External Building Inspections In Australia
In Australia all building work needs to pass a Practical Completion Test where a
building inspector from the local council will come and check the quality and safety of the building work carried out by a builder.All building rubble is cleared from the site.
Face bricks have been cleaned thoroughly.
Fly screens have been installed and aren't damaged or paint spattered.
Window frame heads do not sag.
Perpendicular joints on brickwork are filled. Check corners where profile clamps have been utilized.
No gaps between window or door frames and the brickwork.
The meter box opens and closes correctly and has been painted.
The termite facts sticker is in the meter box.
Stick-on colonial bars to windows are installed inside and/or outside.
Window tracks are clean of debris.
Down pipes and spouts are at the correct ground level. Down pipes ought to have at least two straps securing them to the wall.
Hardiflex cladding to the gables is symmetrical in length of joins.
All steel (e.g. lintels) is primed and painted.
Gable barge boards are secure and can't be moved by hand.
Timbers were not bruised when nailed and nail holes were filled prior to painting.
Eaves lining sits neatly on an angle trim or on top of the brickwork. Check this inside the garage or carport ceiling.
Eaves lining does not move upwards when pushed from the underside.
Valley iron is painted to match the roof colour.
All pipes, PVC and copper, are painted.
All flashings to the roof are painted.
The roof and gutter have been cleaned of tile chips or swarf (metal filings).
Check for broken and chipped roof tiles.
Look for chipped or broken bricks, particularly at wheelbarrow level.
All doors exposed to the weather are sealed on the top and bottom edge to prevent water absorption and swelling.
Check that sewer grates are installed.
All protective tape on window frames is removed.
All stickers on glass are removed.
Check for holes in walls where pipes enter the building. These ought to be completely sealed with a matching mortar.
The television aerial has been installed (if in the contract).
Check the operation of the garage door and measure its opening height is as per the plan. Also check there are no gaps at the bottom edge when the door is closed.
Check that any brick-paved area has had sand spread over it to fill the gaps.
The hot water unit should sit on a concrete slab at the correct finished ground level.
All paving edges need to be bedded in with concrete.
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