New Home Inspections
At New Home Building Inspections, we specialise in new home inspections to help protect your investment. By having a thorough inspection carried out, you ensure that all work is completed to an acceptable standard before moving in to your new home. This gives you peace of mind.
With over 30 years of experience in the building industry, we bring the expert eye for detail needed to identify issues—big and small. As an independent company you can trust that our advice is impartial, ensuring that your best interests come first.
Our experience and independent approach set us apart, offering you a comprehensive, unbiased inspection that helps avoid costly surprises down the road.
We are a proud member of The Master Inspector Association of Australia. This means you are assured that we abide by their strict code of Ethics.
We are also a Registered Building Practitioner. In fact, we are classified as ‘Domestic Builder Unlimited‘. This means we can carry out and manage all the components of domestic building work relating to the construction, renovation, improvement or maintenance of a home.
We specialise in providing new home inspections for all major stages of your home build including:
No matter what stage of build you are at for your new home, we can provide a new home inspection. This way you will ensure everything is being built to Australian standards. You will know what you’re buying and have peace of mind.
More about the Major New Home Inspections Stages
Usually, an inspection is carried out when your builder has finished a major stage in building your new home. The first major stage is the slab inspection, followed by the house frame inspection, which is done when the wall and roof frames have been completed. The pre plaster inspection is done once the roof is on your new home and the electrical, plumbing, heating, and cooling systems have been installed.
This is usually followed by the lock up inspection, which is completed when your new home has its external cladding or brickwork completed. Other important stages include the waterproofing inspection. This is a crucial inspection, as leaks can take a long time to notice, and by then, expensive damage may have already occurred. The pre painting inspection is also important, as defects can become hidden once the painting and tiling are complete.
Finally, the pre handover inspection is carried out when your house is ready to move in, and a final check is made to ensure everything meets Australian standards before you make the final payment to your builder.
How we Complete our New Home Inspections
We always use a detailed checklist when we do a new home inspection. This ensures that ALL defects are identified, as well as any non compliant issues at every stage of your new home build. This way you will know what you’re buying. What is included in the checklist varies depending on the type of home inspection being undertaken.
The New Home Inspection Process:
- Phone us on 1800 466 424, to book an appointment for us to do an inspection on your new home
- We can liaise with your builder directly in relation to the timing of the inspection
- The new home inspection is undertaken and we prepare a detailed report that is easy to ready with photos of any issues
We provide you with the report within 24 hours and follow up verbally to discuss and clarify any issues
Our New Home Inspection Checklist Includes:
Internal
- Flooring – including floorboards, tiling and skirting boards
- Plasterwork, paintwork and sealants
- Ceilings – including cornice lines
- All fixtures and fittings, including staircases
- Bathrooms – including showers, bathtubs, vanities,toilets etc
- Kitchens -including benches, splashbacks, shelving, pantry etc
- Laundry – including troughs and benches
- Internal doors -including handles, locks and whether hung straight
External
- Roof frame – including insulation
- Brickwork and cladding
- Steps, staircases and balconies
- External doors – including handles, locks and whether hung straight
- Paintwork and sealant
- Driveways
- Fences
- Any outbuildings
With our detailed new home inspection report you will be able to negotiate with your builder in a strong position. This will make sure that you end up with a home to the standard you have paid for. Always remember that is much easier to get defects and faults fixed before you pay your builder and move in.
So not matter what stage of building your new home is at, we will provide an inspection that will give peach of mind – including – House Frame Inspections, Pre Paint Inspections and Pre-Handover Inspections
Our fees start at $449 (inc GST) and our reports are available within 24 hours.
Why you Need a New Home Inspection
Building a new home is one of the biggest investments you are likely to ever make. It should also be an exciting time as you plan your new life. However, a lot of things can happen between the initial design of your new home and the final handover. For example, issues with the quality of the workmanship may not be identified early.
This means you could make final payment to your builder and move into your home before identifying issues with the quality of workmanship. When this happens it can quickly become a stressful situation, both financially and emotionally, to get the problems fixed.
We Specialise in Inspecting all Stages of a New Home Build
Building a new home involves many stages, so it’s crucial to have a building inspector who can do an inspection on each one. That’s why having a fully qualified, experienced and independent inspector by your side throughout the entire process is essential.
That’s where New Home Building Inspections comes in. We not only conduct thorough pre handover inspections on new homes, we also do inspections at each stage of a new home build. This includes slab inspections, house frame inspections, lock up inspections, pre plaster inspections, waterproofing inspections and pre paint inspections. Each of these stages is significant and usually requires a payment to your builder. Therefore, it’s best to identify any problems early, before instalment payments are made to your builder.
We also specialise in building inspections for Knock Down Rebuilds. If you’re adding a swimming pool or spa to your new home, we also offer pool inspections.
Here are some Defects we Commonly Find During New Home Inspections
Why you Need an Independent New Home Inspector
Even though a building inspection will be undertaken by a Building Surveyor, their focus is usually on whether your new home complies with relevant building standards and regulations. As such, the actual quality of workmanship and materials is not typically their priority during the inspection.
Therefore, it is best to engage a fully qualified and independent Building Inspector who will take the time to ensure that the workmanship on your new home meets the required standards. They will also ensure that the home complies with the original plans and that everything has been completed.
Unfortunately, we often find a range of defects during our new home inspections. These defects can include non-compliant brickwork, cracking in driveways, damaged carpentry, and painting that is not up to standard. We sometimes even find fixtures and fittings incorrectly placed.
Our fees start at $449 (inc GST), and our reports are available within 24 hours. It’s a small price to pay to make sure you know what you’re buying!
Why Trust New Home Building Inspections
- Member of Master Inspector Association of Australia
- Registered Builders & Inspectors
- Licensed with the Victorian Building Authority
- Completely independent Building Inspectors
- Fully insured
- Reports within 24 hrs
- Over 30 years experience
- Thermal imaging available
- Qualified Timber Pest Inspectors
- Cert IV – Building Construction
- Cert IV – Occupational Health & Safety