New Home Inspections Knox
New Home Building Inspections are an independent home building inspection company, with over 30 years experience specialising in inspections for new and existing homes in the City of Knox
We have extensive knowledge of all the current Building Standards, Acts and Regulations. In addition, 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 carry out a lot of new home building inspections in Knox. We also do a lot of pre purchase inspections, as well as swimming pool inspections.
This is because new home owners in Knox know it is the best way to protect their investment. In fact, it is the only way you can make sure that all the work in your new home has been completed to an acceptable standard before you move in.
Unfortunately you can’t assume that just because your Knox home is new that it does not have any faults. That’s why you need a new home building inspection undertaken. In addition, the inspection needs to be done before you make final payment to your builder. This is because it is usually much harder to get faults fixed once payment is made.
Usually a new home building inspection is carried out when your builder has finished a stage of the build, and a progress payment is due. As such. no matter what inspection stage we are doing, we identify any defects in your new home. In addition, we let you know about any non compliant issues. As well, to make sure we identify all defects, we use a detailed checklist.
Phone 1800 466 424, send us a message via our contact page or send an email
The Knox Suburbs We Service Include:
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 building report you are able to negotiate with your builder in a strong position. This means you get your home in Knox built to the standard you have paid for. Remember that it is much easier to get defects and faults fixed before you move in.
Our fees start at $300 (inc GST) and our reports are available within 24 hours.
Contact Us Today!
Phone 1800 466 424, send us a message via our contact page or send an email
Swimming Pool Inspections Knox
If you are building a new swimming pool or spa for your new home in Knox you need to register it with your Local Council within 30 days of receiving your Occupancy Certificate or Certificate of Final Inspection. All swimming pools and spas that can hold more than 30cm of water are subject to this requirement. There are only a few exceptions to the rules. These include bird baths, fish ponds and spas in private bathrooms.
In addition, the first certificate of barrier compliance must be lodged at the same time as the application for registration.
Subsequent certificates of compliance are due every four years.
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
Reviews
“We cannot recommend NHBI highly enough. What you want and need in quality versus quantity in your independent reports. Through friends, family and research, we found you may be paying for the name more than the quality of the service with other inspectors. With other inspectors we found they were often fluffing it up, without providing the substance to the report that NHBI would provide. Paul properly referenced with building codes any sub-standard work and stated what builders needed to do to actually fix them.
We absolutely loved Paul’s professionalism, approachability, and responsiveness. He fully explained how he does his inspections and reports, and was more than accommodating with our often last minute inspection requests. If we ever take the plunge and build again, we will absolutely use NHBI”
Meagan C