Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections
The last check before you sign off, listing every incomplete or faulty item the builder still has to fix.
Read more →Truganina doubled in five years and is still being built, from Westbrook across to Mt Atkinson. We check each stage while the work can still be seen.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
Seven visits timed to your builder's program, each one before the next trade buries the work we need to see.
1 Bored piers With the holes drilled and cages placed, before the concrete truck is booked 
2 Slab pre-pour Steel tied, pods down, plumbing in, and the pour still a day or two away 
3 Frame Roof trusses on, frame complete, and nothing wrapped or clad yet 
4 Lock-up (pre-plaster) Bricks laid, windows fitted, roof on, and the plasterboard not yet delivered 
5 Fixing Plaster up, doors hung, cabinets in, painters not yet started 
6 Waterproofing Membrane cured in every wet area, tiles still in their boxes 
7 Pre-handover (PCI) Builder says the home is complete and before you pay the final claim The last check before you sign off, listing every incomplete or faulty item the builder still has to fix.
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One problem looked at properly: what it is, how far it goes, what probably caused it and who should fix it.
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An AS 4349.1 visual inspection before you commit, reporting structural damage, its causes and safety hazards.
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Building and timber pest inspections done in one visit, with the conditions termites use spelled out plainly.
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All 15 Victorian rental minimum standards checked in your Truganina house, with a written list of anything to fix.
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A dated record of your home before a neighbouring lot starts building.
The six steps every booking follows, whichever stage or service you need.
Say where the house is, whether it is a new build or an established home, and what worries you. For a build, have the builder's stage dates handy so we can line up the visits that follow.
Answer a few questions in the form and the figure is shown straight away. Nothing is booked until you accept it.
A registered practitioner is matched to the job and the time is confirmed in writing. When a pour or a plaster date moves, tell us and we move with it.
The inspector works the checklist for that stage or service, measures what a tape or level can settle, and uses a moisture meter or thermal camera where the reading matters.
Each finding comes with photos, a plain description and the clause or tolerance it falls short of, set out so your supervisor can work straight from it.
Ring us with questions about any item. If the builder pushes back, we explain where it stands against the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015 and say plainly when something is not worth the argument.
We hold 4.8 from Google reviews across Victoria. Read them on Google →
Burak was called in last minute. The site supervisor always comments how detailed the reports are
He is an amazing & very professional Inspector, He even skins off even a single hair i.e. pin points each and every defect which is not visible to client!!! Simply Admire & Love His Work!!!
Very detailed report. Hany did an amazing job.
Very professional and very good. He is very particular and you can feel the confidence in him. We are in good hands. We hope Maison will do the inspection foe all stages.🙂
We inspect every estate in Truganina 3029 and the surrounding suburbs of Tarneit, Williams Landing, Derrimut, Laverton North, Hoppers Crossing, Ravenhall, Deer Park and Mount Cottrell. Our local inspectors are on site in Truganina most weeks, so travel never adds to the price.
Beams at the wrong size, connections fixed another way and strongbacks without grips. Why frame stage on a Truganina build is a drawings exercise.
Shower set-downs under the wall line, slab edges in the cavity and honeycombed concrete. What we measure when the frame first sits on the slab.
Why the lock-up visit on a Truganina build rechecks the frame report, and what a cut top plate, slack bracing and missing tie-downs have in common.
Building new in Truganina Two councils, dozens of builders and a lot of houses going up at once. The stages worth inspecting and what we keep finding.Read more → 
Buying in Truganina A median near $672,000, close to 900 house sales a year, and homes mostly built in the last fifteen years.Read more → 
Growth and development From about 20,700 residents in 2016 to 36,300 in 2021, with two major precinct plans shaping what is still being built.Read more → 
Permits, council and disputes Building surveyors, occupancy permits, two councils and the Victorian dispute path, explained for Truganina owners.Read more → 
Ground, soil and why homes crack Truganina sits on the basalt plains west of Melbourne, where clay shrinks and swells with the seasons. What that means for slabs and cracks.Read more → 
Termites and pest risk Termites are present across Melbourne's west. What makes a Truganina house more or less attractive to them, and how to check.Read more → What we find in Truganina Handovers and frame stages dominate our Truganina work, and the roof produces the most serious findings.Read more → 
Site conditions and overlays Creeks, flat ground, drainage and the planning overlays to check for a Truganina lot before you build or buy.Read more → Instant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
Stage inspections on new builds and handover inspections, followed by defect investigations and pre-purchase inspections on established homes.
Use the instant quote form. It prices the job for your address on screen, with no callback needed.
Within 24 hours of the inspection, with photos and the reference behind each item.
Yes. Every inspection is carried out by a building practitioner registered with the Building and Plumbing Commission, and we are fully insured.
Yes, from Westbrook and Elements in the south to Mt Atkinson in the north.
The National Construction Code, the relevant Australian Standards, the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015 and your contract and engineering drawings.
Often. Stage dates move, and we fit in where we can.
Yes, along with moisture meters and a drone where they help.
Yes for negotiating with the builder. For VCAT, you need an expert witness report, which we also prepare.
Electrical, gas and plumbing testing, appliances and anything concealed or inaccessible. Each report lists its limitations.
Yes: pre-purchase, building and pest, rental standards and defect investigations.
Tarneit, Williams Landing, Derrimut, Laverton North, Hoppers Crossing, Ravenhall, Deer Park and Mount Cottrell.
Send it to your builder or agent and call us with any questions about the findings.