Forensic Remedial Structural

Engineering clarity for complex building problems.

Forensic investigations, strata remedial engineering, insurance assessments and project delivery across Sydney and NSW.

25+years’ experience
CPEngMIEAust · NER
NSW & Victoriaregistered engineer

Independent judgement

Technical depth. Practical direction.

Peak Consulting Engineers provides senior-led structural and forensic engineering advice for building owners, strata communities, insurers, loss adjusters and legal teams.

Building expertise

Experienced where buildings fail.

Advice is grounded in direct site observation, relevant standards and an understanding of how design, materials, construction and maintenance interact over time.

Explore experience
  • Concrete spalling and corrosion
  • Balcony and façade remediation
  • Water ingress and waterproofing
  • Structural cracking and movement
  • Vehicle impact and accidental damage
  • Retaining walls and external structures
  • Tendering and contractor procurement
  • Construction inspections and certification

Selected experience

Engineering in the field.

A representative selection of anonymised matters. Project identities and confidential details have been withheld.

Heat-deformed steel roof purlins inside a fire-damaged building01

Forensic investigation

Fire-damaged roof structure

Site-based assessment of heat-deformed steelwork, with make-safe priorities and a practical pathway for repair and reinstatement.

Concealed roof framing and gutter junction inspected for water ingress02

Water ingress investigation

Complex roof-junction review

Investigation of a recurring leak at a change in roof geometry, bringing the concealed framing, guttering and drainage path into one clear assessment.

Exposed reinforcement prepared during concrete remediation works03

Strata remedial engineering

Concrete repair and reinforcement

Regulated remedial design and staged inspections for concrete breakout, reinforcement treatment and replacement in an occupied strata building.

Bolted steel beam web splice installed within an existing building04

Structural design

Steel beam splice design

Detailed design and construction-stage verification of a bolted web splice introduced where access and installation constraints required a buildable strengthening solution.

Displaced brick masonry following a vehicle impact05

Insurance assessment

Vehicle-impact damage

Causation assessment and repair scoping for impact-damaged masonry and concealed wall framing, including immediate safety and weatherproofing considerations.

Vertical cracking through a masonry retaining wall06

Building defect investigation

Retaining-wall movement

Investigation of cracking and movement affecting a landscaped retaining wall, with the observed damage related back to support, drainage and ground conditions.

A clear process

Evidence first. Decisions next.

The scope is matched to the problem, with findings and next steps explained in language that project stakeholders can act on.

  1. 01

    Understand

    Review the brief, available records and the decisions the advice needs to support.

  2. 02

    Investigate

    Inspect, measure and document the relevant building elements and damage patterns.

  3. 03

    Resolve

    Analyse the evidence and provide proportionate, technically sound recommendations.

  4. 04

    Deliver

    Support design, tendering and construction through to a documented completion.

Start a conversation

Bring clarity to the next decision.

Send through the site address, a short description of the issue and any available photographs or reports.

Discuss a project