Seven independent visits across a Rouse Hill build, each one booked before the next trade covers the work.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
New building in Rouse Hill now means knockdown rebuilds, dual occupancies and townhouse rows on the remaining greenfield pockets, often two storeys on a tight lot. That changes what goes wrong. Deep edge beams and step downs on sloping blocks put the slab steel under more scrutiny, and upper floor bracing carries more load. Our frame reports here keep coming back to tie down bolts and slack roof straps, and lock-up keeps turning up pipes and cables touching each other inside the walls. Each stage below links to what we check and when to book it.
Bores drilled and cages set, before concrete is ordered
Hole depth into the founding material, diameter, cage cover and spacers, strip footings between piers, base cleaned out, termite collars where services pass
Learn more about the bored piers inspection →
Steel tied and pods placed, the day before the pour
Re-entrant bars, mesh laps, concrete cover, Z bars to deep edge beams, steel around penetrations, vapour barrier taping and rating, step downs to wet areas
Learn more about the slab pre-pour inspection →
Frame, trusses and roof bracing up, before sarking and lining
Tie down bolts and their tension, metal bracing straps tight and straight, roof bracing fixed to the trusses, plate overhang at the slab, plate joints over studs, beam connections against the engineering
Learn more about the frame inspection →
Roof, walls, windows and external doors on; rough in done; no plaster
Truss and beam timbers undamaged, roof bracing looped over trusses, sarking intact and taped at penetrations, pipes and cables kept apart, flashings and cappings, brick base course and damp course
Learn more about the lock-up (pre-plaster) inspection →
Joinery, doors and trims in; painter not yet started
Articulation and expansion joints in the brickwork, joints left clean and continuous, window rubber flashings, infills at window heads, external ducts, joinery condition, downpipes on
Learn more about the fixing inspection →
Membrane down and cured, tiles not started
Substrate cleaned before the membrane, nothing piercing it, bond breakers at junctions and bath lips, water stop angles at doorways, puddle flanges at floor wastes, pinholes and lifting
Learn more about the waterproofing inspection →
Builder has called practical completion, final claim unpaid
Upstairs window restrictors, balcony overflows, shower screens and leaks, stormwater pipes and grading, weep and damp course clearance, saw cuts, flashings, finishes room by room
Learn more about the pre-handover (PCI) inspection →One item from each of the seven stages, with the stage shown on the tile.
Bored piers
Slab
Frame
Lock-up
Waterproofing
Fixing
Handover
Why a stepped slab carries extra steel, and what a pre-pour inspection looks for in it.
How the bracing system holds a frame against wind, and the parts of it most often missed.
Why gas, water and electrical services must be kept apart, and why lock-up is the last chance to see it.
Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections The last full check of your new home before the keys and the final claim. 
Pre-Purchase Building Inspections An AS 4349.1 check of an established Rouse Hill home before you commit. 
Building and Pest Inspections Building and timber pests in one visit, each with its own report. 
Defect Investigation Reports One problem traced from the symptom back to its likely cause. 
Dilapidation Reports A dated condition record of your home before the excavator arrives next door. 
NCAT Expert Witness Reports Evidence written to Procedural Direction 3 for a building claim at NCAT. 
Pre-Listing Inspections Know what the buyer's inspector will raise before your campaign starts. 
Insurance Claim Assessments Cause and extent of damage set down independently for your insurer. Instant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
If you can only afford some, take slab, frame and handover. Slab and frame are the two points where structural work disappears from view, and handover is your last list before final payment. Lock-up and waterproofing add the most where the house has several wet areas or a complex roof.
Per visit, depending on the stage and the size of the home. Request a quote online with the number of storeys and the stages you want and the figure comes back straight away.
Most NSW contracts allow the owner reasonable access with notice. Tell the supervisor the date, and if they resist, the contract clause on inspections is the place to start.
We record what was and was not complete, inspect what can be inspected, and the report says so. If too little is finished, we can return for the rest.
No. The principal certifier's critical stage inspections check compliance with the consent at set points. Ours are independent, cover workmanship as well, and report to you rather than to the authority.
We do not test electrical circuits, gas or plumbing pressure, energise anything, dig, or remove finished work. Engineering certification stays with the engineer and the certifier. Anything we could not see or reach is named in the report.
Send it to the builder in writing and ask for a written reply on each item. Book the reinspection for any structural item before the next trade covers it.
