Box Hill Building
Inspections

Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections in Box Hill

The inspection that happens while the final payment is still in your hands.

  • Numbered room by room
  • Written for the supervisor to work
  • Each item cited to a clause
  • Drone used on the roof
  • Timed to your handover date
  • Return visit before you sign
  • Water items listed first
  • Back with you inside a day
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What is included

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

A handover inspection is assessed against your contract and selections, the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2017, the National Construction Code and ABCB Housing Provisions, AS 3500 for plumbing and drainage, AS 3740 for wet areas and AS 3700 for masonry.

Gutters and sumps

  • Box gutter into box gutter
  • Sumps and overflows sized
  • Balcony outlets
  • Rainhead overflow slots

Balconies and stairs

  • Balustrades installed
  • Balustrade height and gaps
  • Stair nosings and treads

Facade and joints

  • Control joints in brick
  • Caulking at capping
  • Weep holes clear
  • Render to window reveals

Outside works

  • Driveway isolation joints
  • Paths falling from the house
  • Fence and gate finish

Waterproofed rooms

  • Shower falls to waste
  • Bath and hob sealant
  • Tile lippage

Roofing

  • Tile cuts and bedding
  • Flashings at walls
  • Downpipes fixed and joined

Roof cavity

  • Insulation batts in place
  • Steel beam bolts where visible
  • Debris left in the roof

Doors and glazing

  • Doors close and latch by hand
  • Sliding door tracks
  • Window flashings and seals

Joinery

  • Drawer runners by hand
  • Benchtop chips
  • Cabinet level and gaps

Finish quality

  • Plaster joint lines
  • Paint coverage
  • Scuffs and dents

32 checkpoints across 10 areas on a standard Box Hill pre-handover (PCI) inspection. On a site under construction we need the lot open and the builder told we are attending. Where a stage is not complete we record that in the report rather than passing it.

Sample findings

Sample defects from our handover inspections in Box Hill

Recorded at practical completion on Box Hill homes.

Box gutter discharging into a box gutter, recorded during a handover inspection in Box Hill
Box gutter discharging into another box gutter
Overflow to a box gutter, recorded during a handover inspection in Box Hill
Box gutter overflow provision
Balustrade not installed, recorded during a handover inspection in Box Hill
Balustrade not installed to a balcony
Balcony drainage pipe size, recorded during a handover inspection in Box Hill
Balcony drainage pipe undersized
Isolation joints not installed, recorded during a handover inspection in Box Hill
Isolation joints missing from the driveway
Blocked stormwater drainage, recorded during a handover inspection in Box Hill
Stormwater drainage blocked at completion
Light or switch too close to a shower and bath, recorded during a handover inspection in Box Hill
Switch too close to the shower zone
Rear window sag, recorded during a handover inspection in Box Hill
Sag recorded above a rear window
Our building inspection team
Why Box Hill owners choose us

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  • A membrane is checked with a light behind it
  • Steel framing read against the engineering
  • Booked around the trades, not the office
  • Written for a builder to action
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FAQ

Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections in Box Hill: common questions

How long before handover should I book?

Two to three weeks. That leaves the builder time to rectify and you time to check the rectifications, instead of arriving at settlement holding an open list.

Why does a box gutter discharging into a box gutter matter?

Because the second gutter was never sized to take the first one's flow. In a heavy storm it backs up, and a box gutter that backs up puts water inside the roof rather than outside the building. It is a design and installation fault, not a maintenance item.

Which items fall outside a handover inspection?

Electrical work is neither energised nor tested, plumbing is not pressure tested, appliances and motors stay off, and nothing gets opened up. Those limits are what keep the report defensible on everything it does cover.

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