Field notes
Practical writing on inspection practice and report writing in Australia, by the engineer who builds reportai.au. Field craft first, product second.
How to photograph defects so the report almost writes itself
Field photography for building and structural inspection reports: what to shoot, how to give every photo a scale and a location, and the habits that stop you guessing at your own pictures three days later.
31 July 2026 · 7 min read · Field practice · Photography
Floor level surveys: taking spot levels, and reading what they actually mean
A practical guide to floor level surveys in residential and light commercial buildings: choosing a datum, how dense a grid needs to be, reading contours honestly, and the difference between differential movement and a floor that was never flat.
31 July 2026 · 9 min read · Field practice · Structural
What an Australian building inspection report needs to contain
The sections a building or structural inspection report is expected to carry in Australia, why the limitations section matters more than the findings, and how to structure a report so it survives being read in a dispute.
31 July 2026 · 8 min read · Reporting · Australia
Where the hours actually go in inspection report writing
Report writing after a site visit is mostly not writing. A breakdown of where the time goes — sorting photographs, retyping boilerplate, formatting — and which parts are worth automating and which are not.
31 July 2026 · 6 min read · Practice management
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