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Townhouse Final Building Defects Inspection

by garry magee, from the Community

This townhouse final inspection checklist helps identify and document completion defects before handover. Assess internal areas like foyer, stairs, kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, and laundry; verify plastering, painting, tiling, caulking, joinery, stone, flooring, windows, doors, and hardware. Check services including electrical, HVAC, plumbing, data, security, and appliances. Inspect exterior works, roofing, cladding, landscaping, and commissioning items to ensure quality and readiness for client handover.

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Building Defects Inspection Checklist
This building defects inspection checklist helps construction teams capture and resolve completion defects before handover. It covers internal areas (foyers, rooms, stairs, joinery, windows, doors), trade scopes (plastering, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, painting, tiling, carpentry), flooring and finishes, soft furnishings, and specialty elements like lifts and media equipment. Exterior checks include cladding, roofing, caulking, landscaping, decking, pools, fencing, and concrete works. Commissioning items (appliances, security, smart home, NBN, garage doors) and client handover documentation are also included, enabling a thorough, consistent QA process.
by garry magee, from the Community
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Townhouse Final Inspection Checklist
This townhouse final inspection checklist supports on site verification before handover. It covers development compliance items such as planning conditions, stormwater, parking, landscaping, and height levels. External checks include termite protection, paths, stairs, barriers, drainage, roof and guttering, cladding, masonry, and balcony waterproofing. Internal checks cover smoke alarms, electrical, glazing, energy efficiency, ventilation, wet area tiling and waterproofing, room heights, stairs and ramps, balustrades, and fall protection, plus inspection results and signatures.
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Building Inspection: Completion Defects
This building inspection checklist helps teams document completion defects before handover. It covers room-by-room checks for walls, floors, doors, windows, electrical, lighting, HVAC, joinery, bathrooms, and kitchens, plus garages, roof frames, subfloor, exterior finishes, cladding, gutters, stairs, decks, pools, landscaping, and site services. It also includes commissioning items such as security, smart systems, NBN, appliances, irrigation, and documentation. Use it to capture photos, note issues, and verify fixes for a thorough, consistent final inspection.
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Practical Completion Inspection Checklist
This practical completion inspection checklist helps builders, supervisors, and homeowners confirm a new build is ready for handover. It covers exterior works, council assets, roofing, cladding, painting and plaster quality, internal fix, flooring and cabinetry, bedrooms and robes, bathrooms and wet areas (including caulking and drainage), laundry, kitchen and appliances, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and NBN. The template references NCC/BCA, Australian Standards, and QBCC Standards and Tolerances, with prompts for photos, serial numbers, compliance checks, and documenting defects. It also includes acknowledgement and handover steps, keys and remotes, and maintenance notes for post-settlement defects.
by Lance Holland, from the Community
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Building Defects Inspection Checklist

This building defects inspection checklist helps construction teams capture and resolve completion defects before handover. It covers internal areas (foyers, rooms, stairs, joinery, windows, doors), trade scopes (plastering, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, painting, tiling, carpentry), flooring and finishes, soft furnishings, and specialty elements like lifts and media equipment. Exterior checks include cladding, roofing, caulking, landscaping, decking, pools, fencing, and concrete works. Commissioning items (appliances, security, smart home, NBN, garage doors) and client handover documentation are also included, enabling a thorough, consistent QA process.

by garry magee, from the Community

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Townhouse Final Inspection Checklist

This townhouse final inspection checklist supports on site verification before handover. It covers development compliance items such as planning conditions, stormwater, parking, landscaping, and height levels. External checks include termite protection, paths, stairs, barriers, drainage, roof and guttering, cladding, masonry, and balcony waterproofing. Internal checks cover smoke alarms, electrical, glazing, energy efficiency, ventilation, wet area tiling and waterproofing, room heights, stairs and ramps, balustrades, and fall protection, plus inspection results and signatures.

by Anthony Cregan, from the Community

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Building Inspection: Completion Defects

This building inspection checklist helps teams document completion defects before handover. It covers room-by-room checks for walls, floors, doors, windows, electrical, lighting, HVAC, joinery, bathrooms, and kitchens, plus garages, roof frames, subfloor, exterior finishes, cladding, gutters, stairs, decks, pools, landscaping, and site services. It also includes commissioning items such as security, smart systems, NBN, appliances, irrigation, and documentation. Use it to capture photos, note issues, and verify fixes for a thorough, consistent final inspection.

by garry magee, from the Community

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Practical Completion Inspection Checklist

This practical completion inspection checklist helps builders, supervisors, and homeowners confirm a new build is ready for handover. It covers exterior works, council assets, roofing, cladding, painting and plaster quality, internal fix, flooring and cabinetry, bedrooms and robes, bathrooms and wet areas (including caulking and drainage), laundry, kitchen and appliances, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and NBN. The template references NCC/BCA, Australian Standards, and QBCC Standards and Tolerances, with prompts for photos, serial numbers, compliance checks, and documenting defects. It also includes acknowledgement and handover steps, keys and remotes, and maintenance notes for post-settlement defects.

by Lance Holland, from the Community

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Townhouse Final Building Defects Inspection

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