Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jun 27, 2010 10:22 pm What was the state of your new house when you took handover?? We had handover on friday arvo and it looks like none of the kitchen/bathroom and laundry cupboards were cleaned. The wine rack above the fridge was not cleaned, I rubbed my finger in one of the slots and it came up white! and a lot of the windows and window/door tracks look like they haven't been cleaned. I understand that the dust may be settling but I would have expected better. Have you ever had to get professionals in after a builders final clean? Did your builders use professional cleaners? mine used to be have had to cut back on costs so the wife went in and did it. I sent the builder an email today stating what still needs to be cleaned. I have capal tunnel in both hands and so for me to do it is impossible, I would need to get someone in. As far as I can see the wife has: wiped down benchs and swept and moped floors. Not impressed Re: Builders final clean 2Jun 27, 2010 11:36 pm We've not built a new home for ourselves yet but we rented a brand new one a couple of years ago and the entire house was covered in white dust, the dark grey carpets were disgusting, sticky white powder... even worse was the realestate made us get a professional clean on them when we left 1.5yrs later!!! If my building company leaves a house in that condition I'll be very noisy With 3 kids it's hard enough to keep up never alone play catchup. i would suggest nothing is unreasonable for PCI. we did all sorts, including checking the hot water, checking all the GPO's had power, testing that the showers were… 9 98548 Hi, I am approaching end of the build. My final invoice will be given to me soon to pay. Some context before I ask my question. 1. My builder wont do the landscaping or… 0 3860 regardless, your contract stipulates a payments schedule and SOPA doesn't give provision to that scenario. Your contractual terms appear to stand. Hence get a lawyer, it… 4 11781 |