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Building Inspections When Building a House From Ground Up

If you’re building a new home – keep in mind that you need a number of inspections at different stages of build to ensure that you’re happy with the way the house is being built.

Foundation Stage Inspection: immediately before the slab is poured.

Building Inspections When Building a House From Ground UpWhy: Foundations and footings vary according to the dwelling design and the characteristics of the sub-soils.  A slab foundation may typically have a number of features engineered to deal with natural movement in the ground. If your ground has more reactive soil or clay your foundations will require more extensive engineering. Various forms of strengthening beams, screw piles, concrete or timber piles and waffle pod may be added to provide a more stable foundation. 

Once the slab has been poured you cannot see the engineering, and you can’t carry out the inspection too early as the foundation may change closer to the concrete pour.

Frame Stage Inspection: when the frame is complete but before internal wall linings.

Why: Standard fixings and anchors to the slab need to be checked prior to adding the gyprock to the walls.  Once the gyprock is up you can no longer see if the right bolts and connections have been used.  The Roof Truss and wall bracings are also checked at this point to determine whether they are correct for the slab that has been poured for your house.

Lockup/Waterproofing Stage Inspection: is conducted when external windows and doors are installed, the roof is on, and flashing and waterproofing are complete, but before tiling of showers, bathrooms or installation of shower trays.

Why: The importance of waterproofing is reflected in the consequences of not waterproofing. Water which enters or escapes from buildings can have immediate and long term undesired consequences including damage to building contents and long term structural damage if the problem is not successfully dealt with quickly.

Fixing/Pre-painting Stage Inspection: when construction is complete including carpentry prior to painting.

Why: To ensure the correct materials and workmanship have been used and appropriately sealed before they are covered over with paint.

Handover Inspection: is a very detailed inspection when the finished ground levels have been established.

Why: Builders are increasingly challenged to deliver quality construction with rising building costs in a competitive new home market. Even respected builders can have variations in quality. Most builders are concerned that errors and poor workmanship with the cost of associated re-work may destroy their reputation.

Building disputes are often due to misunderstandings. What you think you’ll be getting for your money may be different from what your builder plans to deliver for the agreed price. That’s why it’s essential that you have a good working relationship with your builder. Resolving these mismatches before work starts will avoid a lot of grief later.

Book any of these building inspections online today or ask for a package deal to handle each stage

 

ABIS building and pest inspections are conducted to the highest standard by building inspectors with a minimum of 10 years experience together with the highest professional qualifications in their field. ABIS has been in business over 27 years conducting both building and timber pest inspections.

Our highly recommended home inspectors are all long term trusted employees not here today gone tomorrow sub-contractors. ABIS Inspectors are supported by a unique computer aided inspection system and the latest inspection equipment such as high sensitivity thermal cameras costing thousands of dollars that others don’t often have.

When you book a pre-purchase inspection with ABIS, our friendly local (they know the area and are not in a interstate or overseas call centre) staff will make the whole process easy for you. Our Office team make all the arrangements with you, your agent, the vendor, the tenant (if there is one) and you will be sent an email to confirm the inspection time along with a pre-engagement letter which covers the scope of the inspection. Good communication and local knowledge are key to you getting the most out of your building and pest inspection. We are always happy to answer all your questions and you are most welcome to be on site when we do the inspection. Our technology, systems and processes also mean you get your high quality report shortly after your inspection is completed.

And all this for an incredible low price.

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