Home Renovation Construction Quality Assurance Inspection

What really matters is the construction quality of your home renovation. Get an independent inspection to ensure your builder is doing their job.

Renovating a home is an extremely complex project. So when you engage a builder or other tradesperson you need to be absolutely sure that your interests are protected.

How well do you know your building contract?

The contract, associated plans and specifications are highly technical and complex but are often misunderstood or overlooked in the excitement to get a project started.

If you have not engaged an architect to administer your building contract, a simple error may lead to tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra costs, stress and time that may potentially escalate into a building dispute with your builder, designer, construction company or draftsperson. 

Do you REALLY understand your Home Warranty Insurance?

Most Australian jurisdictions have mandatory Home Builders Warranty Insurance that is intended to provide you with a means of recourse if there is a problem with your building works when your builder is no longer in a position to rectify.

There is a misconception amongst many consumers that Home Warranty Insurance will comprehensively protect you. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The facts are that the Builders Warranty Insurance can only be called upon if the builder is deceased, disappears and cannot be found, or becomes insolvent. In all other circumstances you are on your own to sort things out with your builder – you need an independent building expert on your side to help protect your interests and make sure that you get what you are paying for.

It is extremely important that you understand the requirements in your State before you enter into any arrangement with a builder or tradesman to undertake work.

Home Builders Warranty Insurance generally must be provided by your builder or tradesperson if the works exceed a certain amount (which varies by jurisdiction but generally between $3k and $12k in total works cost). The insurance coverage available also varies between around $50k and $200k and may or may not include legal costs.

Protect YOUR investment by checking each stage of your home renovation project and making sure you get what you pay for!

Before you pay your builder make sure they’ve done the work they claim and that it has been done to industry standards. An Archicentre Construction Quality Assurance Inspection will check if your building works comply with the applicable quality standards. It provides you with a detailed report and is available for each stage of the renovating process. Avoid costly building disputes, potential litigation and financial distress by having an independent expert inspect the progress and quality of your renovation project BEFORE you pay your builder.

Whether your project is big or small, if you enter into a contract you need to protect your interests with independent expert advice. An Archicentre Accredited Architect can inspect the works at any, or all, of the following typical eight stages of a complete building project:

Depending on the level of service requested and the documentation provided, an Archicentre Accredited Architect can inspect your builder’s work and assess its quality with reference to applicable standards.

An Archicentre Quality Assurance Inspection is available at every stage of construction to make sure that your works are completed to industry quality standards before you pay.

Archicentre Accredited Architect Are:

• Highly-qualified building and design experts
• Quality endorsed by the Australian Institute of Architects
• Covered by $10 million professional indemnity insurance
• and Archicentre is covered by $10 million public liability insurance

Want to check the quality of your builder’s work? It’s easy! To arrange a Quality Assurance Inspection, or to get an obligation-free, over the phone quote, call Archicentre on 1300 134 513, or submit a Booking Enquiry with your details and we’ll call you!