Browse Forums Building A New House Re: How to calculate weather and damage delays 2Apr 10, 2023 10:22 am You understand the current climate but you still want to claim damages?. I detect malevolence in your attitude. A competent builder will know how to claim and have have grounds for extensions of contract time, so tough luck to you. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: How to calculate weather and damage delays 3Apr 10, 2023 5:34 pm building-expert You understand the current climate but you still want to claim damages?. I detect malevolence in your attitude. A competent builder will know how to claim and have have grounds for extensions of contract time, so tough luck to you. I datect paranoia in your attitude. OP wants simply understand where they stand in regards to damages give how long the build has gone on for. It's a fair position, exactly because of the climate... OP. Your contract should outline how many days of inclement weather is included. Anything beyond that would have to go through the process for extensions outlined in your contract also. If extension requests/claims don't go through the steps you both agreed, then it's as good as never having been claimed/ accounted for by the builder. Builder can't retroactively make up claims for delays at the end. You should be able to work out you basic contact end date by the days supplied in the contract. After that you just need to add any agreed delays and move the need forward by as many days. Read your contract, understand it. Everything you need is in there. . Re: How to calculate weather and damage delays 4Apr 10, 2023 11:52 pm Thanks for your replies, I’m familiar with the contract but I was looking for a resource that will easily help count rain days for delays Eg BOM etc. how many mm of rain counts for delays My builder refused to start setting up the site due to wet soil as earthmoving equipment would get stuck in the mud etc. and it would be difficult to work in. If there was an easy way I could easily calculate if it’s worth my time to even explore that avenue and when it would be the right time. Would rain delays count after the roof stage is passed ? Re: How to calculate weather and damage delays 5Apr 11, 2023 5:56 am mr_zedx Thanks for your replies, I’m familiar with the contract but I was looking for a resource that will easily help count rain days for delays Eg BOM etc. how many mm of rain counts for delays My builder refused to start setting up the site due to wet soil as earthmoving equipment would get stuck in the mud etc. and it would be difficult to work in. If there was an easy way I could easily calculate if it’s worth my time to even explore that avenue and when it would be the right time. Would rain delays count after the roof stage is passed ? Mr_zedx I will do my best to try and explain how to do this here but if you need any help or have any questions call me on 0431 712 792 and I will walk you through it. 1. The first thing you need to remember is that you can only claim wet weather delays for work that is on the critical path. In simple terms once the roof is on and you can do work internally you can not claim inclement weather delays. So all of the in ground work, framing, external walls, roofing etc are all critical path items. 2. Check your contract to see how an inclement weather day is defined, for instance in some of the commercial building contracts I have managed they might specify that more then 2mm in a 24 hour period can be claimed. There is also generally a remediation day ie if you get 30mm one day and the next day is sunny, you often can still not work as the site is too wet etc. 3. Have a look at your contract for how many working days are allowed and then there are plenty of online calender tools where you enter the start date of the build and the number of days and then a completion date will be calculated. 4. Then go to the BOM site and count up how many days you can count as inclement weather and remedial days and add the total to the completion date. You will then have a date the contract should have been completed by. I hope this helps Cheers Simeon Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: How to calculate weather and damage delays 6Apr 14, 2023 4:37 pm mr_zedx Hi There, Wondering if you can help me out, my builder had started in May/June last year and were only just between roof and gyproc stage. Is there a tool that can be used to count rain days/delays? I am building with a smaller builder who has taken on a lot of work, but thankfully hasn't gone under. While my damages are ridiculously low (I want to explore when damages will start as it has almost been a year and not much has been done. Understanding the current climate of not enough tradies, rising costs etc. I am also feeling the pain paying rent and a mortgage with variable rate of build costs. 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