Roof on, brickwork up, services in, and the last look before the linings.
Lock-up in Oran Park is the insulation stage as much as anything. We have recorded wall and ceiling insulation simply not installed on separate jobs, which is the sort of omission that is invisible from the day the plasterboard goes up and shows itself later as a house that costs more to heat than it should. Alongside that: gas pipes in contact with hot water lines, roof flashings, noggings missing and external doors not installed.
Annotated findings from Lock-up (pre-plaster) 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
5FixingAfter mouldings, doors and joinery, before the painter
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.
You would not, once the plaster is on. It is one of the clearest arguments for inspecting at lock-up, because the wall is open for a few days and then never again.
It is a contract and Code compliance question, since the energy rating your house was approved against assumes it is there. The report records where it is absent.
Yes. The stage is defined by services being in and linings not, which here runs a few days.
A clearance is required between them. It is a straightforward fix while the wall is open and effectively impossible afterwards.
About two hours plus the report, longer on a larger or two storey home.
We inspect what is still open and record which areas were already closed and therefore not assessed.
