The quality of home building in the Coffs Harbour area has been given a tick for compliance after recent surprise visits by Building Commission NSW inspectors.
Building Commission inspectors inspected two apartment buildings and seven freestanding homes in November, following a construction compliance blitz in April this year.
Inspectors were pleased to discover all sites except one were compliant and met the quality standards Building Commission NSW expects from developers, builders, and practitioners.
Defects were discovered at just one Class 1 residential building site and orders were issued for the problems to be fixed. Inspectors also identified safety concerns with the worksite and reported those matters to SafeWork NSW.
Building Commission NSW was established by the Minns Labor Government on 1 December 2023 and is the state's building regulator, ensuring the quality of residential buildings.
The regulator is striking a balance between compliance, education, and collaboration to ensure consumers get well built homes for their hard-earned investment. This includes educating practitioners about the value of building right the first time, to reduce costs and increase value and reputation.
Building Commission NSW will continue to target building projects for compliance with planned visits to metropolitan and regional locations including follow-up 'anytime, anywhere' audits to the same sites.
Minister for Building Anoulack Chanthivong said:
"The quality of work at most of the sites clearly point to a trend of improving standards across the NSW construction industry.
"Despite discovering defects at one site, it is promising to see most projects visited are on the right track, which proves the Building Commission is already seeing real results.
"The message is simple - designing and building it right the first time will not only deliver quality homes the people of NSW need but will save consumers time and money by not having to redo substandard work."
