Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Building inspection on our own home (6 months after) 10Jun 07, 2011 8:21 pm Kyton (if you read this)... I just wanted to pop back with a bit of an update because I got a bit more of an understanding as to why the OB is obligated as opposed to it being a case of Caveat Emptor. Basically (and I may not have this 100% correct - but enough to give you an idea)..... If anyone (including an Owner Builder) undertakes any building works on a property over a certain value (I think it's $7000 or something like that) then they technically take on all responsibilities of a builder and if they sell the property the warranty on the building works still exists for 6.5yrs. Not the best explanation, but hopefully you get the drift and understand what I was referring to and why it isn't all necessarily Caveat Emptor. So that's why there are certain things we are chasing them up to fix. We were dealing with plumbing issues first. We had plumbing commission out yesterday and as a result, the plumber is going to be ordered to to fix some issues (like some guttering/add a downpipe - and fix some exposed gas piping). Other issues are back in our lap (so yes, Caveat Emptor). We have other bathroom (non-plumbing)/building issues which we have to take up with the builder through the building commission but we haven't started that process yet. Any win is a win and one less thing we have to pay for to get fixed. But anyway, back to my original question, the guy that came from plumbing commission also suggested a place called 'Build Spect' to over-see anything and make a report of any faults that need addressing. HHCIB you need to understand the breakdown of warranties. 90 warranty is considered as minor defects rectification period where as the longer ones are more major/structural… 1 5351 The significant date is when receive final payment invoice Check that section of contract Bit of fluff by builders prior to that 1 15952 This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. As for the unscheduled site visits, most builders are quite… 1 28326 |