Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 28, 2011 7:19 pm Hello all I have a block of land in Mission Beach QLD and I'm about to build. The only thing is I live and work in W.A. This is my first home, and I want to know that its being built to a high standard. I was wondering if I can get an independent builder to inspect to house at its various stages?? Re: independent inspector when building? 2Apr 29, 2011 8:48 am Hi ogreatscott, Provided your builder allows the inspector onsite, then yes you can do this. Most builders will allow it, with notice. However, there are a couple of things I would add to that. There are 2 kinds of inspectors. There are qualified building inspectors, that can look at the regulations and structural integrity of the construction and give you a report, and there are non qualified "Pre Purchase" inspectors, that need no qualifications, or regulation. They can really just look at the aesthetics of the house. I would suggest in your case the first inspector is what you want. Also note that the inspector you provide has no authority on the site. If he finds 100 things wrong, all he can do is let you know. He can't enforce that they get fixed. Only the building inspector / surveyor that provided the permit has the authority to do that. Once they approve it, the builder is in the green to keep building. Of course if you point these things out to the builder 99% of the time they will fix them, but from a legal point of view you should know that. Milesy Re: independent inspector when building? 3Apr 29, 2011 10:25 am Thank you very much Milesy, very helpful!! I would send it to the certifier who is technically your representative and working on your behalf not the builder's 1 2273 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 81895 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 46869 |