Bored piers
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 →Seven checkpoints across a Marsden Park build, each before the next trade closes the last one in.
Marsden Park has grown quickly since 2013, quickly enough that the roads and services have struggled to keep pace with the houses. That pace shows in what we record. At slab, a vapour barrier stopping short of the edge and punctures left untaped. At frame, tie down bolts missing four times over. At lock-up, services running where they should not: cables against structural metal, gas pipes against metal, ducting resting on the ceiling frame, and on one job a brace cut clean through to make room for something.
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 and punctures taped, cover to reinforcement, bar placement, beam widths, internal ribs
Learn more about the slab pre-pour inspection →
Once frame and trusses are up and the roof is on, before lining
Tie down bolts, bearing at supports, jack studs, fixings, plate overhang, connections
Learn more about the frame inspection →
After roof, cladding and external doors, before plaster
Bracing intact, cables and gas pipes clear of structural metal, ducting suspended, cracking in masonry
Learn more about the lock-up (pre-plaster) inspection →
After mouldings, doors and joinery, before the painter
Wet area rectifications closed out, brickwork overhang and mortar, window infills, plaster patching, flashing fasteners
Learn more about the fixing inspection →
After the membrane is applied and before any tile is laid
Pinholes through the membrane, bond breaker tape at junctions, upturn heights, membrane protection before tiling
Learn more about the waterproofing inspection →
Two to three weeks before your handover date
Drainage and falls, fitting locations, loose elements, wet area finishes, compliance items
Learn more about the pre-handover (PCI) inspection →One finding per stage, each recorded on a Marsden Park build.
Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections The closing list while the final instalment is still yours. 
Defect Investigation Reports A single failure, traced to what was required. 
Pre-Purchase Building Inspections A visual inspection to AS 4349.1 of Marsden Park's young resale stock. 
Building and Pest Inspections A single visit covering both, with each written up on its own. 
Dilapidation Reports Photographs with dates, taken before construction begins on the adjoining block. 
NCAT Expert Witness Reports Expert evidence drawn to the tribunal's procedural direction when a matter gets that far. 
Pre-Listing Inspections See what a buyer's inspector will see, while the timing is yours. 
Insurance Claim Assessments An independent account of damage and its origin for a claim being assessed. Instant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
Waterproofing, narrowly. Pinholes are the most repeated finding we hold for this suburb and a membrane defect is the one that reliably costs the most once it is covered.
A brace is sized to resist lateral load. Cut through, it resists nothing. We recorded one on a Marsden Park lock-up, and it is the sort of thing that is invisible from the day the plasterboard goes up.
Nothing in a standard NSW residential contract grants that right, and the property is yours. We give notice beforehand and fit around whoever is working.