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Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections in Berwick

A Berwick pre-handover inspection gives you a numbered list of what is unfinished or wrong before you pay the final claim. Larger homes here usually take most of a morning.

  • Room by room defect list
  • Roof space checked
  • Wet areas against AS 3740
  • Measured, not guessed
  • Report within 24 hours
  • Ready to send to the builder
  • Reinspection before settlement
  • Inspector on call after
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What is included

What is included in a Berwick pre-handover (PCI) inspection

A Berwick pre-handover inspection is assessed against your building contract, plans and selections, the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015, the National Construction Code and ABCB Housing Provisions, AS 3740 for wet areas and AS 3700 for masonry.

Roof and flashings

  • Junction and apron flashings
  • Box gutter fall
  • Gutter joints and corners
  • Roof space framing

Bathrooms and ensuites

  • Vertical water stop at the exit
  • Water stop angle at doors
  • Floor waste and fall
  • Grout and sealant

Brickwork and render

  • Bed joint thickness
  • Wall plumb
  • Sills and window gaps
  • Render damage

Doors and hardware

  • Pocket door stops
  • Privacy locks
  • Garage door tracks
  • Latching and binding

Drainage

  • Debris in pipes and gullies
  • Downpipe fixings
  • Condensate lines
  • Surface grading

Finishes

  • Paint defects marked up
  • Skirting and joinery damage
  • Cabinetry alignment
  • Carpet joins

Roof space

  • Bracing splices
  • Loose timber and nails
  • Access hatch clear
  • Insulation coverage

Floors and stairs

  • Squeaking or springy floors
  • Stair treads and returns
  • Handrail finish

Weather sealing

  • Pressure flashing sealant
  • Window rubber flashings
  • Pipe penetrations
  • Infill gaps

35 checkpoints across 9 areas on a standard Berwick pre-handover (PCI) inspection. Where a roof space, subfloor or room cannot be safely entered on the day, the report names it as not inspected rather than assuming it is sound.

Sample findings

Sample defects noted during our pre-handover (PCI) inspections in Berwick

Recorded at practical completion on Berwick homes.

Box gutter still holding water on a dry day, showing poor fall, found during a pre-handover inspection in Berwick
Box gutter still holding water on a dry day, showing poor fall
Shower within 200mm of the bathroom exit with no vertical water stop, found during a pre-handover inspection in Berwick
Shower within 200mm of the bathroom exit with no vertical water stop
Base mortar bed joint thicker than the 20mm maximum, found during a pre-handover inspection in Berwick
Base mortar bed joint thicker than the 20mm maximum
Garage wall leaning out of plumb past the allowed limit, found during a pre-handover inspection in Berwick
Garage wall leaning out of plumb past the allowed limit
Gutter leaking at an internal corner during rain, found during a pre-handover inspection in Berwick
Gutter leaking at an internal corner during rain
Powder room pocket door sliding fully into the wall with no privacy lock, found during a pre-handover inspection in Berwick
Powder room pocket door sliding fully into the wall with no privacy lock
Pressure flashing left unsealed, with gaps letting water in behind, found during a pre-handover inspection in Berwick
Pressure flashing left unsealed, with gaps letting water in behind
Loose timber with a nail sticking out, left behind in the roof space, found during a pre-handover inspection in Berwick
Loose timber with a nail sticking out, left behind in the roof space
Gaps between brick sills and window frames where rain can get in, found during a pre-handover inspection in Berwick
Gaps between brick sills and window frames where rain can get in
Timber framing left exposed beside an added cladding section, found during a pre-handover inspection in Berwick
Timber framing left exposed beside an added cladding section
Our inspectors going through a report
Why Berwick owners choose us

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  • The Berwick inspector who walks your property is the one who signs your report.
  • Every item is measured or photographed, then named against AS 4349.1, AS 2870, AS 1684, AS 3740 or the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015.
  • Resale homes get the roof space and subfloor looked at wherever entry is safe, not just the rooms.
  • Questions after the report go straight to the inspector, by phone, for as long as you need them.
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FAQ

Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections in Berwick: common questions

When should a Berwick handover inspection happen?

About a week before the practical completion date, once the builder says the home is finished. Earlier and too much is still open; later and you lose time to get items fixed.

What is not included?

Circuits are not energised or tested, plumbing is not pressure tested, appliances and heating or cooling are not commissioned, and the occupancy permit is the building surveyor's job. Items are operated by hand only.

Can you recheck the list after the builder's repairs?

Yes. A reinspection goes through the original items one by one and records which are closed.

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