Checking that rectification actually happened
The second report is often the one that matters.
In short: A builder marking items complete and an inspector confirming it are different events.
The problem with a closed list
Items get marked done in a spreadsheet. Whether they were done, and done properly, is a separate question.
What a reassessment does
Each earlier item is revisited and marked rectified, partly rectified or outstanding, with a photograph either way.
What we have found
Work reported as complete that was only part done, and in some cases finishing work applied over an item without addressing it.
Where it fits in a build
Frame findings get reassessed at lock-up as a matter of course. Handover findings get a dedicated reinspection before settlement.
Why it is worth the fee
Where the first list ran long, the second visit generally pays for itself in items that would otherwise have quietly closed.
Written by the Owner Inspections team from inspections carried out in Pakenham East. Licensed building practitioners, Building & Plumbing Commission registration CDB-U 53425.
