Wedges and offcuts under trusses: the Officer lock-up finding to know
Why packing under trusses and beams matters, and why lock-up is when to catch it.
Plaster is up, joinery and doors are in, and the outside is close to finished. We check the fit-out and the external details before painting.
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On Officer fixing inspections the recurring items are outside: weep holes too close to the ground, window rubber flashings out of place, cracked roof tiles and gaps around door frames that need infill.
Annotated findings from Fixing inspections.
1Bored piersHoles bored and cleaned, before the pier concrete
2Slab pre-pourFormwork, steel and pods in, the day before concrete
3FrameWalls and trusses up and braced, before wrap and insulation4Lock-up (pre-plaster)Roof, windows and cladding on, before plasterboard
6WaterproofingOnce the membrane has cured, ahead of tiling
7Pre-handover (PCI)Roughly seven days out from your PC dateWhy packing under trusses and beams matters, and why lock-up is when to catch it.
The pre-pour items that recur on Officer slabs and why each one matters.
The tie-down and bracing details our inspectors look at before wrap goes on.
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Fixing catches items before paint and final cleans cover them. Handover then checks the finished result.
They let water out of the wall cavity. If they sit too close to the ground, water and pests can get in instead.
We look at how it is fixed, whether it sits true, and any damage. Appliances are not tested.
Yes. Brickwork, flashings, roof tiles and clearances are all checked.
Around one to two hours.
The Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015, which the report cites for each item.