Room by room, two to three weeks before you sign.
The Austral handover records split cleanly. Envelope items that should have been closed earlier: a weep hole required, a control joint not continuous, a damp course cut back, render damaged, brick cracking under five millimetres, grading still required. Finish items that belong here: painting in the master bedroom, bedroom two, the ensuite and common areas, kitchen cabinetry scratched and gapped to the ceiling, a fridge tap, defective grouting, inadequate sealant at the bath, a rattling door, cleaning outstanding. And one safety item: downlights without their minimum clearance in the insulation above. Every photograph here was taken in Austral, roughly six kilometres north west of Edmondson Park and in the same growth corridor. We would rather name the suburb than let another job read as local.
Annotated findings from Pre-handover (PCI) inspections on Edmondson Park builds. Client addresses withheld.
1Bored piersAfter boring and cage placement, before concrete
2Slab pre-pourThe day before the pour, steel and formwork complete
3FrameOnce frame and trusses are up and the roof is on, before lining
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)After roof, cladding and external doors, before plaster
5FixingAfter mouldings, doors and joinery, before the painter
6WaterproofingAfter the membrane is applied and before any tile is laidInstant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
Because it should have been resolved at lock-up. Found at handover it means opening finished brickwork, which is why the builder will resist it and why the report cites what it fails rather than describing it.
The damp proof course trimmed shorter than it should be, usually to tidy the look of the brickwork. It stops rising moisture only where it exists, so cutting it back opens a path.
Insulation packed against a fitting that requires an air gap is a fire risk. We report it as a safety item and it is corrected by a licensed trade.
Dozens on a new build. The number is not the signal; the split between envelope and finish is.
Yes. A separate reinspection follows, and every item is marked complete, part complete or outstanding.
Two to three weeks before the date, so there is a real window for the builder to act and for us to verify the work.
