With the walls and roof trusses up and nothing yet covering them, the frame shows exactly how your house is braced and tied down. We check it before the wrap and bricks hide it.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
Wind sweeps across the open ground between Deanside and Rockbank, so brace nailing and tie-down matter more than they look. Slab edges that stand proud of the frame also show up here, and they shrink the brick cavity.
Annotated findings from Frame inspections.
1Bored piersHoles bored and cages lowered in, with no concrete ordered yet
2Slab pre-pourSteel tied, pods placed and membrane down, the day before the pump arrives
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)Roof on, windows and external doors in, before the plasterer starts
5FixingDoors hung, cabinets set and mouldings fixed, before the painter
6WaterproofingMembrane cured in every wet area, before tile adhesive goes on
7Pre-handover (PCI)When the builder names a completion date, a week or so before you signInstant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
Bracing fixed with fewer nails than the standard requires. It takes minutes to correct now and cannot be seen after plaster.
We check the bracing and tie-down against what your engineering and AS 1684 call for at the wind class shown on your plans.
No. The surveyor's mandatory frame inspection is a compliance check. Ours is independent and covers workmanship and tolerances in more detail.
They can, but items behind the brickwork become much harder to correct. Send the report to the supervisor the day it arrives.
Yes. Packing, fixing at the wall plate and valley boards are all part of the visit.
Around two hours for a single storey house and longer for a double.
