The inspection that happens while the last payment is still yours to hold.
A pre-handover inspection is assessed against your contract and colour selections, the Victorian Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015, the National Construction Code and ABCB Housing Provisions, AS 3740 for wet areas and AS 3700 for masonry.
0 checkpoints across 0 areas on a standard Pakenham East pre-handover (PCI) inspection. On a site still under construction we need the lot open and the builder told we are coming. Where a stage is not yet complete we say so in the report rather than pass it.
Findings from PCI jobs in neighbouring suburbs, each caption naming where it was recorded.
New Construction Stage Inspections Seven checks through a Pakenham East build, each timed before the work is closed in. 
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, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
Two to three weeks out. That leaves the builder time to rectify and leaves you time for a reinspection before the date, rather than arriving at settlement with an open list and no leverage.
Yes. A reinspection marks each item rectified, part done or still outstanding, in writing. Where a first list ran long it usually pays for itself in the second visit alone.
We do not energise or test electrical work, pressure test plumbing, run appliances, operate the garage door motor, open anything up or certify engineering. Those exclusions are what keep the report defensible on the items it does cover.
