Browse Forums General Discussion 1 May 25, 2011 10:50 pm Summary of situation is follows - Handover has been pushed 3 times with big impact to our personal situation - I escalate my dissatisfaction through a formal complaint to some senior management - Handover is supposed to be in 36 hours - There is still apparently loads of work to do and will stretch to have everything done prior - Final occupancy certificate has been issued so likely cosmetic issues - There is also an issue with a retaining wall with proposed townhomes where a DA is in place - I object to the DA to local council on the basis of the retaining wall issue I receive a phone call today from the senior project manager of the entire estate development saying that - he has done a review and he isn't happy with the impact of all the slippage. - In addition he says that the finish quality of the house isn't to a level of their standards. - He promises that he will do everything to ensure that quality gets to where it needs to be - However some items may spill over after handover As a gesture of goodwill he offers a retaining wall which would have cost a couple of grand. I'm wondering whether I should be suspicious of this gesture and try to find any potential motive (big structural damage or an agreement with council to sort my DA objection offline). Your opinions on this would help me understand how I should take this. Thanks in advance!!!!!!! Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 You might be able to apply to divert the sewer at your expense. In NSW you would contact a Water services co-ordinator and they would give you advice as to whether or not… 1 16130 do not pay until you are satisfied with workmanship windows require flashing over the head archithrave and up under weatherboards 3 28260 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi, sorry if this is the wrong place - Iām new to the property/building journey (trying to buy my first home) so not sure where/who to go with these sorts of… 0 19134 |