Building Construction Inspection Services Lock-up Stage

Building Under Construction Inspection Services available for Perth!

It is at this stage that bricks and mortar are looking more like home so it is important to make sure the building can be secured to prevent unwanted casual entry. From now on internal fixtures and finishing’s are being installed and with a secured building they can stay that way.

Before these fixtures get installed it is important to make sure the construction up to this stage has been carried out with good building practises and meet Australian Standards; are ceiling installations & wall finishes good, are electrical and plumbing services correctly positioned, how is the general appearance? These and other questions can be answered by engaging a Housecalls “Lock-up” stage building inspection, our inspection reports have been developed by the Housecalls team from many years of experience as practising builders, they are designed to provide you with the best information available in an easy to read and understand format for this “Lock-up” stage of the construction.

“There is no house more beautiful than the house you happily live in!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

Our inspections cover:

Site

– Cleanliness

Overall construction

– visual condition
– Slab finish
– Brickwork
– Current condition
(Any signs of damage during construction?)

Roof Timbers

– Roof battens – secured
– for tiled roof
– Roof battens – secured
– for metal roof
– Paired rafters
– Collar ties
– Under purlins
– Struts
– Valley timbers
– Hip rafter timbers
– Jack rafter timbers
– Support beam timbers – bearings and support
– Ceiling joist timbers

Plasterwork – Internal

– Surface finish
– Angle beads
– External corner finish
– Internal corner finish
– Reveals square

Joinery – Doors & Windows

Front Entry door
– Temp door and lock installed and secure
– Contract specified door and lock installed and secure

Shopper Entry door
– Temp door and lock installed and secure
– Contract specified door and lock installed and secure

Rear Entry door 1
– Temp door and lock installed and secure
– Contract specified door and lock installed and secure

Rear Entry door 2
– Temp door and lock installed and secure
– Contract specified door and lock installed and secure

Through slab services (drainage)

– Bathroom 1
– Bathroom 2
– Kitchen
– Laundry
– WC

Shower – waterproofing

– Main Bathroom
– Ensuite Bathroom

Roof Ironmongery

– Roof perimeter restraint strapping and tensioning
– Tie-down rods securing and positioning
– Under purlin to strut ties
– Under purlin to rafter ties
– Rafter to Ridge ties
– Support beam steel – bearings and support
– Sole timber plate to steel beams bolted
– Ceiling joist to hanging beam ties
– Wall plate to wall head
– OtherRoof Plumbing
– Gutters – Joints
– Fascia
– Rainwater pipes – positions
– Flashings
– Valleys
– Roof vent penetrations

Ceiling Plasterboard

– Finish
– Back blocked to AS2589

Electrical Layout

Lighting
– Switch positions
– Ceiling positions
– External positions

Power – GPO’s
– Wall positions
– External

Windows

– Glazing installed
– Opening units installed and operational
– Window locks installed
– Extrusion condition – External
– Extrusion condition – Internal

Roof Covering

– Tiled /Metal roof
– Visual appearance & fitment
– Ridge/hip capping – fitting to metal roofs
– Ridge/hip capping – Tiled roof mortar pointing – finish

Render work – External

– Surface finish
– External corner finish
– Internal corner finish
– Reveals square
– Wall return angles

Plumbing Layout

Roof Installation
– Pipes clipped
– General pipe run layout

Wall Installation
– Outlet positions
– Pipes in wall lagged

External services
– Outside tap positions