across much of the metro area; many sites classed H1, H2 or E | Cracks through stone and brick, slab movement | 2 clear business days |
| Geelong | Weatherboards on stumps, brick and slab homes | Reactive clays in many suburbs; sandy soils in some coastal areas | Sloping floors, sticking doors, cracked linings | 3 business days |
Cooling-off periods are general rules for residential sales: exceptions such as auctions apply, so check your contract. Ground varies within every city, and a site's class under AS 2870 comes from a soil investigation of that site.
Reports in Queensland
In Queensland, professional engineering services must be carried out or supervised by a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) under the Professional Engineers Act 2002 (Qld), so our reports for Brisbane and the Gold Coast are signed by RPEQ-registered engineers.
Same standard everywhere
What's the same in every city?
Wherever the house is, you get the same independent process and the same kind of engineer's report.
Cause first
Every inspection starts with why the house is moving, not with a repair method.
Measured, not guessed
Cracks located and measured, doors, windows and floors checked, and the site looked at outside.
AS 2870 crack ratings
Significant cracks rated from Category 0 to Category 5, with width treated as a guide only.
Engineer-signed report
Prepared and signed by a structural engineer, with photos and the limits of the inspection.
Independent
We never sell, recommend a contractor for or carry out repairs, so the advice stays on your side.
Design and certification
If a repair is needed, we design it, document it for approval, inspect the critical stages and certify it.
- House structural inspections
- Foundation & crack reports
- Pre-purchase structural inspections
- Underpinning quote review
- Underpinning design & certification
- Building defect reports
- Crack monitoring
- Structural engineer fees
New to this? Start with cracks in walls: when to worry, house subsidence and movement or reactive clay and slab heave. Been quoted for underpinning? Read what underpinning is and what underpinning costs.
Not listed?
Area not listed? Send the address.
Tell us where the house is and what you're seeing. We'll confirm whether an engineer can inspect, with a fixed quote within 1–2 business hours.
- The property address, or the suburb if you're still deciding
- A few photos of the cracks, doors or floors that worry you
- Any deadline, such as a contract date or the end of a cooling-off period
ON SITE · INSPECTINGQuestions
Service area questions
Still unsure? Call 07 2150 0579 and an engineer will talk it through.