Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 20, 2009 6:32 pm Hi All, Our building progress have been on full steam so far, so much that we forgot to book an inspector!!!! Just found out today from our SS that the plaster is coming up either by the end of this week or early next week, since roof tiles and bricks was pretty much done as of Friday last week. We tried Kevin, but looks like they are busy (not confirmed since they haven't respond to our voicemail) We also tried another inspector recommended by this forum, but they won't touch houses built by Simonds So, is there any other inspector you guys can recommend? thanks in advance! Re: Need Independent Inspector 3Apr 21, 2009 10:59 am Hi Sireza, We were lucky and managed to secure Kevin for our Pre-Plaster. He did a great job and as with many other on this forum, I highly recommend him. Unfortunately Kevin’s popularity makes him very hard to contact. We struggled to get him to do our Final Inspection (next week) until we finally got hold of his new PA, Robyn. Robyn is responsible for booking most of Kevin jobs moving forward. I don’t think she would appreciate me posting her mobile number here, but PM me and I can pass you her details. P.S. I think Kevin’s new voice message also has her details. Cheers, Rik Have a shiny new Heywood 28! - http://burtony.blogspot.com/ Re: Need Independent Inspector 5Apr 21, 2009 12:31 pm Hi Sireza, We are building with S1monds as well and we tried to get Kevin to do a pre-plaster inspection but after about 2 month of calls and emails we gave up. At the end I used Peter from http://www.finalinspect.com.au I was very happy with his service and booked him for the handover inspection as well. Cheers, Ivan S*monds Millbank 2400 Re: Need Independent Inspector 6Apr 21, 2009 12:54 pm No probs, Sireza. Not sure if you have tried these guys, but Q.A.I Reporting (Darbecca Pty Ltd) is another inspector in Melbourne. A few of the guys here have used them, not sure how they are as i haven't used them myslef. http://qaireporting.com.au/home Cheers, Rik Have a shiny new Heywood 28! - http://burtony.blogspot.com/ Re: Need Independent Inspector 7Apr 21, 2009 2:03 pm kpny No probs, Sireza. Not sure if you have tried these guys, but Q.A.I Reporting (Darbecca Pty Ltd) is another inspector in Melbourne. A few of the guys here have used them, not sure how they are as i haven't used them myslef. http://qaireporting.com.au/home Cheers, Rik We used QAI and were very impressed withthe job done, would highly recommend them Narelle Re: Need Independent Inspector 9Apr 21, 2009 2:59 pm I had Darren from QAI out inspecting my house last week (pre-plaster) and he did a great job. Sireza, that quote sounds a little bit high but for peace of mind it's probably worth it! QAI are ~$500 for pre-plaster. I would send it to the certifier who is technically your representative and working on your behalf not the builder's 1 2265 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 81884 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 46854 |