by GoInspect | Oct 20, 2026 | 12-Month Maintenance, Blog
During your new home’s first year, keep a dated record of anything that does not work properly, changes over time or remains unfinished from handover. Photograph the issue, explain where and when it happens, and raise it promptly with your builder. You do not need to...
by GoInspect | Oct 13, 2026 | 12-Month Maintenance, Blog
Every new home settles in with a few marks on its walls and a door that sticks in summer. The trouble starts when a buyer has to decide whether a crack, gap or stain is ordinary wear and tear or a construction defect the builder must fix. Get it wrong and you either...
by GoInspect | Aug 21, 2026 | 12-Month Maintenance, 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 | Jul 24, 2026 | 12-Month Maintenance, Blog
You’ve handed over your deposit, signed the paperwork, and moved into your brand-new Queensland home. Then you notice a crack in the render, doors that won’t close, or waterproofing that clearly wasn’t applied correctly. Finding defects after...
by GoInspect | Jun 24, 2026 | 12-Month Maintenance, Blog
Signing off on your new home feels like the finish line. But for a significant number of Queensland homeowners, it turns out to be the starting gun on a much more stressful race. Post-handover defects are far more common than most buyers expect, and the legal...
by goadmin | May 21, 2020 | 12-Month Maintenance, Blog
We often get asked the question by clients as to what happens if they discover further defects in their new property after moving in. Sometimes defects are not evident at the time of inspection for various reasons. We would like to answer by making this...
