Pre-Handover & Practical Completion
Inspections

Ensure Your New Home Is Perfect Before You Collect the Keys with Our Expert Pre-Handover Inspections.

Why Is a Pre-Handover Inspection Important?

Your new home represents a significant investment, and you deserve to receive it in perfect condition. A pre-handover inspection, also known as a Practical Completion Inspection (PCI), ensures that all construction work has been completed to the required standards before you take the keys. Once you accept handover and make final payment, your negotiating power diminishes significantly.

How We Protect Your Investment:

Our experienced inspectors meticulously examine every aspect of your new home, from paint finishes to plumbing, from cabinetry to external works. We document all defects, incomplete items, and workmanship issues in a comprehensive report that you can present to your builder. This ensures you only accept your new home when it truly meets the quality standards you are paying for.

Areas We Inspect

Our comprehensive pre-handover inspections cover all finished areas of your new home

Walls, Ceilings & Paint

Walls, Ceilings & Paint

Kitchen & Cabinetry

Kitchen & Cabinetry

Bathrooms & Wet Areas

Bathrooms & Wet Areas

Floors & Tiles

Floors & Tiles

Doors & Windows

Doors & Windows

External & Balcony

External & Balcony

What We Check

Our pre-handover inspection provides a comprehensive assessment of your completed new home. We examine all visible elements to ensure workmanship meets Australian Standards and your contract specifications, giving you confidence to accept handover.

  • Paint finish and quality throughout
  • Floor coverings, tiles and carpet
  • Doors, windows and hardware operation
  • Cabinetry, benchtops and splashbacks
  • Plumbing fixtures and tapware
  • Electrical fittings and switches
  • External cladding and rendering
  • Driveway, paths and landscaping

The Team at Owner Inspections are available at all hours to take your query. Click the Request Quote button below to get in touch with our Pre-Handover Inspection Specialists today!

Pre-handover inspection in progress

Example Defects

Issues frequently identified during pre-handover inspections

Downpipe Issues

Downpipe Issues

Door Frame Waterproofing

Door Frame Waterproofing

Door Frame Crack

Door Frame Crack

Render Gap

Render Gap

Benefits to New Home Buyers

  • Identify all defects before accepting handover
  • Ensure builder fixes issues before final payment
  • Protect your statutory warranty rights
  • Document the condition of your new home
  • Avoid costly repairs after moving in
  • Professional unbiased assessment
  • Detailed photographic evidence
  • Same-day comprehensive reports

Do not accept your new home until it is perfect - give the Owner Inspections Team a call today! 1300 471 805

Benefits to new home buyers
Benefits to off-the-plan purchasers

Benefits to Off-the-Plan Purchasers

  • Verify the finished product matches your contract
  • Independent assessment before settlement
  • Identify variations from specifications
  • Document defects for developer rectification
  • Protect your investment from day one
  • Expert knowledge of building standards
  • Licensed and insured inspectors
  • Reports accepted by builders and developers

Protect your off-the-plan purchase with a thorough pre-handover inspection - give the Owner Inspections Team a call today! 1300 471 805

Latest Tools and Technology

We use state-of-the-art equipment to deliver accurate and comprehensive inspections

Cloud-Based Reports

Cloud-Based Reports

Thermal Imaging Camera

Thermal Imaging Camera

Moisture Hygrometer

Moisture Hygrometer

Termatrac T3i Radar

Termatrac T3i Radar

Digital Inclinometer

Digital Inclinometer

DJI Mavic 3 Drone

DJI Mavic 3 Drone

Pre-Handover Inspection FAQs

Answers to common questions about our pre-handover and practical completion inspection services

VBA

VBA

CBD-U 5342

Victoria

NSW Fair Trading

NSW Fair Trading

366177C

NSW

QBCC

QBCC

15249792

Queensland

ABSC SIP

ABSC SIP

141