Seven points in a Clyde build where something gets covered up. We attend before that happens, measure what is there against the engineering and the standard, and give you a report you can hand straight to the site supervisor.
Casey sits in an N2 wind area, which sets the bracing and tie-down your frame needs. Once plaster is on, none of it can be checked without opening the wall.
After the holes are bored and steel cages are placed, before concrete
Pier depth and diameter against the engineering, cage placement and cover, clean bases and no water or spoil left in the hole
Learn more about the bored piers inspection →
The day before the pour, while steel and pods are still open to view
Beam widths, mesh and bar chair spacing, concrete cover, the vapour barrier and every penetration through it, set-downs to wet areas and debris in the pods
Learn more about the slab pre-pour inspection →
Once the frame and roof trusses are up, before sarking and cladding
Bottom plate fixing at 600mm nail or 1200mm bolt centres, stud and plate nailing, wall plumb, bracing, tie-down for N2 wind, and the termite barrier
Learn more about the frame inspection →
After cladding, roof and external doors, before plaster goes on
Sarking under the roof, flashings under external doors, window rubber seating, downpipe spreaders and everything that will shortly be hidden by lining
Learn more about the lock-up (pre-plaster) inspection →
Once skirtings, architraves, doors and joinery are in, before painting
Nail heads filled, moulding joints aligned, door gaps consistent, infills complete around windows and doors, plaster finished
Learn more about the fixing inspection →
After the membrane is applied, before any tile is laid over it
Hob height and grading, water stop angles at doorways, membrane coverage at junctions and penetrations, and falls to the waste
Learn more about the waterproofing inspection →
Before you sign at practical completion, ideally a week ahead
Every finish, seal, drainage and completion item room by room, with the termite notice and stormwater connection confirmed
Learn more about the pre-handover (PCI) inspection →One finding from each stage of a Clyde build, in the inspector's own words.
Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections The inspection before you accept keys, turning a rushed builder walk through into a numbered list they have to answer. 
Defect Investigation Reports An independent read on whether what your builder called acceptable actually meets the standard, item by item. 
Pre-Purchase Building Inspections What a Clyde house is really like behind the styling, reported under AS 4349.1 before you are committed. 
Building and Pest Inspections Building and timber pest together, including whether the termite system this corridor relies on is still intact. 
Dilapidation Reports A dated photographic record of your home before construction starts next door. 
Expert Witness Reports Written to the VCAT expert evidence practice note when a dispute goes to the tribunal. 
Pre-Listing Inspections Find what a buyer's inspector will find, before you list. 
Insurance Claim Assessments An independent assessment of damage for an insurance claim. Instant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
Frame and pre-handover if you can only afford two. Frame is the last look at structure before it is lined, and pre-handover is your last leverage before you accept keys. Slab pre-pour is the third, because nothing under concrete can be revisited.
We inspect visually and by hand. We do not energise or test electrical work, pressure test plumbing, carry out destructive investigation, certify engineering or take soil samples. Those belong to the licensed trades, the engineer and your building surveyor.
We write the report for you, and you send it. If your builder wants to discuss a finding, the inspector who attended will take the call.
