Strata Inspection Reports, Engineer-Led for Owners Corporations
Common property inspections, building envelope assessments, balcony and balustrade compliance checks, and maintenance priority reports for owners corporations and strata committees making capital works decisions.
Why Strata Committees and Owners Corporations Choose an Engineer
Committees make capital works decisions worth real money based on these reports, whether that's special levies, insurance claims, or rectification works. A standard visual report can confirm that a defect exists. It often can't tell a committee why it's happening, how urgent it is relative to other building issues, or what it's likely to cost to fix.
BINM starts every strata inspection with a Chartered Engineer, priced the same as a standard market inspection. If a defect needs deeper investigation, the committee does not pay for a second visit — we escalate the same inspection data to a formal causation report or dispute-ready expert report.
One inspection. Every pathway covered. No second fee.
One Core Service. Every Pathway Covered.
Strata & Owners Corporation Inspection (Engineer-Led)
A market-priced inspection of common property and shared building elements, delivered by a Chartered Engineer rather than a Licensed Builder. If nothing structural is found, the committee gets a clear, plain-English report. If something is found, your inspector already has the qualifications to take it further, on the spot.
What a BINM Strata Inspection Covers
Structured around the areas that matter most to committees and owners corporations.
Common Property Inspection
Shared structures, walkways, stairwells, car parks and common services assessed for condition and maintenance risk.
Building Envelope Assessment
External walls, roofing and waterproofing membranes assessed for water ingress risk and weathertightness.
Balcony & Balustrade Compliance
Balconies, balustrades and railings checked for structural condition and compliance with current building requirements in your state.
Maintenance Priority & Capital Works Reporting
A prioritised report supporting capital works fund planning and committee decision-making, distinguishing urgent structural risk from routine maintenance.
Tiered Upgrades and Add-Ons
Every strata inspection can be extended with the following, individually or combined.
Drone roof and envelope video — for roof and facade areas that are inaccessible or hold safety risk to inspect on foot.
Engineering causation report — a deeper assessment of a specific defect, for committee decision-making.
Cost estimates for capital works planning — supports budgeting for the scheme's capital works fund.
Dispute-ready expert report upgrade — if a defect becomes contested, your data is already escalation-ready.
If a Defect Is Found in Common Property, What Happens Next
Scope
A clear, itemised scope describing exactly what needs to be fixed and why, ready for the committee's agenda.
Costing
Engineer-prepared estimates so the committee knows what it's budgeting or levying for.
Procurement
Help sourcing and briefing the right trade or contractor for the rectification.
Project Management
Oversight through the rectification process, so the fix matches the recommendation.
Verification
A follow-up inspection to confirm the rectification was completed to standard.
Inspect. Report. Protect.
Three steps from booking to a report the committee can act on.
Inspect
Tell us about the scheme and what the committee needs the report to cover. A Chartered Engineer is matched to your job with same-week availability.
Report
Inspection of common property, envelope and compliance items, with photos, measurements and observations captured to a standard that supports any report level.
Protect
Receive a report the committee can act on. If a defect is contested, upgrade to an engineering or dispute-ready report, no second site visit required.
Strata Inspection Pricing
Pricing depends on the size of the scheme and the scope the committee requires. All pricing confirmed before booking.
Need a single-dwelling inspection instead? See Pre-Purchase Inspection.
Strata Inspection FAQs
Everything you need to know about strata and owners corporation inspections.
A strata inspection looks at common property and shared building elements rather than a single dwelling, and is reported in a way that supports a committee's decision-making, including prioritising defects and supporting capital works planning.
Usually the owners corporation or strata committee, often through the strata manager. Individual owners can also commission one, for example before purchasing a unit, in which case it is scoped differently and is closer to our standard Pre-Purchase Inspection.
Yes. Because the inspection is engineer-led, the report can prioritise defects by urgency and support cost estimates that feed into capital works fund planning.
The terminology varies by state. New South Wales generally uses strata, while Victoria's legislation refers to owners corporations. Let us know which applies to your scheme and we'll use the correct terminology in your report.
Yes. Because every BINM inspector is a Chartered Engineer, the data already collected can be escalated to a formal engineering report or a dispute-ready expert report prepared to the standard required by your state's building tribunal, without a separate inspection.
Pricing depends on the size of the scheme, the number of common property areas, and the scope the committee requires. Contact us with your scheme's details for a quote.