When to book each stage inspection on a Tarneit build
Slab, frame, lock-up, fixing and PCI: the right moment to inspect each stage and what is lost if you miss it.
Tarneit slabs sit on Class H1 and H2 basalt clay, so the slab design does more work here than in most of Melbourne. The pre-pour inspection is the only time the reinforcement, beams and vapour barrier can be seen.
Every Tarneit lot has a soil report and an engineered slab. We check that what is on the ground matches that design: beam depths for the site class, reinforcement laps, bar chairs holding the steel off the pods, and the vapour barrier taped at every penetration. On the Werribee Plains, a slab that is under-designed for the clay shows up as cracking and sticking doors within two summers.
Annotated findings from Slab pre-pour inspections on Tarneit builds. Client addresses withheld.
1Bored piersAfter the piers are drilled and steel is placed, before concrete
3FrameAfter roof trusses are on, before wrap, sarking and roof cladding
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)After brickwork, windows and roof are on, before plasterboard
5FixingAfter plaster, doors and cabinetry are in, before paint
6WaterproofingAfter the waterproofer finishes, before the tiler starts
7Pre-handover (PCI)At practical completion, three to five days before the builder's walk-throughSlab, frame, lock-up, fixing and PCI: the right moment to inspect each stage and what is lost if you miss it.
Straightness, bracing, tie-downs, lintels and openings. The frame stage is the last time the structure is fully visible.
Flashings, wall wrap, brick ties and mortar joints at lock-up. Membranes, upturns and falls before tiling. Two checks that prevent most water problems.
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Call us today. Tarneit slab inspections are usually possible within 24 hours because our inspectors are already in the western estates most days.
Yes, almost always on the day. Bar chairs, laps and barrier repairs take the concreter minutes. That is the point of inspecting before the pour.
We ask for the soil report and the slab drawings before the visit and check the slab class and beam depths against them.
The pour is rescheduled and we attend on the new date at no extra charge if the change is inside our booking window.
Yes. Send the soil report and the engineering drawings before the visit and we compare the site class and beam depths.
A post-pour visit is separate. Most owners move to the frame inspection instead.