In short: By handover the structure is settled and the report becomes about finish. These items look small individually, and they are the builder's to fix only until you sign.
What we actually list
Staining left across the finished slab. Cracked and chipped tiles needing replacement. A meter box left uncaulked where it meets the wall. Mortar and rubbish left inside the joint. Uneven gaps between door leaves and their frames. That is a real Tarneit PCI list, and none of it is dramatic.
Why owners accept them
Each one looks like something you could live with, or like wear you caused yourself. On handover day, standing in a house you are excited about, the instinct is to be reasonable. The builder is not relying on that, but it happens anyway.
The uncaulked meter box
Worth singling out because it is not cosmetic. An uncaulked junction where a meter box meets the wall is a water path into the wall cavity. It reads as a finishing item and behaves like a weather envelope defect.
The line that decides it
Door leaf to frame gaps, tile chips and render finish are all covered by the Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015. That is what makes a PCI report actionable rather than a list of opinions, and it is why we reference every item to it.
Written by the Owner Inspections team from inspections carried out in Tarneit. Licensed building practitioners, Building & Plumbing Commission registration CDB-U 53425.
