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Pre-handover (PCI) inspection near Rockbank

The last inspection where the builder carries the cost of putting things right.

  • About a week before practical completion
  • 2 to 3 hours on site
  • Report within 24 hours
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Stage7 of 7
When to bookAbout a week before practical completion
Time on site2 to 3 hours on site
Inspected againstThe Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015, the NCC, your contract drawings and inclusions

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

  • Every room: paint, plaster, cornices, doors, windows and floors
  • Wall and ceiling finish in natural light
  • Wet areas: tiling, grout, silicone, screens and drainage
  • Kitchen and laundry: cabinetry, benchtops and appliances installed
  • External: render, brickwork, cladding, caulking and paint
  • Roof, gutters, downpipes and stormwater connection
  • Roof space where safely accessible
  • Garage door, slab falls and driveway
  • Paths, porch, alfresco and step compliance
  • Site drainage, ponding and slab edge exposure
  • Fencing, gates, letterbox and clothesline where in contract
  • Contract inclusions and selections against what was built
  • Compliance certificates available for waterproofing, termite and glazing
  • A numbered, photographed defect list for the site supervisor
Why it matters here

Pre-handover (PCI) inspections on Rockbank builds

Handover findings in this corridor cluster around water: a box gutter overflow that cannot perform, flashings sitting on the face of the cladding instead of behind it, and a water stop left out from under the shower screen.

What we find at this stage in Rockbank

  • Box gutter high capacity overflow non-compliant
  • Flashings sitting on the cladding face rather than behind it
  • Water stop not installed beneath the shower screen
  • Roof cladding and penetration flashings poorly installed
  • Mixer or pipework leaking
  • Sealing and resealing outstanding to flashings
Mixer and pipework leaking at inspection, recorded during a pre-handover inspection in Bacchus Marsh
Mixer and pipework leaking at inspection
Sample findings

Sample defects found during our pre-handover (PCI) inspections in Rockbank

Annotated findings from Pre-handover (PCI) inspections.

Box gutter high capacity overflow non-compliant, recorded during a pre-handover inspection in Fraser Rise
Box gutter high capacity overflow non-compliant
Flashing sitting on the face of the cladding rather than behind it, recorded during a pre-handover inspection in Bacchus Marsh
Flashing sitting on the face of the cladding rather than behind it
Water stop not installed beneath the shower screen, recorded during a pre-handover inspection in Fraser Rise
Water stop not installed beneath the shower screen
Roof cladding and penetration flashings poorly installed, recorded during a pre-handover inspection in Fraser Rise
Roof cladding and penetration flashings poorly installed

The other stages of a Rockbank build

  1. Bored piers inspection in Rockbank1Bored piersAfter boring and cage placement, before concrete
  2. Slab pre-pour inspection in Rockbank2Slab pre-pourThe day before the pour, with steel and formwork open
  3. Frame inspection in Rockbank3FrameOnce frame and trusses are up and the roof is on, before sarking
  4. Lock-up (pre-plaster) inspection in Rockbank4Lock-up (pre-plaster)After roof, cladding and external doors, before plaster
  5. Fixing inspection in Rockbank5FixingAfter mouldings, doors and joinery, before painting
  6. Waterproofing inspection in Rockbank6WaterproofingAfter the membrane is applied and cured, before tiling

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FAQ

Pre-handover (PCI) inspections in Rockbank: common questions

What does a non-compliant overflow mean?

That the high capacity overflow cannot do its job. A box gutter blockage then has nowhere to go except into the roof and the ceiling below.

Why must a flashing sit behind the cladding?

So water running down the cladding passes over it. Sitting on the face, it directs water into the wall instead of out of it.

How soon should the list go to the builder?

Immediately. You have the most leverage before putting your name to practical completion.

Do you return?

Yes, a reinspection runs through the list before settlement.

What is excluded?

Live circuits, pressure tests, commissioning, appliance and garage door safety checks, and anything concealed.

How long on site?

Two to three hours as a rule, more on a double storey.

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