Roof, cladding and external doors are on and the plasterer is next. Sarking and insulation are visible for a matter of days.
Insulation is where Melton South lock-up inspections earn their keep: batts loose or fallen, sections missing, and bridging points left unfilled. None of it is ever seen again once plaster is up.
Annotated findings from Lock-up (pre-plaster) inspections on Melton South builds. Client addresses withheld.
1Bored piersAfter boring and cage placement, ahead of concrete
2Slab pre-pourThe day before the pour, with steel, pods and formwork open
3FrameOnce frame and trusses are up and the roof is on, before sarking
5FixingAfter mouldings, doors and joinery, before the painter
6WaterproofingOnce the membrane is on and cured, before tiling
7Pre-handover (PCI)Roughly a week ahead of practical completionInstant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
A gap where the insulation layer is interrupted, letting heat pass straight through. They have to be filled or the insulation underperforms across the whole wall.
Yes. A batt that has fallen out of place leaves an unlined section, and you pay for it in every heating bill afterwards.
The garage to house wall is a weather and fire separation, and sarking there is regularly left incomplete.
After external doors are hung and before plaster arrives, often a window of days.
Yes, two names for the same point.
Easily, which is the whole reason for the timing.
