With
lock-up stage walk-through expected next week, we want to ensure that we
are getting the quality and finishes we are expecting, entitled to, and paying
for. Naturally, we want to ensure that our new home is being constructed in
accordance with the requirements of the Building Code of Australia, relevant
Australian Standards and within the acceptable standards and tolerances as
stated by the Building Commission.
With
several Metricon customers having utilised independent building inspections for
their builds, we too have enlisted the services of an independent building
inspector to protect our investment in the biggest asset we will ever own.
See the
links below for interesting opinions provided by Metricon customers on
independent building inspections:
Also,
Clause 46c of Special Conditions on our New Home Contract acknowledges that we
may seek to employ a private Building Surveyor to assess the builder works
under construction. The Clause notes “Should the owner engage a Building
Surveyor, the Builder will review the report and will action any item of
building works that falls outside the tolerances of the Building Code of
Australia to the extent required under the Environmental Planning and
Assessment Act 1979 (including any instrument under the Act) and all other
relevant codes, Standards and Specifications”.
Having
decided to use independent building inspection services, the next step was to
determine the provider. Fortunately, a Brooks Reachite (Ruby & Branden) did the
groundwork of contacting and comparing potential providers in our area and
chose H&K Ryan & Associates for their house inspection.
See here
for Ruby’s blog that compares different providers:
We also
saw H&K Ryan cited numerous times on Homeone Forum, and therefore, it was
relatively less arduous to choose them.
H&K
Ryan & Associates’ web page: http://www.hnkryan.com/
Our SS
acknowledged in our most recent conversation that Howard Ryan from H&K Ryan
& Associates had called on him to advice on the inspection.
Let’s hope all goes well to plan when it is time for inspection.
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