Our Services

Site Classification (AS2870)

Site classifications (Soil Test) provide insight into the potential for seasonal movement of your soil foundation. The test is required to ensure your building’s footings are designed appropriately. If the site is found to be Class P, we can also provide advice on how to manage ground issues such as settlement, landslide or reactive clay sites. This investigation can be done concurrently with a landslide and/or effluent management assessment.

Landslide Risk Assessment (AGS and RMS)

Since the Thredbo landslide in 1997 guidelines are now in place to assess the risks associated with landslides. If your proposed development is on a sloping site (typically >12 degrees), local councils will require this assessment to be done to ensure the risk of landslide is within the tolerable range. Terra Insight can undertake this assessment for you and provide you with the insight on how to reduce and/or maintain your risk at tolerable levels.

Geotechnical Assessments

Terra Insight can tailor a geotechnical assessment to suit your needs. This can be a desk based study and/or an intrusive subsurface investigation. A tailored geotechnical investigation is undertaken where the development is typically greater than a single residence or the site has challenging geotechnical conditions for example acid sulphate soils, soft soils, collapsible sands, subsidence, slope instability. What ever your concerns – we can help!

Contamination Assessments (PSI and DSI)

Terra Insight can tailor an enviromental assessment to suit your needs. This can include a PSI (desk based) study of previous site uses that may have resulted in contamination. If required, we can undertake intrusive subsurface investigation (DSI) targeting key areas of environmental concern (AEC), to assess the presence of contamination on site. All assessments are undertaken in accordance with NSW EPA guidelines.

Pre-purchase Inspections

Buying a new home? Located on a slope or near the sea? Terra Insight can assist with pre-purchase inspections of the land on which the house is built. This can give you useful insights into the stability of the land, if the site is subject to subsidence or seasonal movement. This gives you the confidence to go ahead with your new home or land purchase.

On Site Effluent and/or Stormwater Disposal

No connection to council sewer or storm water do you need to treat and dispose of effluent on site or attenuate surface water runoff? Terra Insight can undertake in situ percolation test and provide advice on in situ permeability and land application areas.

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What Our Clients are Saying!

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   Peter Shepherd 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Karen has excellent communication, very professional and efficient. Highly recommend.
  
 
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   Joe Neilson 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Karen and team were very thorough and professional. Big help. Would be happy to use them again
  
 
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   Michael Pereira 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Experienced Geotechnical engineer.
  
 
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   Giuliano Frigo 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great communication and job completed as promised both to time and quality. Super competitive pricing is the bonus.
  
 
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   Noela McMurray 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Came at short notice when we were in trouble.
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   Graeme Thompson 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Professional company to deal with. Prompt service.
  
 
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   Billy Hill 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Thanks to Karen and the Terra Insight team's quick response and expert advice, we were able to programme and commence a tricky staircase construction on a steep slope at Bendalong.

Terra Insight's detailed, concise, and easy to understand reporting meant this project could be completed ahead of schedule.

Many thanks Karen!

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   Glenn 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Karen produced a very comprehensive, professional report which will help us resolve the geotechnical issues on our block. Thanks
  
 
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   Suzy Brandstater 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Excellent! Very professional and thorough. Terra Insight's report was well written and able to be understood by a non trained person. Very pleasant to deal with. Would highly recomend anyone needing  geological assessment done to use this company