Cabinetry, grout and sealant
The three finish items most worth raising before you sign.
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In short: Kitchen and wet area findings from Austral practical completion work.
Cabinetry
Scratched and damaged in the kitchen, and a gap between the cabinetry and the ceiling. Both are cabinet maker return visits before handover and awkward conversations afterwards.
Grouting
Grouting and joints recorded defective. Grout is the visible part of a tiling system, and defective grout at handover is usually a sign of how the rest of it was laid.
Sealant
Inadequate sealant, and inconsistent sealing at a bath. Sealant is the last line before water gets behind tiling and into a wall cavity, so it is not decoration.
The small ones
A fridge space tap recorded, and an internal door rattling in its frame. Neither is expensive; both are cheaper now.
How to list them
By element and by room, so each item is closed by inspection rather than by an assurance that somebody attended to it.
Written by our local inspection team from work carried out in Edmondson Park. Licensed building practitioners.
