Maintenance and Warranty Inspection
In the months after handover, once you’ve moved in, your new home will start to settle and perhaps there will be some movement, and several defects will become apparent (and many will not!).
Because of this fact, many builders have a Maintenance & Warranty period of somewhere between 3-12 months, where at the end of this time, the builder will meet you to inspect and discuss any problems or issues, and they will be addressed by the builder. This is the last time the builder will be interested in addressing any issues, therefore it is extremely important you properly identify any and all maintenance and warranty issues, so they can be rectified.
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Why choose Correct Inspections?
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Registered with the Victorian Building Authority, and fully insured.
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We send our reports the same day, within just hours of the inspection.
Experienced
We have completed thousands of construction stage inspections.
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Our services are priced competitively, and we provide fast and free quotes.
Maintenance and Warranty Inspection
We inspect every part of your new home, which will normally include the following:
- All external brickwork walls and cladding
- Fascia, gutters, eaves and roof areas
- Window and door frames/glazing
- Under the house if built on stumps
- All internal walls, cornices and ceilings
- Doors, architraves & skirtings
- All floor coverings
- Test all taps and waste pipes
- Kitchen and bathroom cupboards
- Appliances if installed
- Painting and timber staining
- Check wet areas for possible leaks
- Wall & floor tiling
- Garage and carport areas
- Ground levels around house
- Concrete driveways and paving
- Inside the roof space
When Is This Stage Ready To Inspect?
View Sample Reports
Upon completion of your home inspection, a detailed and comprehensive inspection report will be provided via email. Click the button below to check out an example of our reports from a recent project.
Our Inspection Process
Get in touch
Simply fill out the online form with some information about your new home so we can send you a quote.
Send the documents
Once you accept our quote, we will request the documents and information we will need from you.
Confirm the booking
Our friendly team will contact either yourself or the builder to confirm the inspection date and time.
Site inspection
One of our highly experienced inspectors will visit the site of your home to carry out a comprehensive inspection.
Send the report
Our detailed and easy to understand report will be sent to you via email within a few hours of the inspection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Most builders offer a maintenance period, so you can have any issues that may arise on your new home fixed. Depending on your builder, this is either 3, 6, or 12 months after completion.
Depending on the issue, the builder may be responsible for the costs to fix it. This is not always the case, as it depends on the individual warranties and guarantees provided by the builder under the contract and related laws. Our maintenance and warranty inspection will outline all of the defects that the builder must rectify.
For any urgent electrical, plumbing, or security related issues, you should contact your builder immediately to have them addressed. They will be able to give you more information about how the issues can be quickly rectified. These urgent issues should net wait until the 3, 6, or 12 month maintenance and warranty inspection.
Most homes experience some form of movement as it settles, and small issues may become apparent, such as minor cracking, or issues with doors and cupboards, and even loose plumbing pipes and fixtures. The maintenance and warranty inspection will identify all of these issues, including any issues that should have been completed at handover, and document them into a simple report that you can provide to your builder.
- Once you have provided the builder with a list of maintenance and warranty inspection defects, they must fix them within the agreed time.
If the defects are not rectified, then we recommend that you contact your builder to discuss your concerns. You will be able to request to have your concerns escalated to the construction manager or the building manager. If you are unhappy with the response from your builder and need more information on actions you can take, we would recommend that you speak with Domestic Building Dispute Resolution Victoria. They can be contacted on 1300 557 559 or via their website at www.dbdrv.vic.gov.au
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