Hello all,
Do you know which is a better option? Have you (or anyone you know) has had bad experiences with either?
I have talked to both and they both seem to be thorough in explaining stuff to me. However Darbecca has come approximately $ 1000 more expensive.
Any advice/insights are much appreciated!
Thank you!
Thanks for your reply - never heard of Correct. Will get in touch with them. Thank you!
If you look on home building forums like homeone.com.au, Darbecca are regarded very highly. I used them and was happy with their service
There is no regulation of private building inspections, anyone can call themselves a private building inspector so you get what you pay for IMO
My builder knew all about Darbecca, and I got the impression that just the knowledge that I was using them kept him on his toes
Ok that is good to know - thank you!
i went with Darbecca 3 years ago and bought the last 3 stages worth of report. It was very worth it, detailed reports with pics and explanation and references back to the Vic Builders rules and stuff.
Just remember, this is your house and you need make every penny count in the quality of the house build by volume builders.
I used Darbecca at least 10 years ago. The guy used to be a supervisor for one of the volume builders, and knows all the ins and outs, and everywhere the builders will try and cut corners. Highly recommended.
Mind if I ask what the quote amounts were? We'll be going through a similar process in the next few months
Jims - ~2500 incl GST
Darbecca - ~3500 inc GST
Awesome thanks!
Is that for all stages and single storey?
Yes to both.
I used Darbecca in late 2018 and they were terrible. They missed a lot of stuff on the final inspection that we picked up on a walkthrough a few days later. We used them for multiple inspections throughout the build and they picked up some things and missed other (more significant things) that the builders own surveyor/inspector picked up as being non-compliant. I definitely felt like they did a rush job.
I would definitely recommend you ignore Darbecca and go with someone else.
Darbecca used to be one one guy who did the inspections himself. Now that they have grown they have quite a few people working for them, maybe not all of them are that good? The guy I got was very good
We had 3 different inspectors from them across our build, at least 2 of them did a rush job, missed things, said they couldn't check things which they easily could have etc. I definitely would not use them again.
I have used other inspectors in other locations previously (they didn't service where we were building unfortunately), and they were much more thorough than the Darbecca people.
We'll have our final inspection in the next coming weeks 🤞🤞.
We're going with Landmark Inspections after recommendation on some of our friends and also with others from our builder's forums.
Thank you! Will check them out too. They seem to be quite cheaper than darbecca.
For our final inspections, I went with Darbecca, my mate went with Jims and a colleague went with Correct Inspections.
Comparing the three reports, the Darbecca and Correct Inspection reports appear more detailed in their explanations, referencing the Australian Standard that was breached and offer remediation steps whereas the Jim's recommends the home-owner to 'consult a professional for further specific advice'.
Out of the three, Darbecca was the most expensive, whereas Correct and Jim's were similarly priced.