by GoInspect | Aug 21, 2026 | Blog
Settlement day should be the finish line. You get the keys, you pop the champagne, and you move in. But for a growing number of Queensland homebuyers, it is also the day they start discovering problems that were not obvious during the pre-settlement inspection –...
by GoInspect | Aug 20, 2026 | Blog
When a plasterer patches over a framer’s mistake, or a painter rolls over a waterproofing failure, the defect does not disappear. It just becomes harder to assign, harder to rectify, and almost impossible to invoice back to the trade responsible. That is the...
by GoInspect | Aug 19, 2026 | Blog
You have just signed a contract on a new Gold Coast property. The builder has declared practical completion, and the handover date is locked in. At that exact moment, the QBCC warranty clock starts ticking, your final payment obligation is triggered, and whatever...
by GoInspect | Aug 18, 2026 | Blog
Settlement day is approaching, the builder is pressuring you to sign off, and your inspection report still has not arrived. This is exactly the situation that costs Brisbane homebuyers thousands of dollars in defects that get locked in the moment they sign. A same day...
by GoInspect | Aug 17, 2026 | Blog
Most new homeowners walk through their completed build and assume that because it looks finished, it is finished correctly. That assumption costs real money. According to data from the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC), internal paint defects...
