Pre-Plaster Scan
Who needs a pre plaster scan?
Every residential build has cables, pipes, and structural elements that disappear the moment plaster goes up. A pre-plaster scan gives you a permanent record of exactly where everything sits, protecting you from disputes and giving clients confidence in the quality of work behind the walls.
With multiple trades running services through the same walls and ceilings, commercial projects carry a high risk of clashes and undocumented changes. A pre-plaster scan captures every cable, pipe, and conduit across the entire site before it's closed in, giving you a clear record to verify against.
When new work meets existing structure, it's critical to know exactly what's been run where, especially when retained walls and new framing sit side by side. A pre-plaster scan documents the full picture before plaster hides the join.
For any trade running services through a build, a pre-plaster scan is proof of workmanship. If a query comes up later about where a cable or pipe was run, the scan settles it instantly, no return site visit required.
For buildings that will need ongoing maintenance, a pre-plaster scan becomes the foundation of your facility's digital record, so future repairs never mean cutting in blind.
When a design includes complex service runs or tight tolerances, a pre-plaster scan confirms exactly what was installed against what was specified, before it's sealed away and impossible to verify.
Across multi-unit or multi-stage developments, a pre-plaster scan on each unit creates a consistent, documented record of build quality, useful for internal QA and for resolving any disputes that arise post-handover.
High-end builds often carry complex, non-standard service runs. A pre-plaster scan protects the investment in that complexity, giving homeowners and builders alike a precise record of exactly how the home was built.
What It Is
At the rough-in stage, every stud, noggin, cable run, and pipe is still visible, for a matter of days, before plaster seals it all away. We scan the site during this exact window, capturing every service and structural element using LiDAR and 360° imaging. The result is a fully navigable digital twin showing precisely what's behind every wall, down to individual cable positions and pipe runs, accurate to the millimetre.
Why It Matters
The rough-in stage is the last time you'll ever see the guts of a building before it's closed in. Once plaster goes up, that knowledge is gone, unless it's been scanned. The practical value of a pre-plaster scan shows up later, often much later. Want to hang something heavy and need to know exactly where the noggin sits? Check the scan. Chasing a cable that's stopped working, but don't want to put five exploratory holes in a freshly painted wall? Check the scan first, locate the exact run, and go straight to the fix.
This single scan can save hours of investigative work and prevent unnecessary damage to finished surfaces, sometimes within weeks of the job finishing, sometimes years later when the original tradespeople are long gone and nobody remembers exactly how anything was run.