Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 Jun 09, 2011 1:49 am I am building a house, it's almost finished other than landscaping, though it is 2 month delay than the contract. Met the builder and his landscaper for landscaping yesterday morning. There is a concrete area and a paving area on the landscaping plan. but he said it could not be covered in the allowance. The quote is almost double the allowance. The landscaping plan was attached with the contract, and there was a term of $7k landscaping allowance on the contract. I thought it should be the builder's problem. but the builder said the $7k could not cover this all ; -( Is it correct: builder give a low allowance, does not matter what on your plan? Should I ask the landscaping allowance back and do the landscaping later? Thanks for your help Edit/Delete Message Re: How do I deal with the final payment - please advice 2Jun 09, 2011 5:33 am Its not whats on the plan. The contract consists of the whole of the documents. If the schedule of costs says an allowance that means that the builder has not got firm costs for that part of the project and you will have to pay based on the cost of the actual works. If it was me I would get any hard landscaping (paths and patios) done now and leave the plants till later. Regards The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: How do I deal with the final payment - please advice 3Jun 09, 2011 7:40 am Check your contract but there should be some detail about provisional sums. I have a feeling that since the amount is an "allowance" they can adjust the amount for the actual cost plus usually a builders margin say 20% at te time the work is done Re: How do I deal with the final payment - please advice 4Jun 09, 2011 10:54 am If you're using a standard HIA contract, I believe the allowance is 25% from the stated amount. So if the allowance is $7000, the highest amount would end up being $8750. Check your contract - don't take my word for it! regardless, your contract stipulates a payments schedule and SOPA doesn't give provision to that scenario. Your contractual terms appear to stand. Hence get a lawyer, it… 4 11868 There is no reason why building contract reconciliation cannot be done prior to handover, if the builder won't do it get someone to do it for you. Why would you pay for… 3 6682 1) I had requested R6 ceiling insualtion batts, however I noticed that on some areas there are huge gaps which will allow hot air to sweep in, and also noticed black/grey… 0 3597 |