The last inspection where the builder carries the cost of putting things right.
Handover findings in this corridor cluster around water: a box gutter overflow that cannot perform, flashings sitting on the face of the cladding instead of behind it, and a water stop left out from under the shower screen.
Annotated findings from Pre-handover (PCI) inspections on Rockbank builds. Client addresses withheld.
1Bored piersAfter boring and cage placement, before concrete
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That the high capacity overflow cannot do its job. A box gutter blockage then has nowhere to go except into the roof and the ceiling below.
So water running down the cladding passes over it. Sitting on the face, it directs water into the wall instead of out of it.
Immediately. You have the most leverage before putting your name to practical completion.
Yes, a reinspection runs through the list before settlement.
Live circuits, pressure tests, commissioning, appliance and garage door safety checks, and anything concealed.
Two to three hours as a rule, more on a double storey.
