Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Sep 01, 2011 7:31 pm Our builder is not following the building plans. The front elevation is different to the way it appears on the plan. Particularly the windows, that are misplaced in relation to the build plan. I raised this with our site supervisor, who explained 'that people make mistakes' and there was an error with the plan??? We did not signed off on any variation of plans, nor were presented with any variation of plans. What recourse do we have to get the builder to make changes that are in line with the original build plan? what are others experience of rectifying such problems when the build does not match the plans? How is best to go about addressing this with the builder? Should we take a legalistic approach as it may be in breech of the NSW Residential Building Contract for New Dwellings (clause 43.3b) or do we formally dispute this, or just accept it as any delay is costing us more in interested for the progressive loans and any further delays and we run into the 6 week Christmas break?? What would you do? June 2010: Land Aug Tender + Deposit for Villina 41 Dec DA in Feb DA out Mar Construction Cert May Slab June Frame viewtopic.php?f=31&t=45643 Re: HELP! What happens when the builder doesn't follow the p 2Sep 01, 2011 7:38 pm Genkan .... or just accept it as any delay is costing us more in interested for the progressive loans and any further delays and we run into the 6 week Christmas break??.... This is how builders try to get away with it in most cases. Even they know they are wrong, they will drag it out in the hope that most customers are renting whilst building and keen as to get in, and in 90% of cases they succeed. Do not delay, go straight to consumer affairs/ombussman and get your amunition before approaching the builder. At least this way you will know what your legal rights are before getting into a heated debate with the builder. Re: HELP! What happens when the builder doesn't follow the p 3Sep 01, 2011 7:49 pm The builder is not allowed to just "change" your front elevation without you signing a variation. Why have they changed it? Did they find that the way it is drawn on the plans is structurally impossible? Ask the builder what the reason is for changing the elevation, because if it is not a structural reason then it should definitely be corrected to the way it was shown on the plans that you signed. Unfortunately though, it does seem that you will have to weigh up which you prefer - fixing the elevation, or having a delay. As mentioned above, check out your legal options before approaching the builder so that you know exactly where you stand. The concreter will take and reuse. In my case I bought structural LVLs and scraped them back and used them as joists. 1 5160 Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 20425 This is a very tight fit, I'm not sure if you'll be able to achieve what you've described. Would you consider accessing the separate toilet from the laundry? If so maybe… 1 11256 |