If you are concerned about the quality of the construction you are being provided by your builder, or just want peace of mind that your new home is being built to last, a New Home Construction Inspection could help.
If you have any questions about which report is best suited to your needs, contact us to discuss, we are more than happy to help.
Below is a description of what to expect from our New Home Construction Inspections, and an explanation as to what they include.
With each independent building inspection you will get:
Although it may seem a simple part of the construction of a home, there is a lot of different elements that make this a critical stage of assessment.
Unfortunately this is an often overlooked inspection, where the foundations of your house are built; modifications after it has been poured is extremely difficult and will always be a compromise.
Items we check for when doing our Pre-slab inspections are:
This is a commonly requested inspection from clients, and rightly so as this is the bones of your house and a critical component to get right to ensure your investment stands the test of time.
There are many elements to a frame that we inspect to ensure that the remainder of the build does not suffer from any mistakes made at this stage.
They are:
Although we do not certify due to not being licensed to, we confirm if a termite barrier (if required at this stage) has been installed.
The Pre-Lining Inspection is a last look at you frame before the plaster goes up.
At this stage we check:
Our Lock-up/waterproofing Inspection is a detailed look at you Home in its close to finish form.
At this stage we check:
This is our most common inspection due to people not realising the value of independent inspections until they get to this stage, where they usually pretty concerned about the quality they are seeing.
This is our most common inspection due to people not realising the value of independent inspections until they get to this stage, where they usually pretty concerned about the quality they are seeing.
Although it is never too late, the rectification of defects at this stage are usually of a cosmetic level with many other items already covered up.
In contrast to this, homeowners who have engaged us from the start usually see a drastically reduced number of defects at this stage due to the builder paying more attention to the jobs that we are inspecting.
This doesn’t go to say there won’t be defects though, we are yet to inspect a property where defects weren’t identified.
We recommend this inspection is best to be completed after the builders clean has been done BUT before the date of actual handover; that way it gives you the chance to have items rectified without the emotional struggle of not getting your keys on the date of handover.
This is your last chance to bring up any items with your builder that you would like rectified as part of the construction process so it is important to pay attention to the small things on this one.
Items which have failed or degraded after living in your home for 90 days.
With this inspection we will sit down with you and take note of any items you have noticed and then we will do our own inspection on top of that.
What we look for at this 90-day inspection stage, is: