Mouldings, doors and joinery are in and the painter is next, so anything found now is fixed before paint.
The item worth catching here is the box gutter overflow. It has to discharge to the atmosphere where you can see it fail, not into the drainage system where a blockage goes unnoticed until the ceiling comes down.
Annotated findings from Fixing inspections on Point Cook builds. Client addresses withheld.
1Bored piersAfter boring and cage placement, before concrete
2Slab pre-pourThe day before the pour, with steel and formwork open
3FrameOnce frame and trusses are up and the roof is on, before sarking
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)After roof, cladding and external doors, before plaster
6WaterproofingAfter the membrane is applied and cured, before tiling
7Pre-handover (PCI)About a week before practical completionInstant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
So a blockage shows itself as water pouring down an external wall rather than backing up into the roof and the ceiling below. Plumbed into the system, the warning disappears.
It carries more water in a concealed position, so the consequences of a blockage are larger. The overflow is the safeguard.
If the budget allows. Items caught before paint are cheap.
The Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015 with the NCC plumbing provisions.
Appliances are not tested, circuits are not made live, nothing is commissioned.
About two hours for a typical Point Cook home.
