Where the garage beam lands
A beam support not sitting on its plate, found at frame stage in Pakenham.
The full house, inside and out, a week before you are asked to accept it.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
Pakenham PCIs we carry out tend to turn up the outside items first: gaps above windows with the frame visible, short rubber sill flashings, roofing junctions open to the roof void, meter boxes not sealed into the wall.
Annotated findings from Pre-handover (PCI) inspections.
1Bored piersHoles drilled and cages set, concrete not yet ordered
2Slab pre-pourSteel tied and formwork up, the day before concrete3FrameWalls standing and trusses on, before wrap and windows close it in
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)Roof, windows, external doors and cladding on, before plaster
5FixingLinings, joinery and doors in, painters not yet started
6WaterproofingMembrane on and cured, tiler not yet bookedA beam support not sitting on its plate, found at frame stage in Pakenham.
Plate joints bunched together and double walls left unjoined on a Pakenham frame.
What a slab pre-pour inspection checks in the steel, using findings from nearby Cranbourne East.
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The turned up end of a window head flashing that stops water running off the end and into the wall. Without it the flashing can feed water into the frame.
It opens the wall cavity to rain, insects and vermin, and you can often see the timber frame through it.
Where it can be reached safely from a ladder. Otherwise we use the drone or record it as not inspected.
Send the report to your builder. When they say the items are done, book a reinspection to check them.
Plan on two to three hours for a typical Pakenham handover.
Your contract and selections, the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015 and the NCC.