Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Brick wall warranty for new house 2Jul 21, 2016 5:43 pm What does the build contract say, are they structural or maintenance defects?..photos would also help Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Brick wall warranty for new house 3Jul 21, 2016 7:10 pm If home warranty insurance was taken out for the construction then structural defects can be covered for up to 6 years, and up to 2 years for non-structural defects. This insurance only comes into effect if the builder dies, goes bankrupt or disappears. And the warranty insurance name and terms are different from state to state. Re: Brick wall warranty for new house 4Jul 21, 2016 7:33 pm The building contract has Warranty/Professional Indemnity insurance. The building contract says Statutory Warranties are based on Building Act 1993. The question is cracks on external brick wall consider as Structural or Non-structural defect? If you make sure all taps inside and out are turned off, what does the water meter show if you leave it for a while. 2 20229 I am saying that double brick has similar thermal performance due to thermal mass effect. It will be still very interesting to see the state of your framing after 10-15… 10 29741 can’t tell from the photo, a tie down rod will be 12mm, is it a steel beam? he should be able to work it out 1 4444 |