Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Issues After Build 3Jan 11, 2023 8:44 pm Your letterbox, isn't covered by QBCC complaint, you can ask the builder but probably wont get any traction. Your oven is covered by a manufactures warranty, not by the builder, your handover pack should have the relevant contact details on who supplied the oven, like Harvey Norman comercial, RT Edwards, Winnings etc. YOU need to call them for a service. Again not a QBCC issue. Paint chips, cracks etc. 1st get a note book, jot down a room name for each double page, to record location and what the defect is. Before noting any defects download the QBCC Standards and Tolerance Guide, its free (each state building body has their own version) it clearly explains what light, and how far back you should stand when detecting a defect. That is the bible the inspectors work from. Once you have read & understood the distance requirements start documenting the defects. PRIOR to 12mths (say month 10) contact the builder and request your 12mth minor defect warranty inspection and advise them how many defects they need to address. It is your responsibility to identify them and be able to point them out at the time of inspection. If a crack goes to >5mm call the builder immediately. Also make sure you haven't planted trees/gardens next to the house and that the ground for the first 1m out from the slab grades AWAY from the house, otherwise the builder has grounds to argue that the cracks are movement due to abnormal moisture due to ponding next to the slab and they can walk away! Good luck We are Expert Consultant's, and we are here to help. I am looking at building a house. Has anyone used Construkt Homes (based in Adelaide)? Does anyone have experience with this builder? 0 6493 12 5374 Industry type domestic contracts are prepared by industry bodies for the benefit of the builders. This means that if you are the owner watch out. One of the points is… 0 3310 |