Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections
A numbered list for your builder, written before you sign for the keys.
Read more →Licensed inspectors on Cloverton, Kallo and the older township, from the first pier hole to the handover walk.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
Piers to handover, seven visits each timed before the next trade closes the work up.
1 Bored piers While the holes are open, before concrete arrives 
2 Slab pre-pour The day before concrete, steel and pods all in 
3 Frame Trusses fixed, before wrap and roof covering 
4 Lock-up (pre-plaster) Roof, windows and brickwork done, before plaster 
5 Fixing Plaster, doors and cabinets fitted, before paint 
6 Waterproofing Membrane cured, before the tiler starts 
7 Pre-handover (PCI) At practical completion, days before handover A numbered list for your builder, written before you sign for the keys.
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What a young Kalkallo home is really like before the contract binds you.
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Cracks, leaks or a lean you cannot ignore, measured and explained.
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House condition and timber pest risk, checked together in one visit.
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All 15 Victorian rental standards checked before your Kalkallo house is listed.
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A dated photo record of your house before the lot next door starts digging.
Six steps, the same on a slab check as on a resale.
You tell us the address, the stage or service and the deadline. We work out what the visit has to cover.
A firm figure online straight away, or from our office if the job is unusual. Nothing to sign yet.
We lock in the date and give the job to an inspector who already works the Hume corridor.
The inspector walks the whole job with level, moisture meter and camera, photographing every item raised.
A PDF lands within 24 hours, each item with its photo and the clause or drawing it fails.
Ring the inspector to talk it through before you go to the builder, the agent or your lender.
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We inspect every estate in Kalkallo 3064 and the surrounding suburbs of Beveridge, Donnybrook, Mickleham, Wallan, Craigieburn and Roxburgh Park. Our local inspectors are on site in Kalkallo most weeks, so travel never adds to the price.
When to book each stage on a Cloverton or Kallo build, how much notice the inspector needs, and how to keep the supervisor on side.
A practical order for the pre-handover inspection on a new Kalkallo home, from the roof down to the cabinet doors.
Why the basalt plain clay under Kalkallo moves, what normal cracking looks like, and when a crack needs measuring.
Building new in Kalkallo Where the building is happening, how the stages run and what we keep writing up on Kalkallo sites.Read more → 
Buying in Kalkallo Median price, how quickly homes sell, and the faults that show up a few years after handover.Read more → 
Growth and development From a coach stop on the road north to a planned community for tens of thousands of people.Read more → 
Permits, council and disputes Who approves what, how to check a permit, and the path when a builder will not fix defects.Read more → 
Ground, soil and why homes crack here Why the clay under Kalkallo moves, what that asks of a slab, and where cracks start.Read more → Termite and pest risk What protects a new Kalkallo house from termites, and the garden habits that undo it.Read more → 
What we actually find in Kalkallo The findings that repeat on Kalkallo jobs, from the slab deck to the handover walk.Read more → 
Site conditions: wind, climate and overlays Open plains, grassland reserves and Merri Creek, and what they mean for roofs, bracing and overlays.Read more → Instant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
Yes. Cloverton sits largely within Kalkallo and makes up most of our work here, from slab checks to handover. We cover Kallo and the original township streets as well.
Use the instant quote online for a firm price. It depends on the inspection type, the size of the house and, for stage work, how many stages you book together.
Slab, frame, lock-up, fixing, waterproofing and handover (PCI), with bored piers added where the engineering calls for them. If you can only fund a few, frame and PCI usually pay back first, and slab is worth adding on reactive clay.
Most bookings are attended within the week. Stage inspections are slotted around the date your supervisor gives, often at a day or two of notice.
Within 24 hours of the visit, as a PDF with a photo for every item and the clause or drawing it relates to.
Yes. Our inspectors are registered with the Building and Plumbing Commission and carry professional indemnity and public liability cover.
The National Construction Code, AS 2870 for footings and slabs, AS 1684 for timber framing, AS 3740 for wet areas, the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015 and the engineering for your lot. Resales are inspected to AS 4349.1.
Victorian domestic building contracts generally give you reasonable access for yourself and your representative. Let your supervisor know early and give notice before each visit.
It makes the slab and drainage details more important. We pay close attention to beam reinforcement, cover, slab edges and how the ground is shaped around the house at handover.
Yes. A pre-purchase or building and pest inspection reports major defects, safety hazards and conditions that invite termites, before your cooling off period or finance date runs out.
Ask them to point to the clause. Our report names the clause and the measurement, which turns the conversation from opinion into numbers.
Yes, including Beveridge, Donnybrook, Mickleham, Wallan, Craigieburn and Roxburgh Park.
Send it to your builder or agent, and call the inspector with any question. If the builder disputes items, we can reinspect or step up to a defect investigation.