Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Construction inspections 5Oct 02, 2020 8:24 pm There a number of post here mentioned about H&K Ryan, and I was looking forward to it. After receiving the email and attachment from H&K Ryan, which they stated that one only need two inspections for the construction being Pre Frame and PCI stages. The reason they give is that "There is NO NEED to have any other types of independent inspections carried out as some other Inspection Entities want to do six. I say again, NO NEED as the required inspections outside of these two by H&K Ryan are to be Certified by other competent entities which will form part of your Warranty under the 1989 Home Building Act" Well they have a point here, however how would one know that the inspector hired by the builder is giving an independent report rather than an independent report by appearance? As such, to answer your question, Rjc83, I have no idea. Also, apart from talking to H&K Ryan, I have emailed Houspect, who suggested that I do four stages inspection with an optional inspection for waterproofing stage, which they stated that it will be a visual inspection and the inspector will comment on the general application of the waterproofing stating if it is good in appearance and follows standards. I have a look at Key Building Consultants' website and will give them a call next Tuesday. Re: Construction inspections 6Jan 05, 2021 5:08 pm I am using https://southwestpropertyinspections.com.au/ for all inspections - Pre Slab, brick, frame, pre lining , PCI etc. I would not trust a builders independent at all. if you only do the 2 as above there can be issues to far in or hidden that you will never know of. End of the day its up to you but when you spending close or more than $500,000 why would you not get it ALL checked? You have mandatory building inspections and privately engaged building inspections. The difference between the two comes down to inspecting the building so it's safe and… 3 18063 Can you give advice on how to get missing certificates needed for a form 21? Our bank requires us to provide one but we are missing 4 building certificates from our first… 3 71810 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair That laser level looks lovely! We bought one for less than a quarter of that price off eBay. It worked really well for us and it's still going now, five years later. After… 1 16711 |