Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! Re: How to get builder to fix defects noted by inspector 4Sep 15, 2010 2:51 pm Metricon Riva 33 - http://herlihy-riva.blogspot.com Site start 15/03/2010 - Handover 23/12/2010 9 months and 8 days (284 calendar days) from site start to handover Re: How to get builder to fix defects noted by inspector 8Jun 03, 2012 4:28 pm Hi guys, Our independent inspector found 16 issues and our SS saying he will not fix any issues and all issues are rubbish. When I went to the site today I found Kitchen Bulkhead had been totally removed and plasters been done. I got really upset as kitchen looks awful without bulkhead. Then I called to SS and he said me inspector ask him to remove the Bulkhead. But when i look in to the report it doesn't say to remove bulkhead. It say just move the bulkhead 300mm …. And SS telling me if we need Kitchen Bulkhead back we have to pay him. When i ask to show him to prove the written document where mention Kitchen Bulkhead have to be removed. He is saying me "yes you are correct i don't have any proof, But if you go to legal action i will stop work for three weeks and drag your home whole 9 months as contract says and he will charge 15% interest on late payment as we haven't paid Frame stage invoice. And that way you have to pay more interest to the bank than paying Kitchen Bulkhead”. He was trying to bully me. I am really disappointed about all this, as end of the day we spent money for the inspection and no issue is fixed and also some items of the house also been removed (Kitchen Bulkhead) Any advice on above is appreciated. Nicole1983 Re: How to get builder to fix defects noted by inspector 10Jun 07, 2012 12:44 pm Short answer is get your own private inspector with the right knowledge, qualifications and experience that will enable you to compel builder to rectify defects. If your inspectors are ignored they are a pushover and obviously not up to the job. There is plenty of them around. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: How to get builder to fix defects noted by inspector 11Jun 07, 2012 2:26 pm Thanks guys for all your help...Now dr5ama begins... Which one is structurally more superior than another,Bulkhead above the kitchen cupboards is MDF or Plaster boards (frame) ? 2550mm ceiling height and this is new construction. Originaly my Builder has done Bulkhead above the kitchen cupboards using Plaster (Frame). After Pre plaster inspection done by private inspector, his report says, "There have not been any noggins installed between the wall studs under the bulkhead/drop ceiling trimmers to the Kitchen to pick up and support the edges of the plaster wall sheets.The relevant Australian Standard AS/NZS 2589.1 Gypsum Linings In Residential and Light Commercial Construction – Application and Finishing , clause 7.6.2 Spacing, requires that ‘Plasterboard shall be fastened at a maximum of 300mm centres for internal angles, external corners and around openings’. Given the spacing of the existing studs, noggins will need to be installed so that the edges of the wall sheets can be securely fixed to the wall framing at their required centres." So what my builder did was he removed whole bulk head done by Plaster and he is telling me he will do it using MDF . So i don't know which method is good. Please help me on this. Thanks. Nicole Nicole1983 Re: How to get builder to fix defects noted by inspector 12Jun 09, 2012 5:21 pm I'd eat your inspector for breakfast and chew over his remains for lunch. He's ignored the fact that AS2589.1 is not referenced by the Building Code of Australia and is thus not enforceable *unless* specified in the contract documentation. If anything the applicable reference would be the plasterboard manufacturer's specifications, which may indeed reference AS2589.1. It's likely that the contract documentation states that "all products to be installed in full accordance with the product manufacturer's specifications" or similar, and the manufacturer's specifications may reference AS2589.1. If this were the case then he would have grounds to make the comment that he has - but he hasn't outlined the heirarchy of authority explaining the basis on which AS2589.1 can be referenced. I can therefore understand the supervisor getting annoyed, though his response in removing the bulkhead seems very unprofessional. MDF for the bulkhead will be fine. That's what 99% of commercial shopfront fitouts use. I would send it to the certifier who is technically your representative and working on your behalf not the builder's 1 2281 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 6917 1 9476 |