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Independent checks during a build, what to look at before handover, and the records worth keeping before nearby works begin.
Building & renovating
Building & renovating
Independent stage inspections are checks you commission at points during your new home's construction, such as slab, frame, lock-up, fixing and completion, so you have your own written record of the visible work. They are separate from the mandatory inspections carried out for the building permit and never replace them.
Building & renovating
As an owner-builder you carry responsibility for the building work. The relevant building surveyor carries out the mandatory inspections for your permit, and an independent inspection is a separate check you commission for your own information. If you later sell the home you built, you may need an inspection report first: check the current requirements with the Victorian building regulator.
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