Doors, skirtings and cabinetry are in and the painter is due. Paint hides a lot, so this is the moment to look closely.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
The fixing items worth catching on Werribee builds include upstairs bedroom windows opening wider than 125mm, articulation joints that stop partway up the brickwork, cracked roof tiles and moisture already sitting inside a wall.
Annotated findings from Fixing inspections.
1Bored piersAfter the holes are drilled and the cages set, before concrete goes in
2Slab pre-pourOnce pods, steel and membrane are down, the day before concrete
3FrameWhen walls, trusses and roof cover are up, before any sarking or insulation hides them
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)With roof, windows, external doors and cladding on, before plasterboard
6WaterproofingAfter the membrane has cured and before the tiler arrives
7Pre-handover (PCI)Roughly a week before the builder hands over the keysInstant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
A device that stops an upstairs bedroom window opening more than 125mm, so a child cannot fall through it. The National Construction Code requires it where the drop outside is high enough.
Paint seals the surface. A wall that is already wet will blister or grow mould, and the cause gets harder to trace.
Some builders combine them. If your membranes have not been checked, ask us to include the waterproofing items at this visit.
A vertical gap in brickwork that lets the wall move without cracking. It has to run the full height of the wall to work.
Where it is safe, or we view it from a ladder or by drone. Cracked tiles found at fixing are cheaper to replace before handover.
The Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015, alongside the plans and the National Construction Code.
