Home My Property Building Request a building inspection Request a building inspection We may not be able to schedule the inspection on your preferred date in which case we will be in touch to discuss an alternative date. Otherwise, your preferred date will be scheduled and we will contact you to confirm a time the day before. If you have requested an inspection for this week that you won’t use, please email building-cs@southlanddc.govt.nz and cancel your booking in advance so that we can allow others to use this spot. If you do require an inspection this week and you haven’t yet booked, please do email us and submit your request knowing that there may be some flexibility with bookings if cancellations are received.Please be aware Southland District Council is experiencing an influx of building inspection requests and there is currently a 4-5 day wait. You will be emailed a confirmation showing your allocated inspection date at the time your request is scheduled. Building consent number (required) Select the types of building inspections you require (required) Foundation & siteing inspection (typically the first inspection to check ground and reinforcing of footing) Pre-pour block inspection ( before the concrete is poured in to block work to inspect reinforcing) Precast concrete inspection (before concrete is poured on to inspect reinforcing) Underslab sanitary plumbing pipe inspection. Pre-floor inspection(once hardfill and mesh is in placed before concrete is poured for concrete floors) Skeleton inspection (roof and wall framing before it is covered up) Pre-lining inspection (before internal linings often includes plumbing/insulation inspection) Post-lining inspection (once internal linings are on to look at sheet bracing fixings) Cladding option inspection (to look at cavity battens and any flashings before cladding is fitted) Pre-plaster inspection (to inspect any substrate like Polly and required flashing before covered) Plumbing inspection (to inspect pipes and pipe insulation in walls and where covered) Drainage inspection (to look at the pipe work in the ground before being covered) Waterproof membrane (In tiled showers before the tiles go on ) Half high brickwork ( when at least half the brick are up to check the gap behind the bricks) Heating unit inspection (free standing heater typical done at the final but not always) Inbuilt heating unit pre-installation of swept chimney and fire surround seal. (inspect chimney before the heating unit is fitted) Final inspection, Council needs an Application for Code Compliance Certificate (Form 6) to be accepted before booking a final inspection, once the application has been accepted Council will be in contact to book the final Inspection Please be advised this inspection may be completed as a ‘remote inspection'. Select the relevant connectivity options below. You make a phone call from the site without it dropping out You have enough data on your phone plan to hold a video call We find it uses less data to operate ‘WhatsApp’ for remote inspections. Are you willing to download ‘WhatsApp’ from the Website? First name (required) Surname (required) Phone number (required) Email address (required) Site addresse (required) Preferred date of inspection (required) Please note that we may not be able to schedule the inspection on your preferred date. If possible please give us 72 hours notice to arrange a booking. The minimum notice is 48 hours. We will be in touch to arrange an inspection date. I agree to contact Southland District Council immediately in the event that Covid-19 contact tracing is required for this building site. (required) Residents live on site Resident name Resident phone number Resident email address Spam protection hidden email title Elections 2022 Pay it Report it Apply for it Libraries Dog registration A-Z of services Change my address Rates search Cemetery search Have your say Maps Office hours Building Become a registered user
