Building a new home? Independent inspections catch defects before they're locked behind walls, floors, and ceilings — saving you from costly disputes and rectification work after handover.
When a new home is built, the most critical inspection windows are also the narrowest. Once plasterboard goes up, you can no longer see whether the framing is correctly braced, the insulation properly installed, or the waterproofing correctly applied. Once tiles go down, you can't see the slab beneath. By practical completion, many defects are simply invisible.
Independent inspections — carried out by an experienced inspector who has no relationship with your builder — give you an objective assessment at each critical construction milestone. Defects identified during construction are significantly cheaper and easier to rectify than those discovered after handover.
We've carried out hundreds of inspections across Sydney and regularly find issues that were simply not picked up by the builder's own quality control — from incorrect structural connections to non-compliant weatherproofing details. Catching these early protects your investment and your relationship with your builder.
Your builder's quality control inspections are conducted by their own staff or supervisors — people whose job security depends on keeping construction moving on schedule. They are not independent.
Under NSW law, builders have a 90 day statutory warranty on minor defects and 6 years on major defects. —
An independent PCI inspection program is the most effective protection you can have for a new build investment.
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From booking to report — here's exactly what to expect.
Contact us at contract stage and we'll set up a PCI inspection aligned to your construction program. You notify us when each stage is due and we book in within 48 hours.
A detailed report is delivered within 24 hours of each inspection — ready to send to your builder with a request for rectification in warranty period.
"Booked stage inspections for our knockdown-rebuild in Marrickville. At frame stage the inspector found three bracing connections that didn't comply with the engineering spec. The builder fixed them before plasterboard — took two days. Would have been a nightmare to discover after handover."
"Pre-plaster inspection found a waterproofing membrane that hadn't been turned up to the correct height in the ensuite. A $400 fix before tiling that would have been a $6,000 problem with tiles on. These inspections pay for themselves many times over."
"Practical completion inspection was incredibly thorough — 47 defect items documented with photos. Builder addressed 44 of them before I signed off. The other 3 are on a written list for the warranty period. I couldn't have done this without the report."
Set up your inspection schedule early — call us now or fill in the form and we'll be in touch within 2 hours.