New Construction, Renovation and Extension Inspections

If you are building a new home, renovating or extending and require a second opinion on the status of the project, quality, compliance or value of work carried out to date, The Property Inspectors can help. We will provide a detailed report assessing all new works and progress claims lodged for payment. This can take place at any stage of construction or at handover.

The Property Inspectors will inspect and provide an independent third party certificate on works to date and an estimate of market value. This process will protect the consumer from over-paying contractors for projects ranging from:

• Minor building works
• Major alterations & additions
• New builds
• Strata works
• Commercial & industrial projects

Why engage an independent building consultant?

• You have an un-biased and independent assessment of the work that has been carried out, which is completely separate from your relationship with your building contractor
• An independent view of work carried out can assist in reducing or resolving disagreements you may have with your building contractor
• You will know what claims from building contractors are valid and which should be disputed
• Having an independent inspector onsite “keeps the contractor honest” and makes them accountable for all variations submitted, progress claims lodged for payments and extension in time requests which will result in a more cost effective project for the end user
• The Property Inspectors are approved building certifiers for the majority of local Councils

What will the report cover?

• Identify any safety hazards
• Identify any non-compliant works
• Highlight poor or substandard workmanship
• Assess incomplete works
• Outline and identify any suspected non-compliance with contracts and specifications
• Provide a market estimation of value of works to date

The Property Inspectors uses the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2007, as the basis for all inspections, as well as relevant Australian Standards and the National Construction Code.

Assessments of project work can be carried out at any stage of the construction, including a Pre-construction Cost Audit, regular Site Inspections as part of the certification process or Assessments of Progress Claims, Variations or Defects.

SPECIAL NOTES

• OUR OFFICE IS FREQUENTLY ENGAGED TO CARRY OUT GENERAL-PURPOSE BUILDING DEFECT REPORTS AND ON AVERAGE OUR INSPECTORS FIND BETWEEN 100 – 200 DEFECTS PER NEW DWELLING THAT THEY ASSESS.
• WE RECOMMEND PRIOR TO ENGAGING THE PROPERTY INSPECTORS THAT YOU REVIEW OUR FEE STRUCTURE AS IT IS COMMON THAT WE ARE INITIALLY ENGAGED FOR 20 – 40 DEFECTS PER REPORT WHICH INEVITABLY END UP BEING A PROJECT THAT IS EXTENDED OUT TO A REPORT THAT CONSISTS OF 200+ DEFECTS.

SPECIAL NOTE, it is common for a new building to have in excess of 100 defects at handover. Our price list items above are options available up to 60 defects, and should the defects go beyond the defects noted within your Work Order all additional defects over and above the defects noted within your Work Order will be charged at a pro-rata basis using the set quantity of defects within your Work Order as the basis of the charge.

SPECIAL NOTE, it is common for a new building to have in excess of 100 defects at handover. Our price list items above are options available up to 60 defects, and should the defects go beyond the defects noted within your Work Order all additional defects over and above the defects noted within your Work Order will be charged at a pro-rata basis using the set quantity of defects within your Work Order as the basis of the charge.

SPECIAL NOTE, Our inspector does not keep a record of the quantity of defects whilst they are on site assessing and reporting on the subject property, the building inspector only knows the quantity of defects once they return to the office where they have access to the Building Code of Australia legislation, National Construction Code, Australian Standards and Department of Fair Trading Standards & Tolerances Guidelines, as our inspector takes the notes whilst on site and they are confirmed as defects or deleted once the inspector returns back to the office and reveiws these legislations.

Download our sample report for further details