Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Practical Completion vs Actual Completion- Defects not f 7Aug 18, 2011 4:48 pm Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Practical Completion vs Actual Completion- Defects not f 13Sep 02, 2011 2:56 pm just an update I've had the building inspection done - its come back with only a few things really. The inspector basically said you should chose your battles and get the ones fixed that you can and live with the rest. And so, it was the silicone under the fixed panel of the frameless shower screen , grout/crap dumped down the drain hiole in the shower and floorlaundry drain, tiles not grouted behind the washinf machine in the laundry, tool mark on shower union (which is now rusting!!) general all overall excess grout - easily cleaned off but I have better things to do on my weekends lastly, the tradespeople have; 1. badly marked my carpet in the hallway (between the 3 rooms) 2. scraped paint off the doorframes when moving the doors Is it impossible for me to request some $$ from the builder to make good on the damage that has been caused. I am mainly most annoyed about the door frames as I now need to repaint 7 doors and doorframes in my apartment just because 2 doors/frames have been gouged. Unforunatley touch-ups can't be done - they are gouged and I don't have any paint left over of the original colour (which of course, isn't made anymore) thanks all for your repsonse - glad i wasn't the only one getting fired up about things! The HIA contract, in the term & conditions section states that "Commencment" is deemed when the drainage is started or the piers are dug or the slab is formed up (incase… 2 6150 Hi All, I engaged a tradie to install concrete retaining wall 600-800mm high over 32 meters in Victoria. Sleepers are 200*75*2000 mm installed over 17 steel posts. I… 0 6889 1 9464 |