Seven checkpoints across a Riverstone build, each timed before the work is closed in.
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Building Dispute Practitioners Society Two things are worth saying plainly about stage inspections here. The first is that we run them, across the full sequence from slab to handover. What our handover work in this suburb does show is why the earlier stages matter: weep holes missing, weep holes at the wrong height, weep holes not sitting on their flashing, and damp proof course detail, all being caught at practical completion when they should have been caught at lock-up.
After boring and cage placement, before concrete
Depth and diameter against the engineering, cage centred with cover, bases clean and free of water
Learn more about the bored piers inspection →
The day before the pour, steel and formwork complete
Vapour barrier continuous, cover to reinforcement, beam geometry, penetrations set out, recesses formed
Learn more about the slab pre-pour inspection →
Once frame and trusses are up and the roof is on, before lining
Tie downs and bracing against the schedule, bearing at supports, plate fixings, damage from following trades
Learn more about the frame inspection →
After roof, cladding and external doors, before plaster
Weep holes formed and on their flashing, damp proof course, sarking, flashings and capping, services clear of structure
Learn more about the lock-up (pre-plaster) inspection →
After mouldings, doors and joinery, before the painter
Skirtings and architraves undamaged, cabinetry gaps, door seals top and bottom, render coats complete
Learn more about the fixing inspection →
After the membrane is applied and before any tile is laid
Coverage and terminations, falls to the waste, junctions and penetrations sealed, membrane undamaged
Learn more about the waterproofing inspection →
Two to three weeks before your handover date
Weep holes, damp proof course, flashings and capping, drainage, wet area fittings, caulking, paint and joinery
Learn more about the pre-handover (PCI) inspection →Every photograph below is from a practical completion inspection, and every one is an item that belongs to an earlier stage.
Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections The service Riverstone books, and the detailed part of this site. 
Building and Pest Inspections Both inspections in one attendance, reported apart. 
Mould and Moisture Inspections Mould and damp in a Riverstone home investigated, with the likely source and fix. 
Dilapidation Reports A dated baseline for your Riverstone home before demolition or civil works nearby. NCAT Expert Witness Reports Expert evidence to the tribunal's direction if a matter reaches it. 
Pre-Listing Inspections See the report a buyer's inspector will write, while timing is yours. 
Insurance Claim Assessments An impartial account of damage and cause for an assessor. Instant online pricing for Riverstone, or contact the booking team.
The pages say what we check instead of showing somebody else's job.
That an item which should have been resolved at lock-up survived all the way to practical completion. It is a strong argument for inspecting earlier, because at handover you are relying on the builder to open up finished brickwork.
Nothing in a standard NSW residential contract gives them that right, and the property is yours. We give notice and work around whoever is on site.