Construction Stages
Construction Locks
Have you ever thought about who has keys for the locks on the doors of your new house? After all there are lot’s of tradies working on the house after ‘Lock Up’ stage. Well these days most builders use Construction…
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Pre-Plasterboard Inspection
Plasterboard can cover a lot of defects . . . . . . . so if worth checking on things before it goes up. Typically the timing of this inspection will be after the ‘Lock Up Stage‘ but before the…
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Soil Heave – Protecting the Slab During Construction
There has been a lot of talk in the Melbourne papers recently about ‘Slab Heave’ when Building on Clay so I thought I would explain how to minimise the risk during construction. A key issue when building on clay is to…
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Fixing Stage Inspections
This is the time when all plasterboard lining (or internal cladding) architraves, skirtings, doors, built in shelves, baths, basins, troughs, sinks, cabinets and cupboards of a home are fitted and fixed in position. The waterproofing of all wet areas will also…
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How Many Construction Inspections?
Well I do my own inspections, so for my houses they have been at least once week. . . . . but if you are paying $4-500 an inspection for a professional you might want to consider the options below!…
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Delaying Progress Payments
So your builder has just made a claim for a Progress Payment . . . . . but you are not happy with the workmanship, or don’t agree that the Construction Stage is finished. What can you do? A lot of people…
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