Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 21, 2011 9:33 pm I've noticed that a lot of people recommend employing an independent building inspector to check on various stages of the build process. We're not planning on using a volume/project builder. Rather, we would prefer a smaller locally based builder for several reasons... reputation, quality, shop local/support local (the only problem is they aren't always the cheapest!) Did anyone else that used this type of builder engage an inspector? I feel like they'd be higher quality anyway because they can only do a small number of builds per year and a bad build would really impact their reputation. WDYT? Casey + Gary + 5 kool kiddos + 1 funky Frenchie + 5 happy hens = barrels of fun in Muswellbrook Re: Independent inspectors with small/private builders? 2May 22, 2011 10:00 am I think the reverse could also be said being that the big builders would hopefully employ all the best contractors and would be a better build We've just used a building inspector for our sis in laws place after they did ours. Doing it again I would have done every stage as it's too hard to find what they did underneath once it's at handover. We had missing insulation, air-con wasn't sealed etc Back to smaller builders, the QA did say they have quite a few more run ins with some as they build 1 or 2 a year and everything they have to fix personally costs them money. Re: Independent inspectors with small/private builders? 3May 23, 2011 4:32 pm * Casey + Gary + 5 kool kiddos + 1 funky Frenchie + 5 happy hens = barrels of fun in Muswellbrook Re: Independent inspectors with small/private builders? 4May 23, 2011 4:44 pm Our last build, we had a small family business. We never had a private inspector and we didn't need one, we were lucky not one thing was wrong. This time we are going with Bentley Homes, we are not had any private inspections, we have done this ourselves so far and with the help of friends in the trade. We havn't found many things that were wrong, but the things that have been, have been fixed straight away. Our SS, is on to things very quickly and easy to deal with, also Bentley are very quick to answer any queries, we have never had to wait more than 10 minutes for a reply. If you pick the right builder, you will be ok, research builders until you find the one that you feel you can rely on. 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 Hi all, We are looking to build a new two storey house in western Sydney. Can anyone recommend a smallish builder to go with? We are trying to stay away from the big… 0 12149 If you are in Victoria you have a statutory right to your own building inspector regardless of builder's consent. No negotiations are required. However the builder will… 1 2942 |