Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building Inspections(Melbourne) 11Mar 05, 2014 10:22 am Second Build, this time with Carlisle 2016, can't wait! Beckham: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67280 Canterbury: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81175 Re: Building Inspections(Melbourne) 13Nov 12, 2014 9:55 am Can I suggest you forgo basing your selection criteria on price? Go for quality or findings and methodology of used to determine defects. Experience is also integral. Ask for a sample report of another customers inspection. I would personally avoid anything with "Jim's" branding that isn't a simple lawn mow or dog wash. I appreciate that there has been good feedback for some "Jim's" businesses and their home inspections, but this is a franchised business. You simply cannot rely on consistency of experience across different franchisees. I would expect that the Jim's brand home inspections would be working from a checklist which all items will be checked, but each reviewers understanding of what would constitute a breach or issue would vary based on that persons prior experience. I suspect that some of these might just be "tick a box" exercises unless something serious jumps out. Buying a franchise for performing home inspections seems a little suspect to me if you have the requisite skills to do the job. Creator of superduperonium, expert at expert things, nobel laureate, can hold my breath for 10 minutes. Re: Building Inspections(Melbourne) 14Nov 12, 2014 8:22 pm Hi guys, We've booked SPI property inspections today. Found them here at homeone. Quote below and they offer 315$ discount at the final inspection if all stages are booked. Base Stage - $450.00 Frame Stage - $525.00 Lock-up/Pre-Plaster - $525.00 Fixing Stage - $525.00 Final Handover - $575.00 Urban Property Inspections have the same offer and have the same initial contact person. Only difference is SPI offered a sample report without even asking for one. We've also contacted Building Expert (they have a very informative blog and active homeone forum member as I observed), offers 4 stages for 600$ each, if in case you want additional stage (fixing/waterproofing) you have to pay another 600$. Budget Reports offers the same 4 stages, 600$ each but gives 50$ discount per stage if all stages are booked and total amount is pre-paid thru credit card. Re: Building Inspections(Melbourne) 16Nov 13, 2014 9:38 am I agree with Ponzu - don't go by cost, go by experience and competence. We had two building inspectors - one did the final and one did the post-final. Only the latter found the real problems and by then the builder was happy to play cat and mouse with us. As the builder told us, after our first building inspector failed to notice the most significant issues, "You don't need any qualifications to set yourself up as a building inspector"! Re: Building Inspections(Melbourne) 17Mar 26, 2015 2:23 pm For anyone considering the get an inspector, Based on experience, you can skip inspection at Frame Stage. They can check your frames at pre-plaster. Coordinate with your builder and it will go smooth! Final inspection next week Re: Building Inspections(Melbourne) 18Jan 17, 2020 8:15 pm SunnyDays Hi, I am planning to get my house under construction inspected for pre plaster & pre handover. The slab and frame were inspected by builder own independent inspector. Through my research I have found following inspectors in Melbourne:- Inspect Direct $ 440 for each inspection( if multiple inspections) New Home Inspections pre plaster $495 Pre Handover Inspection $ 550 Eagle Group 300 For each stage Final Inspect $ 795 for each stage Jim Building Inspection pre plaster $350 Pre handover Inspections $ 400 Building Watchdog $ 660 for each stage Houspect pre plaster $418 Pre handover Inspections $ 595 Urban Property Lock-up/Pre-Plaster - $520.00 Final Handover - $550.00 How did it all go SunnyDays ? 6 years on are you still living in the same property or sold it and moved on to a new property? Are many of the Building Inspectors still operational & still in business (in the Melbourne area)? You have mandatory building inspections and privately engaged building inspections. The difference between the two comes down to inspecting the building so it's safe and… 3 18190 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 45674 custom probably not. Volume, most defiantly, but spec would vary. If youre doing a knock down, there additional costs associated with that that will eat into your budget… 1 10299 |