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Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections in Werribee

Before you sign for the keys, we walk every room, the roof and the outside of your new Werribee home and list what still needs fixing, in an order the builder can work through.

  • Every room, roof and exterior walked
  • Numbered list for the builder
  • Water, roof and drainage items first
  • Report within 24 hours
  • Thermal camera on wet areas
  • Contract and plans checked
  • Recheck before settlement
  • Booked a week before handover
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What is included

What is included in a Werribee pre-handover (PCI) inspection

A Werribee pre-handover inspection compares the finished house with your contract, plans and selections, the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015, the National Construction Code and ABCB Housing Provisions, AS 3740 for wet areas and AS 3700 for masonry.

Wet areas

  • Shower recess containment, waste fall and visible leaks at mixers.

Roof and cappings

  • Cracked tiles, flashings, cappings and how each is fixed.

Rainheads and gutters

  • Overflow design, spreaders and gutter outlets.

Weep holes and grading

  • Clearance above the ground and fall away from the slab.

Roof space

  • Insulation coverage, ducts and exhaust fan discharge.

Doors and windows

  • Latching, binding, locks and weather seals.

Brickwork

  • Overhang at the slab edge and voids in mortar joints.

Internal finishes

  • Cracks, floor level and paint against the tolerances.

8 checkpoints across 8 areas on a standard Werribee pre-handover (PCI) inspection. If a roof void, subfloor or room cannot be reached safely on the day, the report says so plainly and records it as not inspected.

Sample findings

Sample defects recorded during our pre-handover (PCI) inspections in Werribee

Items raised at Werribee practical completion walk throughs.

Water escaping the shower recess onto the bathroom floor, found during a pre-handover inspection in Werribee
Water escaping the shower recess onto the bathroom floor
Exhaust fan discharging into the roof space rather than ducted outside, found during a pre-handover inspection in Werribee
Exhaust fan discharging into the roof space rather than ducted outside
Box gutter rainhead fitted with overflow slots that are no longer permitted, found during a pre-handover inspection in Werribee
Box gutter rainhead fitted with overflow slots that are no longer permitted
Shower mixer leaking during the pre-handover walk through, found during a pre-handover inspection in Werribee
Shower mixer leaking during the pre-handover walk through
Roof penetration left without proper flashing to seal it, found during a pre-handover inspection in Werribee
Roof penetration left without proper flashing to seal it
Shower waste draining slower than the water arriving, so it ponds, found during a pre-handover inspection in Werribee
Shower waste draining slower than the water arriving, so it ponds
Ducts bent tighter than their own diameter, reducing air to the rooms, found during a pre-handover inspection in Werribee
Ducts bent tighter than their own diameter, reducing air to the rooms
Wall cappings screwed through the top, where water can follow the fixings in, found during a pre-handover inspection in Werribee
Wall cappings screwed through the top, where water can follow the fixings in
Weep holes sitting less than 150mm above the ground beside them, found during a pre-handover inspection in Werribee
Weep holes sitting less than 150mm above the ground beside them
Cracked roof tile found on the final walk before keys, found during a pre-handover inspection in Werribee
Cracked roof tile found on the final walk before keys
Our building inspectors in the office
Why Werribee owners choose us

Independent. Licensed. Insured.

  • The person who walks your Werribee site is the person who signs the report.
  • We measure new work against your lot's engineering and older homes against AS 4349.1.
  • Each item names the clause it fails, from AS 2870 to the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015.
  • Questions after the report go straight to the inspector, not a call centre.
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FAQ

Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections in Werribee: common questions

When should a Werribee handover inspection happen?

About a week before the handover date. That leaves time to attend, issue the report and give the builder a list to work on before you sign.

Which items does a Werribee handover inspection exclude?

We do not energise circuits, pressure test plumbing or gas, commission appliances or heating and cooling, test smoke alarms or confirm the occupancy permit. Items are checked by eye and by hand, so a tap is run and a door is opened, but nothing is certified as tested.

Can you come back once the builder has fixed the list?

Yes. A reinspection goes through the open items one by one and records which are closed and which are still outstanding.

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