Browse Forums Buying Land 1 May 05, 2021 9:57 pm Looking for advice here. We purchased a block of land in a new estate in October last year. The land is yet to title. In February this year, the developer got into a dispute with the gas distributor and refused to pay the $4m they were asking for, so now there will be no gas supplied to the estate. I’ve already signed a building contract and the builders have come back with two options, one with 6 small heaters and the second with proper heating equivalent to gas. The costs are $4,300 and $13,085 respectively. The developers are offering me $4000 in compensation but this is way way below the actual amount I’m going to have to pay to heat the house in cold wintry Melbourne properly. I’ve tried asking the developers to cover the costs as they previously promised, as they did not disclose the lack of gas before we purchased lot but have heard nothing. Any thoughts on what my options are? Any advice will be much appreciated. Now: Building another new home Settlement: 8 July 2021 Construction due to start: In two months Re: Developer lets us down, need advice 3May 06, 2021 8:08 am more and more people are moving towards housing with no gas. given you are in vic, theage has 2 articles over the last 2 days recommending this option for new houses. have you considered researching into an all electric house, supplemented with pv solar panels to offset the increased consumption? Re: Developer lets us down, need advice 4May 06, 2021 10:00 am Victoria is already talking about banning gas connections to new developments anyway so in a way you're ahead of the curve. R/C ducted air con and the largest solar package you can afford. Re: Developer lets us down, need advice 5May 06, 2021 10:12 am Sounds like the developer's running out of Money, while hand balling legit development services costs on to you? Sure hope they haven't compromised the site earthworks? otherwise you'll be up for some hefty costs once you take possession Good idea to talk to others nearby Goodluck Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Developer lets us down, need advice 6Jul 25, 2021 11:16 pm karmaz Looking for advice here. We purchased a block of land in a new estate in October last year. The land is yet to title. In February this year, the developer got into a dispute with the gas distributor and refused to pay the $4m they were asking for, so now there will be no gas supplied to the estate. I’ve already signed a building contract and the builders have come back with two options, one with 6 small heaters and the second with proper heating equivalent to gas. The costs are $4,300 and $13,085 respectively. The developers are offering me $4000 in compensation but this is way way below the actual amount I’m going to have to pay to heat the house in cold wintry Melbourne properly. I’ve tried asking the developers to cover the costs as they previously promised, as they did not disclose the lack of gas before we purchased lot but have heard nothing. Any thoughts on what my options are? Any advice will be much appreciated. Probably worthwhile reading your contract for your options. Get sound legal advice. We manage Building Disputes, Construction Contracts, Security of Payment. PM for queries. https://www.contractsspecialist.com.au/articles/ Levelling compound Ardit is the best but buy a bag of sand and make sand dam to protect your wood floor 2 15612 XCEM Alpha flooring seems to relatively new and I could not found any reviews. Have you or someone you know have used it and would recommend over other subfloor options?… 2 8073 I’m not a structural engineer but I’m free. you still need an engineer for the plans. I only have part of your plans, but you seem to have a 850mm drop from the side… 3 10317 |