Sutherland Shire Council
The Shire is our home ground. Most of it sits on Hawkesbury Sandstone, with shale caps on the higher ridges and sandy soils towards the coast, which is good news for footings on many blocks and less so where fill has been placed over the old gullies. Knock-down rebuilds, duplexes and granny flats are the typical jobs.
In the ground
These are the patterns a field engineer expects before the rig arrives, not a finding for any particular block. Two sites a street apart can classify differently, which is why every report starts with boreholes on your site, not the neighbour's.
We cover the whole area, not just the suburbs listed. Standard sites here are the Zone 1 fee.
How it works
Send the site address and what you are building. Standard sites get the fixed fee straight away; anything else gets a scoped quote before we book.
We come out with a rig or hand equipment, drill the boreholes, log the soil as it comes out of the ground and take samples for the laboratory where the report needs them.
An engineer at Australian Ground Sciences checks and signs the report. It goes to you as a PDF, ready for your builder, slab designer or certifier.
Services
Fixed fee for a standard residential site
What's includedFixed fee when the test is a standard classification; scoped tests are quoted
What's includedCustom quote from your address — not the fixed fee, not an instant quote
What's includedCustom quote from your address — not the fixed fee, not an instant quote
What's includedCustom quote from your address — not the fixed fee, not an instant quote
What's includedCustom quote from your address — not the fixed fee, not an instant quote
What's includedFixed fee for a standard residential site
What's includedNearby
Send us the site address and what you are building. Standard sites get the fixed fee straight away; anything else gets a scoped quote before we book.