Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 28, 2009 9:50 am Hi all, this forum is a gold mine! this is my first post which makes me a noobie! My wife and I are about to knock down the old 1950's shed we live in and build our dream house. We have choosen to go with hermitage homes (hunter 413), although we havent paid them any money yet. The general consensus with bulk builder type companies is the lack of service once you sign and people have some real horror stories to share of varying degree. Can anyone suggest a good Building/quality inspector and building lawyer, I'm taking no chances and want to ensure my covered every which way. Thankyou Re: Reccomend Building Inspector/Quality assurance 4Jul 28, 2009 6:20 pm Hi Pug! Welcome to the forum. Volume builders get a bad rap because people get vocal if things go wrong but you don't always hear when things go well. I know someone who built with a small custom builder and the builder walked away three quarters through the job Kevin is often suggested in this forum (just search for it) but I couldn't get through to him. He also didn't return any of my calls. I'm going to try A Plus Inspections ( http://www.aplusinspections.com.au/ ). Found them on Google so no idea what they will be like. Trying this building gig one more time. Re: Reccomend Building Inspector/Quality assurance 5Jul 28, 2009 6:33 pm Darren Love from Darbecca P/L is excellent. He came and inspected my home for pre handover this morning and I could not speak highly enough of him. He was there early, was very thorough and I have just received the report at 5 o'clock tonight. I went through him because he was also recommended on this form (Do a search) by a few people. I think it was the best money I have spent on my house. Here is the link to his website. http://www.qaireporting.com.au/ I would send it to the certifier who is technically your representative and working on your behalf not the builder's 1 2254 I do enjoy the drama:-D In his latest two videos he has started bringing security guards to site, I am waiting for the punch on to begin lol 6 45498 Adam Baines Grad Cert Bldg Surv / Grad Dip Bldg Surv / MSAAPA Accredited Building Professional APB20210035 Builders Lic 183023 Pest Control Lic 84868 Ph 0412202336 PO… 3 46814 |