Catherine Field Building
Inspections

Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections in Catherine Field

Room by room, two to three weeks ahead of the day you sign.

  • Listed room by room
  • Structure separated from finish
  • Every item tied to a clause
  • Roof space entered where safe
  • Timed to your handover date
  • Return visit before you sign
  • Safety items first
  • Report out inside a day
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What is included

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

A handover inspection is measured against your contract and selections, the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2017, the National Construction Code and ABCB Housing Provisions, AS 3700 for masonry and AS 3740 for wet areas.

Painting room by room

  • Common areas and hallways
  • Ensuite and powder room
  • Toilets and laundry
  • Cut-in lines at ceilings

Outside walls

  • Weep hole requirement
  • Render damage
  • Door and window infills
  • Mortar smears cleaned

Site works

  • Driveway finish
  • Grading to drains
  • Paths and steps

Roof space

  • Insulation installed
  • Whirlybird or vent fitted
  • Rubbish left behind

Wet areas

  • Shower screens sealed
  • Tile finish at wastes
  • Bath edge silicone

Doors and windows

  • Doors latch by hand
  • Locks turn freely
  • Glass free of scratches

Roof and gutters

  • Tile bedding
  • Downpipes connected
  • Gutter brackets

Kitchen fit out

  • Joinery aligned
  • Benchtop seals
  • Splashback finish

Floors

  • Tile lippage
  • Floor coverings damaged
  • Skirting gaps

29 checkpoints across 9 areas on a standard Catherine Field pre-handover (PCI) inspection. We need the property accessible and, on a new build, the supervisor aware an independent inspector is attending. Whatever is blocked on the day is recorded as inaccessible, never as checked.

Sample findings

Sample defects from handover inspections in Oran Park and Austral

Common areas painting, recorded at a handover inspection in Oran Park
Painting in the common areas, Oran Park
Ground floor painting, recorded at a handover inspection in Oran Park
Ground floor painting, Oran Park
Ensuite painting, recorded at a handover inspection in Oran Park
Painting in the ensuite, Oran Park
Powder room painting, recorded at a handover inspection in Oran Park
Powder room painting, Oran Park
Toilet painting, recorded at a handover inspection in Oran Park
Painting in a toilet, Oran Park
Weep hole required, recorded at a handover inspection in Austral
Weep hole required, Austral
Render damaged or defective, recorded at a handover inspection in Austral
Render damaged, Austral
Driveway, recorded at a handover inspection in Austral
Driveway recorded at handover, Austral
Grading is required, recorded at a fixing stage inspection in Austral
Grading required, Austral
Ensuite painting, recorded at a handover inspection in Austral
Ensuite recorded at handover, Austral
Our inspectors going through a report
Why Catherine Field owners choose us

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  • A small suburb, the same standards
  • Hardware is where tie down fails
  • Your report the next day
  • One inspector across the build
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FAQ

Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections in Catherine Field: common questions

Is a list of nothing but painting a good sign?

Partly. It means the structural and envelope work was largely complete, which is the important half. It also means one trade was not finished, and that is worth listing room by room rather than as a single line.

Why record the same defect in six separate places?

Because that is what makes it get fixed. A line saying painting throughout produces one visit. Six located records produce six checks at the reinspection.

At what point ahead of handover should I book?

Two to three weeks ahead. Any later and the builder has no room to act, which turns your list into a settlement negotiation.

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