Timing stage inspections around a Kalkallo build program
When to book each stage on a Cloverton or Kallo build, how much notice the inspector needs, and how to keep the supervisor on side.
Plaster, doors, cabinetry and trims are in, the painter has not started, and alignment problems are still easy to fix.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
At fixing stage on Kalkallo homes we have measured plastered walls out of plumb, found flashings left unsealed against cladding and roof penetrations badly flashed. Once painted, every one becomes harder to argue about.
Annotated findings from Fixing inspections.
1Bored piersWhile the holes are open, before concrete arrives
2Slab pre-pourThe day before concrete, steel and pods all in
3FrameTrusses fixed, before wrap and roof covering
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)Roof, windows and brickwork done, before plaster
6WaterproofingMembrane cured, before the tiler starts
7Pre-handover (PCI)At practical completion, days before handoverWhen to book each stage on a Cloverton or Kallo build, how much notice the inspector needs, and how to keep the supervisor on side.
Why missing bracing and trusses on internal walls keep showing up at frame stage in Kalkallo, and what each means.
Top bars, cover, chairs and laps: what we check on a Kalkallo slab the day before concrete.
Instant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
Plaster finish and flatness, cornices, doors and hardware, architraves and skirtings, cabinetry, stairs and handrails, and the outside flashings and roof.
Paint hides joint and plaster defects and makes trades reluctant to redo work. Before paint, a fix is quick.
The Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015, for example the limits on walls out of vertical.
Yes, from the ground and roof edge where safe, because flashings and penetrations are often finished around now.
About one and a half hours for a typical Kalkallo house.
It catches items that are costly to put right after painting, so it reduces the length of your PCI list.