A Werribee build passes seven points where one trade's work is about to disappear under the next. We attend at each of those points and compare what is in the ground or the wall with the engineering for your lot.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
On Werribee jobs the frame stage produces more major structural items than any other: hangers not nailed off, bolts left out of engineered connections, bracing panels built narrower than their detail. The slab is close behind, with pods left uncut and internal beams squeezed under their minimum width.
After the holes are drilled and the cages set, before concrete goes in
Hole depth and width against the engineering, cage placement on chairs, cover to the sides and base, and loose spoil at the bottom
Learn more about the bored piers inspection →
Once pods, steel and membrane are down, the day before concrete
Pod cuts and beam widths, bar chairs and cover, membrane run under every beam, clearance to pipes and the extra bars wide beams need
Learn more about the slab pre-pour inspection →
When walls, trusses and roof cover are up, before any sarking or insulation hides them
Joist hangers nailed off, engineered bolts in place, bracing panels and angle braces, lintel tie-downs and plate continuity
Learn more about the frame inspection →
With roof, windows, external doors and cladding on, before plasterboard
Insulation continuity, duct bends, sarking under tiles, gutter fall, sewer junction clearance and floor squeaks upstairs
Learn more about the lock-up (pre-plaster) inspection →
When doors, skirtings and cabinetry are in, ahead of the painter
Upstairs window restrictors, articulation joints, walls out of plumb, roof tile damage, moisture in walls and stormwater pipes
Learn more about the fixing inspection →
After the membrane has cured and before the tiler arrives
Membrane intact across shower floors and walls, balconies membraned, protection of finished membrane and clear floor wastes
Learn more about the waterproofing inspection →
Roughly a week before the builder hands over the keys
Shower containment and wastes, exhaust fan discharge, rainhead overflows, roof cappings, weep hole clearance and door hardware
Learn more about the pre-handover (PCI) inspection →A single finding from each stage on Werribee builds.
Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections The full walk through before handover, where leaks and roof items still turn up on Werribee homes. 
Pre-Purchase Building Inspections An honest read on an established Werribee house before you commit, reported under AS 4349.1. 
Building and Pest Inspections Building condition and timber pests in one visit, starting with what sits against the walls. 
Defect Investigation Reports Finding out why something failed, measured against the standard rather than argued about. 
Rental minimum standards (Victoria) inspections All 15 Victorian rental minimum standards checked in your Werribee property before it is listed. 
Dilapidation Reports Photographs of your Werribee home's condition before the house next door starts going up. 
Expert Witness Reports Independent evidence written to the VCAT practice note once a dispute reaches the tribunal. 
Pre-Listing Inspections Learn what a buyer's inspector will raise about your house before the campaign begins. 
Insurance Claim Assessments An independent view of storm, leak or impact damage to put alongside your claim. Instant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
Frame. It is where engineered connections, tie-downs and bracing are all exposed at once, and on Werribee jobs it has produced more major structural findings than any other stage. Slab pre-pour comes next.
Our checks are made by eye and by hand. We do not energise or test electrical work, pressure test plumbing, open up finished work, certify engineering or test soil. Licensed trades, your engineer and the building surveyor look after those.
One to two working days is usually enough. Ask your supervisor for the next stage date as early as possible, because programs on Werribee estates move at short notice.
