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Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections in Riverstone

The service this suburb actually books, and the one this site is built around.

  • Numbered room by room
  • Envelope and finish separated
  • Each item cited to a clause
  • Roof space entered where safe
  • Timed to your handover date
  • Return visit before you sign
  • Safety items called out first
  • Report inside a day
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What is included

What is included in a Riverstone pre-handover (PCI) inspection

A handover inspection is measured against your contract and selections, the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2017, the National Construction Code and ABCB Housing Provisions, AS 3700 for masonry, AS 3500 for plumbing and drainage and AS 3000 for the electrical clearances noted.

Weep holes and brick courses

  • Weep holes present and spaced
  • Weep holes resting on the flashing
  • Damp course continuous at sills

Plasterboard throughout

  • Screw pops and joint lines
  • Paint coverage and patch marks
  • Cornice and square set lines

Bathrooms and laundry tubs

  • Tiles graded to the waste
  • Grout and cracked tiles
  • Screen fixed and sealed

Kitchen cabinetry

  • Benchtop and sink seal
  • Drawer runners worked by hand
  • Gaps at the splashback

Doors and sashes

  • Doors operated and closing
  • Window sashes and flyscreens
  • Door seals and stops

Roof plumbing

  • Gutters graded to outlets
  • Downpipes taken into the pits
  • Flashing at each wall junction

Up in the roof

  • Batts across every bay
  • Truss bracing intact
  • Debris left on ceilings

External works

  • Stormwater grates
  • Paths and slab fall
  • Subsoil drain at retaining walls

Against your paperwork

  • Contract and selection sheets
  • Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2017
  • Defect list ready for the builder

27 checkpoints across 9 areas on a standard Riverstone pre-handover (PCI) inspection. We need the property accessible and, on a new build, the builder aware an independent inspector is attending. Anything not complete on the day is recorded as such rather than passed.

Sample findings

Sample defects from our handover inspections in Riverstone

All recorded at practical completion on Riverstone homes.

Weep hole missing, recorded during a handover inspection in Riverstone
A second missing weep hole
Weep hole height, recorded during a handover inspection in Riverstone
Weep hole height recorded again
Damp proof course, recorded during a handover inspection in Riverstone
Damp proof course at the brickwork
Seal damaged or degraded, recorded during a handover inspection in Riverstone
Seal damaged at flashing and capping
Water ponding, recorded during a handover inspection in Riverstone
Water ponding in a silt pit
Light or switch too close to a shower, recorded during a handover inspection in Riverstone
Fitting inside the zone around a shower
Caulking required to top and sides, recorded during a handover inspection in Riverstone
Caulking required at a window
Inconsistent gaps requiring adjustment, recorded during a handover inspection in Riverstone
Cabinetry gaps needing adjustment
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Why Riverstone owners choose us

Independent. Licensed. Insured.

  • A handover practice
  • The envelope still gets checked at the end
  • Flood history taken seriously
  • A list your builder can work
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FAQ

Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections in Riverstone: common questions

Why do weep holes dominate this page?

Because they came up three different ways on these jobs: missing entirely, sitting higher than they should, and not resting on the flashing that is supposed to carry the water out. All three defeat the same drainage path.

What is wrong with negative slope on a capping?

A capping sheds water by falling away from the wall. Sloping back toward it, or not sloping at all, means water sits and then finds the joint underneath.

How long before handover should I book?

Two to three weeks. Any later and the builder has no window to rectify, which converts your list into a settlement argument.

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