Joinery in, painter not started, external brickwork due to be made good.
Fixing stage in Oran Park catches the brickwork and the external joints. Mortar blown out or damaged, acid wash still required, expansion joints needing cleaning and sealing, gutter brackets not clipped, balustrades not installed and grading still to be done. These are the items that get waved through at handover because the house looks finished, so catching them while the trades are still on site is the difference between a fix and a warranty claim.
Annotated findings from Fixing inspections on Oran Park builds. Client addresses withheld.
1Bored piersAfter boring and cage placement, before concrete
2Slab pre-pourThe day before the pour, steel and formwork complete
3FrameOnce frame and trusses are up and the roof is on, before lining
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)After roof, cladding and external doors, before plaster
6WaterproofingAfter the membrane is applied and before any tile is laid
7Pre-handover (PCI)Two to three weeks before your handover dateInstant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
Mortar that has failed at the joint face, leaving the perpend or bed open. It lets water into the cavity and it is a bricklaying rectification rather than a cleaning job.
Not in itself. It is a finishing operation, and recording that it has not been done stops it being quietly skipped between fixing and handover.
Because mortar and debris in the joint stop it doing its job. A joint packed solid is not an expansion joint, it is a line drawn on a rigid wall.
Paint covers precisely the gaps, joints and knocks this visit is meant to catch, which is why it happens before the painter and not after.
Two to three hours for a standard house, with the report out that evening or early the next morning.
On most builds yes, because it is the last point wet area and external work can be corrected cheaply.
