New Home Inspections Pakenham Upper
New Home Building Inspections are an independent home building inspection company, with over 30 years experience specialising in inspections for new homes, as well as exisiting homes in the Melbourne suburb of Pakenham Upper, part of the Shire of Cardinia.
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 Pakenham Upper. We also do a lot of pre purchase inspections, as well as swimming pool inspections.
The reason for this is that new home owners in the Melbourne suburb of Pakenham Upper know that is the best way to protect their investment. By having a new home inspection, they gain assurance that all the work in their new home has been completed to an acceptable standard. Even more importantly, this is all done before moving in. As a result, there are no nasty surprises when you take possession of your new home.
Unfortunately, just because your home is new, you can’t assume that it does not have faults. A new home inspection is really the only way for you to be certain you know what you’re buying. This is especially true as it is usually harder to get faults fixed once the payment is made to your builder and you have moved in.
As well as doing an inspection before final payment is made, it is recommended that various building inspections are carried out during the build. This is normally done at various stages of the build when a progress payment is due. At each stage, we identify any defects in your new home, as well as any non compliant issues. We do this by using a detailed checklist that identifies defects at every stage of the build of your new home in Pakenham Upper.
We specialise in providing home inspections for all major stages of your new home in Pakenham Upper including:
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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
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With our detailed new home building report you are able to negotiate with your builder in a strong position. This ensures that you end up with a home to the standard you have paid for. Remember that it is much easier to get defects and faults fixed before you move into your dream home in Pakenham Upper.
Our fees start at $300 (inc GST) and our reports are available within 24 hours.
Slab Inspections Pakenham Upper
We find that slab inspections are one of the most popular stage inspections we perform for new homes in Pakenham Upper. This is no surprise as you need to get the foundations of your new home right! If there are issues with your concrete slab it can lead to structural issues. These issues include cracked walls, ceilings, floors and tiles. It may also mean that you can’t even open your windows.
We do our concrete slab inspections in two parts. The first part is done BEFORE the concrete is poured, so if there are any issues at the preparation stage, including steel reinforcement and boxing it is picked up before the concrete is poured. The second part of our inspection is done AFTER the concrete is poured and we make sure the floor is straight and level as along with other factors. In addition, we always confirm that the concrete slab meets the standards of the Building Code of Australia and Standard and Tolerances Version 2015.
Swimming Pool Inspections Pakenham Upper
If you are building a new swimming pool or spa for your new home in Pakenham Upper 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
At New Home Building Inspections we have nearly 30 years experience in the building industry. We are a division of Building Solutions Australia, which was established in 1993. Your dreams are our priority. We have the knowledge and experience to identify issues. These issues could save you from costly repairs if they remain undetected.
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