Comprehensive Building Handover Inspection Summary
When you arrange for a Building Handover Inspection – this is a list of what should be inspected:
Site Conditions
- Access
- Site gradient
- General soil type
- Soil erosion & sediment control
- Orientation
- Weather conditions
- Surface drainage
- Subsidence
- Seepage
- Termite nesting sites & conditions conducive to termites
Site Improvements/Conditions
- Landscaping
- Finished ground level adjacent to building
- Finished slab height
- Driveways / access / slope
- Crossover
- Paving
- Gates & Fencing generally
- Builders sign/site identification
- Stormwater pipes
- Sanitary drainage
- Termite control noted including type and location of barriers i.e. to drainage pipes
- Termite notices
- Retaining walls & location
- Visually check site clear of building rubbish and materials appropriately stored
Outbuildings
- Shed structural adequacy, materials, workmanship
- Pergola structural adequacy, materials, workmanship
External
- Piers / stumps
- Foundations
- Walls
- Damp proofing
- Weatherproofing of single leaf masonry
- Tie-downs
- Doors – for correct clearances and function
- Door locks
- Windows & sills – for bows, sagging and twists
- Lintels
- Weep holes
- External paint finish
- Glazing for scratches and chips
- Safety switch
- Vermin Proofing
- Hot water heater, drainage and platform
- Air conditioning unit installation and drainage
- Gas bottles – gas pipes no contact
- Double storey return air duct sealed
- Letterbox
Brickwork
- Control joints location and waterproofing
- Weep holes
- Control joints appropriately located and sealed
- Mortar strength and finish
- Chipped bricks
- Perimeter flashing first floor
- Weep holes above windows
- Walls straight, plumb and correctly bearing on slab
- Perpends (intersecting wall) and bed joints
- Window sills – correct clearances
- Half or full height piers
- Bagging to brickwork
- Termite barrier on correct course
Balcony
- Structural adequacy
- Materials
- Workmanship
Patio
- Structural adequacy
- Materials
- Workmanship
Porch
- Structural adequacy
- Materials
- Workmanship
Verandah
- Structural adequacy
- Materials
- Workmanship including:
- Framing
- Stirrups
- Heights
Deck
- Structural adequacy
- Materials
- Workmanship
Carport
- Structural adequacy
- Materials
- Workmanship
Frame
- Subfloor frame clearance
- Truss clearances over internal walls
- Masonry brick/block structural walls
- Battens fixed to rafters
- Fire rated elements – Party walls
- Binders in place and fixed at ends
- Floor member size and spacing
- Floor bracing and tie downs
- Wall frame secure and straight at top & bottom plates
- Corners and walls plumb
- Roof frame member size and spacing
- Construction of window and door openings – heights, directions, plumb and level
- Blocking and nogging for wall and ceiling linings
- Ceiling frame member size and spacing
- Ceiling heights
- Lintels tight and to list
- Aluminium door frame brackets
- Position of external wall frame in relation to slab
- Roof frame member size and spacing
- Roof frame bracing
- Roof frame tie downs
- Girder trusses supported
- Point load support
- Manhole position
- Bulkheads
- Check Dutch gables
- Concrete structural walls
Roof Framing
- Roof trusses to wall frames
- Framing
- Sarking
- Insulation damage
Roof Covering
- Covering
- Fixings
- Ridge
- Hips
- Valleys
- Gutters – straight, level and correctly installed
- Flashings
- Fascia, barges- straight, level and correctly installed
- Downpipes straight and clips
- Gables, soffits – straight, level and correctly installed
- Roofing installed and complete to standards and manufacturer specifications
- Appropriate flashings to openings and penetrations checked for fitting and condition
- Roof Penetrations
Floor
- Piers / stumps
- Foundations
- Framing
- Flooring – nail, glue and seal
- Flooring – butt nogging
- Floor join sanding
- Sheeting
- Ventilation
- Ponding
- Concrete slab
- Damp proofing
- Floors below ground level and flooding
- Subfloor level relative to finished ground level
- Suspended floors
- Ventilation including subfloor ventilation
Joinery
- Landings
- Balustrading
- Step heights
- Stairs
- Ramps
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Each Internal Room
- Doors fitted to acceptable standards and function – using appropriate blocks and fixings to maintain the frame straight and true door margins
- Windows fitted to acceptable standards and function – using appropriate blocks and fixings to maintain the frame straight & true window margin
- Window treatments and cover boards
- Handles
- Locks
- Screens
- Ceilings, wall linings and cornice fitted to acceptable standards with comment on the quality of finish and any obvious defects
- Ceiling heights
- Skirting fitted to acceptable standards and function
- Architraves fitted to acceptable standards and function – architrave quirk margins
- Walls – Plaster straight edges and square setting, joints for tool marks and sanding ridges
- Light fittings
- Floor
- Floor coverings
- Tiling and grouting for level straight and finish; junctions and joints for caulk sealing
- Cabinets aligned and correctly installed
- Cabinets finish – for scratches
- Carpentry internal fix woodwork
- Power points
- Internal paint finish – for coverage, blemishes, paint runs, overpainting and nail holes checked for proper filling
- Safety glass
- Smoke alarms
Specifically for Kitchen/Meals
- Benchtops
- Bench cupboards
- Wall cupboards
- Drawers
- Pantry
- Sink
- Stovetop – presence
- Disposal unit- presence
- Griller- presence
- Oven- presence
- Exhaust fan/range hood- presence
- Dishwasher- presence
- Taps – all cut-outs around taps for correct sizing
- Splashback
Specifically for each Bedroom
- Wardrobes
- Drawers
- Shelves
Specifically for each Bathroom
- Window openings to shower areas appropriately sealed
- Waterproof membrane to showers and wet areas
- Bath installation and proper support
- Basin
- Vanity
- Mirror
- Shower and hob installation
- Screens
- Wastes
- Towel rails
- Taps
- Toilets
- Tiles – Wall
- Tiles – Floor
Specifically for each Toilet
- Toilet door open out or removable
- Waste
- Flange
- Cistern
Specifically for Laundry
- Tub
- Cabinet
- Wall cupboard
- Benchtop
- Linen Press
- Taps
- Waste
- Tiles – Wall
- Tiles – Floor
Specifically for Garage/Carport/Storeroom
- Garage doors
- Remotes – presence
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The following Building Handover Inspection Documents are also sighted:
- The Building Services Authority insurance certificate
- The certificate for the termite management system installed
- The building certifier’s stage inspection approvals
- Waterproof membrane certificate for wet areas
- Plumbing and drainage certificates
- Glazing certificate
- Owner manuals and warranties for installed appliances
