Town House Inspections

Town house Inspections (that are completely independent) are strongly recommended before you hand over the final payment to the builder or developer.

When you are employing a builder or developer to construct your new town house, it is very important that you have someone you can rely on to make sure that your new town house has been properly built compliant with the National Construction Code (NCC), The Building Code of Australia (BCA), all relevant building codes and Australian standards and relevant manufacturer’s installation instructions.

As there are hundreds of building codes and Australian standards that are relevant when a new town house is being built, it is essential that you engage an experienced building consultant to ensure that your investment has been constructed compliant with all relevant building guidelines and is properly finished.

It is also very important that you arrange for your town house to be thoroughly inspected before you hand over your final payment to the builder or developer.

New Home Inspections Are Our Core Business.

Finalinspect has specialised in inspecting new town houses for over 30 years and is the leading firm in the new town house inspection industry in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Final inspections and pre settlement inspections of new town houses has been our core business since Finalinspect was established in 1999.

Finalinspect is the original building inspection firm that started specialising in inspecting new town houses prior to handover and settlement.

The detail provided in our building reports allows our clients to go back to their builders and developers in a much more informed way and defer handing over the final payment or deferring settlement until all relevant defects have been rectified and all outstanding works have been fully and properly completed.

The benefits of using Finalinspect to inspect your new town house.

• Finalinspect is completely independent. We only work for you to make sure that builders fully and properly construct and finish the new town house that you have worked very hard to pay for.

• All of our inspectors have at least 30 years of relevant experience in the residential construction industry.

• We have extensive experience inspecting a wide range of residential buildings including homes, town houses, apartments and units.

• Most builders and developers agree with and comply with our reports.

• We are Melbourne’s leading experts at interpreting and cross referencing all defects identified during building inspections to relevant sections of the following:

National Construction Code (NCC).

Building Code of Australia (BCA).

Australian Standards.

Industry Standards and Tolerances.

Manufacturer’s product installation instructions.

• Finalinspect building inspectors only use high quality, highly accurate measuring equipment on site (e.g. laser measuring tools to check room sizes, ceiling heights and the levels of internal floors and moisture meters to test for leaks and water damage).

• Our building inspectors are covered by substantial Liability Insurance cover.

• Finalinspect has been a member of the Housing Industry Association (HIA) for over 20 years.

• We provide a free telephone advisory service to all clients (if they have any further questions or concerns in relation to their new town house), for up to 6 years after they move in to their new home.

• Our inspections are very thorough. We inspect the outside of each building, the inside of the dwelling, inside the roof space and in the sub floor area (if there is reasonable and safe access). We also inspect and report on the land surrounding the building (e.g. the adequacy of site drainage).

• In our reports, we outline what the defects are and state exactly where they are located, why they are defects (e.g. by reference to specific sections of the National Construction Code and relevant Australian Standards etc.), and what the builder or developer should do to rectify identified defects.

• All of our town house inspections and reports comply with, and exceed, the relevant Australian Industry Standard AS 4349.1 (Inspection of Buildings, Property Inspections, Residential Buildings).

• Our building inspection reports are promptly emailed to our clients, usually within 24 hours of conducting the building inspection.

• Our new town house inspections are primarily carried out in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne and across the Mornington Peninsula.  Our office in Doncaster is located primarily to assist clients in the Eastern Suburbs and our office in Sorrento is well positioned to service clients across the Mornington Peninsula.

In summary, it is our specialised experience inspecting and reporting on new town houses and our commitment to providing very high levels of service in the building industry that makes our service unique and sets us apart from our competitors.

If you would like to arrange for Finalinspect to inspect your new town house at either pre handover or at pre-settlement, please contact Finalinspect on 0408 132 152. 

Alternatively, you may send us your details and request a quote via our website – https://finalinspect.com.au/email-us-request-a-building-inspection-quote/