Browse Forums Building A New House Re: What to watch for during the Final Inspection?? 3May 27, 2009 9:14 am 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: What to watch for during the Final Inspection?? 6May 27, 2009 3:31 pm Cheers Cozmo ______________________________ Building a PD Heywood 29 http://fromevetoeternity.blogspot.com/ Re: What to watch for during the Final Inspection?? 7May 27, 2009 4:22 pm Cozmo So how to you know that your SS is not just making it up when they say "Thats within tolerance" ? The answer : From the Building Commission Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2007 http://www.buildingcommission.com.au/resources/documents/S+T_GUIDE_07.pdf cheers Cozmo http://fromevetoeternity.blogspot.com/ Another benefit of having an independent inspection by a reputable third party. Re: What to watch for during the Final Inspection?? 8Jun 16, 2009 8:29 am Apologies for reinvigorating this thread and also hijacking it... Are there any reputable building inspectors in Sydney that the forum members ahve used and can recommend? I am 4-5 weeks away from getting the pocession. Any early response will be much helpful to us. Thanks Re: What to watch for during the Final Inspection?? 9Jun 16, 2009 9:14 am check your tile grout anything that is not dust and cant be wiped off by hand should be cleaned as well. why should you have to fork out for cleaning products, get the builder to do it!! Re: What to watch for during the Final Inspection?? 10Jun 16, 2009 10:06 am purpleninja Cozmo So how to you know that your SS is not just making it up when they say "Thats within tolerance" ? The answer : From the Building Commission Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2007 http://www.buildingcommission.com.au/resources/documents/S+T_GUIDE_07.pdf cheers Cozmo http://fromevetoeternity.blogspot.com/ Another benefit of having an independent inspection by a reputable third party. Totally agree! If you haven't had an independent inspection during any other stage of your build, you would be absolutely mad not to do a Pre-Handover inspection. There's no better peace of mind. Pass the wine and 2 glasses please ... i would suggest nothing is unreasonable for PCI. we did all sorts, including checking the hot water, checking all the GPO's had power, testing that the showers were… 9 98704 The significant date is when receive final payment invoice Check that section of contract Bit of fluff by builders prior to that 1 15952 Just to makea point about this, an approach that some people have found sucessful in negotiating these rises down, Is to provide some workings to the builder, specifying… 4 81751 |