Seven moments in a Pakenham East build where one trade is about to bury the work of the last. We attend just before that happens.
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Building Dispute Practitioners Society Ridgelea, Maple Grove and Kala are all running to release programs, which means trades follow each other closely and a stage can be signed off and covered inside the same week. The findings that matter here are the ones that stop being visible: trench mesh sitting on the ground instead of bar chairs, bottom plates fixed at wider centres than the tie down schedule allows, sarking lapped against the fall. None of that is arguable once the concrete is down or the plaster is on, which is the whole reason to be there the day before rather than the week after.
After boring and cage placement, before any concrete goes in
Depth and diameter against the engineering, cage centred with correct cover, bases clean and free of water
Learn more about the bored piers inspection →
The day before the pour, steel and formwork complete and open to view
Vapour barrier continuous and taped, trench mesh on bar chairs, lap lengths at steps, cover to reinforcement, formwork straight and braced
Learn more about the slab pre-pour inspection →
Once the frame and trusses are up and the roof is on, before sarking and lining
Bottom plate fixings and bearing, noggings and strap noggings, plywood bracing fixings, truss grips and roof bracing, stud straightness
Learn more about the frame inspection →
After roof, cladding and external doors are on, before the plasterer starts
Sarking laps and penetrations, cables and gas pipes clear of structural metal, window flashings, frame rectifications actually done
Learn more about the lock-up (pre-plaster) inspection →
After mouldings, doors and joinery, before the painter
Waterproofing rectifications closed out, window and door protection, plaster damage and repairs, cladding condensation management
Learn more about the fixing inspection →
After the membrane is applied and before any tile is laid over it
Membrane coverage and height, bandages embedded at junctions, water stop angles at doorways and bath, penetrations sealed
Learn more about the waterproofing inspection →
Two to three weeks before your handover date
Ducts terminating outside, capping and flashings, cladding junctions, shower screens and wet area falls, external electrical, slab edge
Learn more about the pre-handover (PCI) inspection →
Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections The last inspection while the final payment is still yours to hold. 
Defect Investigation Reports One failure, examined against what the engineering actually required. 
Pre-Purchase Building Inspections A visual inspection to AS 4349.1 of the established homes around Pakenham. 
Building and Pest Inspections Building and timber pest in one visit, reported separately. Dilapidation Reports A dated photographic record of your home before the lot beside you is built on. Expert Witness Reports Evidence drawn to the tribunal practice note when a dispute goes that far. 
Pre-Listing Inspections Find what a buyer's inspector will find, while you still control the timing. 
Insurance Claim Assessments An independent account of damage and cause for a claim under assessment. Instant online pricing for Pakenham East, or contact the booking team.
Slab pre-pour and frame. Both are permanently concealed within days, and both carry the structural decisions. Everything after them is repairable at a cost you can argue about; those two are not.
The day before the pour, once the steel and formwork are finished. Ring us as soon as a pour date exists rather than when it is confirmed, because that date moves and the window does not reopen.
You are the owner and no standard Victorian domestic building contract excludes an independent consultant. In practice the supervisors in this corridor expect it. We give notice, work around the trades and do not stop the program.