Waffle pod beams on a Beveridge slab
The beams between the pods carry the house. Pods that move narrow them.
Lock-up is the last look at a Beveridge frame, roof and services before insulation and plaster close the walls.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
At lock-up in Beveridge we have found bracing cut after it passed at frame, ducts crimped through tight bends in the roof, sarking sagging past its limit and termite protection breached at the wall base. On one job every frame item from the earlier report was still open.
Annotated findings from Lock-up (pre-plaster) inspections.
1Bored piersOnce the holes are bored and cages set, before any concrete
2Slab pre-pourWith steel tied and pods placed, the day before concrete
3FrameFrame standing and trusses on, before wrap and sarking
5FixingCabinetry, doors and trims fitted, painters not yet started
6WaterproofingMembrane on and cured, tiles not yet laid
7Pre-handover (PCI)Roughly a week before the builder hands overThe beams between the pods carry the house. Pods that move narrow them.
Waste points cast in the wrong spot surface when the walls go up.
Where roof load lands decides whether walls and ceilings crack.
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A plumber or electrician needs a path and goes through it. The brace passed at frame and is broken a week later.
The ducts are in and easy to see. Crimped or tight bends restrict airflow to rooms, and once insulation goes over them they are hard to reach.
We list them again as carried forward, with photos, so you can ask the builder for proof before plaster.
It defeats the protection the house was given. We record it so the installer can reinstate it before walls are lined.
Installation and flashing where visible, plus the frames around them. Operation and finishing come at fixing and handover.
Yes, if the builder agrees to your attendance. We will point out each item as we go.