Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Aug 24, 2015 12:32 pm Our daughter is abt start to build her first home...reading good and some very bad reports, we think to engage private building supervisor on our behalf. We should than have report from each state of the building hoping we than can prevent some costly mistakes. Not sure if Rivergum would like it, but we hope that is legal. Re: private site supervisor or not 3Aug 24, 2015 1:59 pm Do you mean legal or 'allowed'? It is definitely legal, or there wouldn't be companies out there offering this service. Your builder has to allow it, I think it is your right. You have to have peace of mind that the building has been done to standard, and if you aren't sure what this entails, definitely get a professional. My blog: tashandpaul.wordpress.com Re: private site supervisor or not 4Aug 24, 2015 3:30 pm I presume you mean an inspector, rather than a supervisor. The only requirement you need from the building company is that you can access the site for inspection. I don't see the building company resisting the inspections so much, but you may still find them ignoring problems that you do bring to their attention. It is good to have someone monitor the build who knows how building should be done, so if the owner can't do that it's best to hire someone who can. Re: private site supervisor or not 5Aug 29, 2015 10:06 pm After announcing we are buildings with metricon , one of the builder/ sales consultant from different company told me to be careful . there are recent cases against metricon and he sent me a YouTube link. He said Make sure I appoint a independent inspector. Our land is 30 km from where we live now so it is difficult/impossible to visit ourselves during week days . I wonder what does everyone else do? What's the percentage of people appoint independent inspector ? Re: private site supervisor or not 6Aug 30, 2015 10:41 am Seriously don't believe what new home salesman tell you... They will put the boots into any other building company if they miss out on a deal. Home inspections has become a boom business and the builders can only blame themselves for that predicament. Also builders are not easily bluffed or bullied if the work is non compliant and tend to ignore Inspection reports unless there are major ramifications/problems. eg structural The difficulty for new home builders is knowing what is compliant and what is non-compliant and acceptable there are 2 options, that builders can make it compliant or get certification (or equivalent) this is done by an engineer. Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Hi everyone, Looking for some advise. We are about to build an above ground pool in our backyard. There is a private sewer line running under the pool at 1.6m… 0 11759 If you already have a contract, is the inspection cost stated in there? If not they would be forced to issue you a variation which you could of course object to. 12 25866 I am not sure whether Perth has its own way of doing things in regards to this. Most of Perth has class A (sandy soil), except for some areas near rivers or hills. 2 13099 |