Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Dec 04, 2016 7:12 am Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Ignore independent building inspection at your peril! 3Dec 08, 2016 8:30 pm Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Ignore independent building inspection at your peril! 6Dec 21, 2016 10:49 am Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: Ignore independent building inspection at your peril! 7Dec 21, 2016 11:39 am 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Ignore independent building inspection at your peril! 10Dec 22, 2016 6:38 am Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Ignore independent building inspection at your peril! 11Dec 24, 2016 7:28 am What are the 4 construction stage inspections that you recommend? Cheers Nom Newhaven 36 by M Blog - North Shore Newhaven (http://nsnewhaven.blogspot.com.au) Build Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85092 Cheers Nom Newhaven 36 by M Blog - North Shore Newhaven (http://nsnewhaven.blogspot.com.au) Build - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85092 Re: Ignore independent building inspection at your peril! 12Dec 26, 2016 6:52 am nomnomnom What are the 4 construction stage inspections that you recommend? Cheers Nom Newhaven 36 by M Blog - North Shore Newhaven (http://nsnewhaven.blogspot.com.au) Build Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85092 From experience, pre contract review plus 4 stage inspections is the sweet point between price and value. The recommended inspections are: 1 Pre contract review 2 Pre slab inspection 3 Frame inspection 4 Pre plaster inspection 5 Pre final inspection I have been looking after people building wwith builders for over a decade now and where I do all five inspections we invariably get to the finish with minimum of fuss. The other thing you need to remember is that finding defects and knowing what to do about them is two different things. There are many inspectors at a lower price, that will write out a list of defects and give you a report but then you are on your own. Expect to pay $ 600-650/inspection depending on house size. Yes you can pay less but you get what you pay for and yes you can skimp on some inspections if you underwrite your own risk. I have many inspection examples on my blogs. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Ignore independent building inspection at your peril! 13Dec 26, 2016 8:49 am Thanks BI. The stages I was looking at with my current inspector are 1) Slab post pour (already done) 2) Pre plaster (includes the frame inspection) 3) Wet area review 4) Practical Completion In your view, should the frame and pre plaster be separate inspections? Cheers Nom Newhaven 36 by M Blog - North Shore Newhaven (http://nsnewhaven.blogspot.com.au) Build Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85092 Cheers Nom Newhaven 36 by M Blog - North Shore Newhaven (http://nsnewhaven.blogspot.com.au) Build - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85092 Re: Ignore independent building inspection at your peril! 14Dec 26, 2016 10:04 am Yes, because by the time you get to pre plaster, many elements of frame are covered up. Also if there are significant issues with frame then your plaster will be delayed whilst frame is remedied. If I do frame inspection then I check at pre plaster that reported issues are fixed. You have the choice, I am just setting out benefits of my experience and track record. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Ignore independent building inspection at your peril! 15Dec 26, 2016 11:20 pm building-expert Yes, because by the time you get to pre plaster, many elements of frame are covered up. Also if there are significant issues with frame then your plaster will be delayed whilst frame is remedied. If I do frame inspection then I check at pre plaster that reported issues are fixed. You have the choice, I am just setting out benefits of my experience and track record. Good points. Ok, I will raise with my inspector why they're not doing this. Thank you and hope you had a merry christmas! Cheers Nom Newhaven 36 by M Blog - North Shore Newhaven (http://nsnewhaven.blogspot.com.au) Build Thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85092 Cheers Nom Newhaven 36 by M Blog - North Shore Newhaven (http://nsnewhaven.blogspot.com.au) Build - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85092 Re: Ignore independent building inspection at your peril! 16Jan 16, 2017 2:51 pm With an established builder, like Porter Davis, are the concerns of a bad builder reduced? Specially with their dedicated warranty and after care? Also you're saying that 5 key inspection points @ ~$600 ea? Guess piece of mind, but seems expensive. SERIOUSLY I can't use the word "DO DGY" in a general sentence, hahaha Re: Ignore independent building inspection at your peril! 17Jan 16, 2017 3:50 pm As I mentioned above I'll just be doing four inspections - slab, plate height, roof and PCI. Quite a few inspectors seem to offer packages and I can get those four inspections done for around $1500 - $2000 which is a big out of pocket expense when budgeting during a build and still paying rent but compared to the overall cost of the build it seems worth it for peace of mind. I don't think it really matters which builder you choose, a lot of the time the quality of the work comes down to the site supervisor and the quality of the tradies they use. Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: Ignore independent building inspection at your peril! 18Jan 16, 2017 8:02 pm building-expert Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog I hope you've moved to tassie when I start my OB. Going to need all the help I can get Re: Ignore independent building inspection at your peril! 19Feb 02, 2017 4:52 pm I am in Tassie 1-2 times /month as an escape from work. Not really because I still do repairs, maintenance and improvement to my property but it's a different kind of work. I am almost finished with my building work but there is a lot to do on site. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I am not actively looking for work in Tassie but will respectfully accept if offered. So you can call me when ready. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Ignore independent building inspection at your peril! 20May 09, 2017 9:40 pm Hi building-expert, when I forward an inspection report to a new home builder: - what hold do I have on the builder? What can I do if the builder ignores the issues on the inspection report? Can I say that the milestone payment won't be paid until the issues are rectified? - can I demand that the builder send a formal report indicating the fixes they did? What if they just said "all issues are rectified" without any documentation of the work done? Thanks. That is a really good attitude Akin to you catch more flies with honey than vinegar. I do enjoy watching that tik tok inspector from Victoria but he does go a little… 12 82609 The worst thing you can do is sign a building contract without a pre contract review. Over the years many people have come to me with disputes where they just signed… 0 8900 It is true that a builder can ignore your independent inspection report as it is not part of the contractual arrangement but that is stupid because he cannot avoid fixing… 9 47319 |