Bored piers
Once piers are bored and cages placed, before concrete
Pier depth and width against the engineering, cage cover and centring, holes free of water and loose spoil
Learn more about the bored piers inspection →Sunbury builds move fast once the slab is down, and each stage covers the last. We attend at the seven points where work is still open and check it against your lot engineering.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
Our Sunbury frame jobs have turned up lintels without their tie-downs, a single stud where a girder truss needs two, and beam connections that differ from the engineering. Lock-up adds open roof penetrations and torn wrap. None of it is visible once plaster goes on.
Once piers are bored and cages placed, before concrete
Pier depth and width against the engineering, cage cover and centring, holes free of water and loose spoil
Learn more about the bored piers inspection →
The day before concrete, with steel and pods exposed
Beam widths against the plans, pods fixed down, bar chairs and cover, mesh clear of pipes, vapour barrier beneath the steel, shower recess formed
Learn more about the slab pre-pour inspection →
With frame and trusses up and the roof on, before wrap and cladding
Lintel and beam tie-downs, doubled studs under girder trusses, connections against the engineering, top plate joints, notching and bracing fixings
Learn more about the frame inspection →
Roof, windows and outside doors in, before plasterboard
Roof penetrations flashed, wall wrap taped and intact, gutter brackets and fall, insulation batts complete, walls straightened for plaster
Learn more about the lock-up (pre-plaster) inspection →
Doors, joinery and mouldings fitted, before painting
Brick overhang at the slab, walls plumb and flat, slab level, window flashings seated, expansion joints sealed, downpipes fitted
Learn more about the fixing inspection →
Membrane on and cured, before the tiler starts
Membrane continuous and undamaged, protected from other trades, substrate suitable, bath hob cavity dry and clean
Learn more about the waterproofing inspection →
Around a week before the handover date
Flashing and capping falls, weep hole and cladding clearances, roof sheet damage, balustrade fixing, doors and glazing, interior finishes
Learn more about the pre-handover (PCI) inspection →One item from each stage, each linked to that stage page.
1. Slab
2. Frame3. Lock-up
4. Waterproofing
5. Fixing6. PCI
7. Frame
Why the beams over your windows need their own fixings, and what we found missing.
How loose waffle pods shrink the beams in a Sunbury slab, and how to catch it.
The water details that close over at a Sunbury lock-up, and the ones we keep finding open.
Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections The check before final payment, with the outside walls and roof looked at as closely as the paint. 
Pre-Purchase Building Inspections An AS 4349.1 inspection for Sunbury buyers, whether the house is forty years old or four. 
Defect Investigation Reports Finding the one detail behind a leak or crack, and setting it against what the documents required. 
Building and Pest Inspections Building and timber pest findings in one report, with the garden and roof line given as much attention as the walls. 
Rental minimum standards (Victoria) inspections Your Sunbury rental walked against all 15 Victorian minimum standards, with a clear fix list for anything that fails. 
Dilapidation Reports A dated photo record of your house before the neighbouring block is excavated or built on. 
Expert Witness Reports Prepared to the VCAT expert evidence practice note once a building dispute is heading to the tribunal. 
Pre-Listing Inspections Know what a buyer will find before your Sunbury home goes on the market. 
Insurance Claim Assessments Storm or water damage in a Sunbury home assessed independently to support what you lodge with the insurer. Instant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
Frame. Missing tie-downs over openings, under-supported girder trusses and connections that do not match the engineering all show up there, and they are covered within a week or two.
No. Many Sunbury owners book slab, frame, lock-up and handover. If budget is tight, frame and handover give the most value per visit.
The engineering drawings, the architectural plans and the builder's stage date. The engineering is what lets us say a fixing is missing rather than guess.
We look and test by hand, nothing more. Wiring is not energised or tested, plumbing is not pressure tested, nothing is cut open, soil is not sampled and no engineering is certified.