Settlement Timeline

Adelaide Settlement Timeline & Checklist

A typical Adelaide volume build runs 6 to 9 months from contract to handover. Know what each stage covers, what each progress payment unlocks, and what to inspect at each milestone.

  • Stage-by-stage timeline from contract to handover
  • Typical progress payment percentages at each stage
  • Inspection checkpoints (frame, lockup, fixing, handover)
  • 13-week maintenance period and defect-rectification process
George Giannakakis

By George Giannakakis · B.Arch.Studies · M.Arch (UniSA) · RLA300580

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