Bored piers
After boring and cage placement, before concrete
Depth and diameter against the engineering, cage centred with cover, bases clean and free of water
Learn more about the bored piers inspection →Seven checkpoints across a Leppington build, each before the next trade closes the last one in.
Leppington's frame set is the largest we hold for any NSW suburb, and it is where the findings concentrate. Missing bolts at steel posts and beams. Tie down bolts absent from bracing, recorded five times. Truss boots and roof bracing not installed. Washers missing, bracket fixings short, bottom plates overhanging by 25 millimetres. None of that is exotic and none of it is expensive at the time. All of it disappears the week the plasterer arrives.
After boring and cage placement, before concrete
Depth and diameter against the engineering, cage centred with cover, bases clean and free of water
Learn more about the bored piers inspection →
The day before the pour, steel and formwork complete
Cover to reinforcement, mesh clear of pipework, reinforcement fixing and cleaning, waffle pods clean, vapour barrier joints sealed, shower recesses formed
Learn more about the slab pre-pour inspection →
Once frame and trusses are up and the roof is on, before lining
Steel post and beam bolts, tie down bolts and washers, truss boots and triple grips, roof bracing, bracket fixings, bottom plate overhang
Learn more about the frame inspection →
After roof, cladding and external doors, before plaster
Weep holes formed, ducting suspended not resting, sarking and wall wrap, stormwater cover, temporary downpipes, termite notice
Learn more about the lock-up (pre-plaster) inspection →
After mouldings, doors and joinery, before the painter
Skirtings and cabinetry complete, vanity installed, window rubber flashings adjusted, expansion joint sealant, brickwork acid wash, termite notice installed
Learn more about the fixing inspection →
After the membrane is applied and before any tile is laid
Membrane coverage and terminations, falls to the waste, junctions and penetrations sealed
Learn more about the waterproofing inspection →
Two to three weeks before your handover date
Downlight clearances, window opening restrictors, flashing installation, control joints, gutter sump size, tiling and wet area fittings
Learn more about the pre-handover (PCI) inspection →One finding per stage, each recorded on a Leppington build.
Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections Your closing list, compiled before the final instalment leaves your hands. 
Defect Investigation Reports A single failure, traced back to what was required. 
Pre-Purchase Building Inspections A visual inspection to AS 4349.1 for Leppington's established homes. 
Building and Pest Inspections Building and timber pest in one attendance, reported separately. 
Dilapidation Reports A dated photographic record before the block beside you is developed. 
NCAT Expert Witness Reports Evidence to the tribunal's procedural direction where a dispute gets there. Pre-Listing Inspections Find what a buyer's inspector will find, while the timing is yours. Insurance Claim Assessments An independent account of the damage and its origin, for an assessment in progress. Instant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
Frame, by a margin. Forty eight of our Leppington photographs come from frame inspections, and the recurring items are fixings rather than materials: bolts, washers, boots and grips.
A metal bracket tying a truss down to the wall frame at its bearing point. We recorded them not installed on Leppington frames, which leaves the truss resting where it was meant to be fixed.
No standard NSW residential contract lets them, and it is your property. Notice goes ahead of us and we work around the trades on site.