After inspection · Repair quote guide
Pick one finding. Which line in the quotation addresses it? Can you see the scope, cost and checks to be made when the work is finished?
“Repairs as per inspection report” still leaves room for different interpretations. Start with the example, then collect the questions your contractor needs to answer.
Check my repair quoteInspection report
I-03 | Suspected seepage near bathroom threshold
Quotation received
Q-02 | Bathroom waterproofing, lump sum
Does Q-02 address I-03? What removal, repair and reinstatement work is included?
These references link the example documents; they are not SII risk codes.
01 / MATCH
Add a “How it will be handled” column to your inspection list. An explicit plan for each finding is easier to check than “all defects included”.
Note the quoted item number and check that the location and scope match.
Name the other quotation or contact, so neither party assumes the other will do it.
Record the open question, contact and reply date. Do not treat it as included.
For suspected leaks, electrical safety concerns or other issues requiring an on-site assessment, ask an appropriate professional about the cause and repair. This guide helps you check the written scope only.
02 / CHECK
Select a question if the detail is missing and relevant to your repairs. This collects follow-ups; it does not score the quote or assess the safety of the work.
Add the inspection reference, location and photo page beside the quoted work. Keep a separate record of findings outside this repair package.
Please match each quoted item to an inspection finding. For findings outside this quotation, please record how they will be handled separately.
“Local repairs” does not define a boundary. Mark the room, wall or area in writing or on a drawing, with included and excluded work identified.
Please mark the repair location and boundaries, and list the work excluded from this scope.
Check quantities, units, rates and subtotals. For lump-sum items, list what is included. Ask how both increases and reductions will be priced.
Please provide quantities, units, rates and the measurement method. What does each lump sum include, and how will quantity changes affect the price?
“Waterproofing” or “paint” alone leaves the product open. Specify the relevant brand, model and specification, plus a process for agreeing substitutions.
Please identify the material brands, models and specifications. How will substitutions be agreed before use?
Ask the contractor to describe the proposed steps, site assumptions and completion checks. Appropriate professionals should confirm methods and test conditions that depend on the property.
Please describe the repair steps, completion criteria and checks. Which conditions still require an on-site assessment?
List removal, protection of belongings and shared areas, waste disposal, fixture refitting and reinstatement. Identify any work handed over to someone else.
Who is responsible for removal, protection, waste disposal, refitting and reinstatement? Which of these costs are included?
Record exclusions and site assumptions. For problems discovered after opening up, agree how findings will be documented, reported and quoted.
Please list exclusions and site assumptions. How will concealed problems be recorded, reported and quoted if discovered?
“To be priced on site” leaves cost and timing unresolved. Record the change, price, schedule impact, person authorising it and payment or credit arrangements.
Before any addition or omission, please provide the scope, price and schedule impact, who confirms it in writing, and when payment or credit applies.
Read deposit, progress-payment and final-payment terms separately. Ask what the deposit covers and which completed work and records support later payments.
Please state what the deposit covers and the completed work, inspection records and conditions linked to each progress and final payment.
Check acceptance arrangements, correction deadlines, warranty start date, coverage, exclusions and the contact person. A duration alone does not explain the process.
Please state the acceptance process, correction deadlines and warranty start date, coverage and exclusions. If the problem returns, whom do I contact and when will they respond and arrange action?
Ask for the agreed scope, materials, costs and conditions to be included in the updated documents. Keep these three sets together and check their references and versions.
Keep finding references, photos, locations and descriptions.
Include every work item, note, exclusion and the current date or version.
Include scope drawings, material schedules and agreed changes.
Comparing two quotes? Align inclusions and exclusions before comparing totals.
Use the quote comparison toolThe inspection report records observed conditions. The quotation should explain which work is being offered, how it is priced and how completion will be checked. Detail in the first document does not mean every repair is included in the second.
Request the report date or version and finding references, followed by itemised scope, proposed work, inclusions, exclusions, costs and completion checks. Conditions awaiting an on-site assessment should be marked separately.
Identify each photo’s location and issue, then request the full quotation, attachments and notes. Keep missing information open for clarification. Do not assume it is included or choose a repair method from photos alone.
No. SII reviews the quotation documents provided. It does not carry out home inspections or replace engineering judgement, legal advice or market valuation. Clearer documents do not guarantee workmanship or outcomes.
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