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PCI (pre-handover) inspection in Beveridge

The practical completion inspection lists what is left before you accept your Beveridge home.

  • Roughly a week before the builder hands over
  • 2 to 3 hours on site
  • Report within 24 hours
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Stage7 of 7
When to bookRoughly a week before the builder hands over
Time on site2 to 3 hours on site
Inspected againstThe VBA Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015, the NCC, your contract drawings and inclusions

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

  • Every room: paint, plaster, cornices, doors, windows and floors
  • Wall and ceiling finish in natural light
  • Wet areas: tiling, grout, silicone, screens and drainage
  • Kitchen and laundry: cabinetry, benchtops and appliances installed
  • External: render, brickwork, cladding, caulking and paint
  • Roof, gutters, downpipes and stormwater connection
  • Roof space where safely accessible
  • Garage door, slab falls and driveway
  • Paths, porch, alfresco and step compliance
  • Site drainage, ponding and slab edge exposure
  • Fencing, gates, letterbox and clothesline where in contract
  • Contract inclusions and selections against what was built
  • Compliance certificates available for waterproofing, termite and glazing
  • A numbered, photographed defect list for the site supervisor
Why it matters here

Pre-handover (PCI) inspections on Beveridge builds

Beveridge handovers have produced damage in the ceiling structure referred to an engineer, leaking basin wastes, disconnected roof ducts and foam on a facade specified as Hebel. All of it is easier to get fixed before you sign.

What we find at this stage in Beveridge

  • Damage in the ceiling structure
  • Basin and mixer leaks
  • Ducts loose or disconnected in the roof
  • Facade material different from the plans
  • Gutters holding water
  • External doors without weather seals
Open gap between the top brick course and the roof fascia, found during a pre-handover (PCI) inspection in Beveridge
Open gap between the top brick course and the roof fascia
Isolation joints where the driveway meets the garage and walls left unsealed, found during a pre-handover (PCI) inspection in Beveridge
Isolation joints where the driveway meets the garage and walls left unsealed
Front door binding in its frame and hard to close at handover, found during a pre-handover (PCI) inspection in Beveridge
Front door binding in its frame and hard to close at handover
Air conditioner condensate drain never installed by handover, found during a pre-handover (PCI) inspection in Beveridge
Air conditioner condensate drain never installed by handover
Sample findings

Sample defects found during our pre-handover (PCI) inspections in Beveridge

Annotated findings from Pre-handover (PCI) inspections.

Damage found in the ceiling structure and referred for an engineer to assess, found during a pre-handover (PCI) inspection in Beveridge
Damage found in the ceiling structure and referred for an engineer to assess
Basin waste leaking under the vanity at practical completion, found during a pre-handover (PCI) inspection in Beveridge
Basin waste leaking under the vanity at practical completion
Polystyrene foam used on the facade where Hebel panel was specified, found during a pre-handover (PCI) inspection in Beveridge
Polystyrene foam used on the facade where Hebel panel was specified
Heating ducts in the roof space loose or disconnected from their outlets, found during a pre-handover (PCI) inspection in Beveridge
Heating ducts in the roof space loose or disconnected from their outlets

The other stages of a Beveridge build

  1. Bored piers inspection in Beveridge1Bored piersOnce the holes are bored and cages set, before any concrete
  2. Slab pre-pour inspection in Beveridge2Slab pre-pourWith steel tied and pods placed, the day before concrete
  3. Frame inspection in Beveridge3FrameFrame standing and trusses on, before wrap and sarking
  4. Lock-up (pre-plaster) inspection in Beveridge4Lock-up (pre-plaster)Roof, windows and external doors in, before insulation and plaster
  5. Fixing inspection in Beveridge5FixingCabinetry, doors and trims fitted, painters not yet started
  6. Waterproofing inspection in Beveridge6WaterproofingMembrane on and cured, tiles not yet laid

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FAQ

Pre-handover (PCI) inspections in Beveridge: common questions

What did you find in a Beveridge ceiling?

Evidence of structural damage in the ceiling structure, which we referred for a structural engineer to assess before handover.

Do you check every tap?

Every basin, sink and mixer we can reach is run by hand and the waste watched for leaks.

What about paint and finishes?

Yes, under normal viewing conditions as the tolerances guide sets out, so the list stays fair to both sides.

Will you check the items again?

A reinspection before settlement confirms each item, numbered to match the first report.

Do you need the selections?

They help. The facade, fittings and finishes are checked against what you chose.

Is the occupancy permit the same thing?

No. The building surveyor issues the occupancy permit. It confirms the house is suitable to occupy, not that it is free of defects.

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