Building Inspection Guides
Practical guides to new home inspections, building defects and clear reports for homeowners, builders and developers in South East Queensland.
Building Inspections for Buyers Agents in Brisbane and SEQ
Buyers agents who acquire off-the-plan or recently completed homes in South East Queensland often inherit the same problem. The client is interstate or overseas, the settlement date is fixed, and the builder’s handover walk is often the only check anyone...
Timber Framing Defects in New Queensland Homes Explained
Timber framing defects in a new home in Queensland are rarely visible at handover. The walls are painted, the floors are polished, and the kitchen looks finished, so most buyers walk through and sign off. The timber frame that carries the roof and transfers loads into...
Review update: Trade-Specific Defect Reports for Builder Quality Assurance
A trade-specific defect report brings one trade’s findings together across the agreed dwellings or project areas, while keeping each item’s location, description and photograph attached. For a builder or developer, it provides a focused worklist: the...
Apartment Building Inspection Checklist: Unit by Unit
A new apartment can pass a quick walkthrough and still hide dozens of defects that only show up after you have moved in. In a multi-residential building, the inspection is more than checking one flat. Each unit is its own handover, and the same wall, door or bathroom...