Construction Quality Assurance – Critical for Owner Builders

If you’re an owner builder, a Construction Quality Assurance Inspection will make sure you get what you pay for.

When building or renovating your own home, you’ll be investing significant money, time and energy into an extremely complex project. Every stage of the project from the contract to the completion of the actual works needs to be checked before you hand over your money to a builder or tradesman to make sure that you are getting what you are paying for.

Depending on your arrangements, you may need to pay your builder or sub-contractors progressively or at the end of specific phases of their work. You will then need to determine if the works undertaken to that stage are complete and meet appropriate standards BEFORE you pay or you may end up with a substandard job or even bigger issues later on.

So if you are not a building expert then you will need one on your side to ensure that you get what you are paying for and that you do not end up in costly, time consuming and stressful building disputes or rectification works.

It all starts with the construction documents - you need to be absolutely certain that the building plans are consistent with the specifications and all statutory approvals. 

The construction documents, associated plans and specifications are highly technical and complex but are often misunderstood or overlooked in the excitement to get the project started. A builder will usually use a contract drawn up to protect his or her interests. It may come from a builder’s association or similar. You need to make sure that your interests are protected as well.

Your sub-contractors may be the nicest individuals in the world, but what matters in the end is the construction quality of your new home, extension or renovation.

A simple error in the specification or plans, 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, designer, builder, draftsman or other sub-contractors.

Protect YOUR investment by checking each stage of your construction and make sure you get what you pay for!

An Archicentre Construction Quality Assurance Inspection will check if the building works comply with applicable quality standards. It provides you with a detailed report and is available for each stage of the construction process. Avoid costly building disputes, potential litigation and financial distress by having an independent expert inspect the progress and quality of your project BEFORE you pay.

Whether your project is big or small, if you sub-contract you need to protect your interests with independent expert advice and support. An Archicentre Accredited Architect will visit the building site and inspect work 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, our accredited building experts 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 the correct quality standards before you pay.

An Archicentre Accredited Architect Is:

• A highly-qualified building and design expert
• 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 or sub-contractor’s work before you pay? 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!