Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Water damage to new home 2Jan 11, 2024 2:35 pm 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: Water damage to new home 5Jan 11, 2024 8:11 pm 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: Water damage to new home 7Jan 11, 2024 11:07 pm The builder has taken out Domestic Building Insurance from VMIA. But looking at the policy it looks like we are covered only if the builder has died or becomes insolvent or has disappeared or fails to comply with a Tribunal or Court Order Re: Water damage to new home 8Jan 14, 2024 7:34 pm Shame calmer if you want to call it this left you the victim. Builders play judge jury and ecutioner eith tradesmen pockets sometimes. Whethere their fault or there just not financially/every motivated to combat, they will take other means Re: Water damage to new home 9Jan 15, 2024 8:02 am josh12 The builder has taken out Domestic Building Insurance from VMIA. But looking at the policy it looks like we are covered only if the builder has died or becomes insolvent or has disappeared or fails to comply with a Tribunal or Court Order different insurance, besides, technically YOU have taken out the VMIA. Hence you are covered for XYZ. The builder should have tehir own insurance related to the property while they have posession. Re: Water damage to new home 10Jan 15, 2024 10:24 am Construction works insurance will cover the builder for insurable events (fire, flood, storm, wind damage) but will not cover the builder for own poor workmanship. 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: Water damage to new home 11Jan 15, 2024 10:29 am building-expert Construction works insurance will cover the builder for insurable events (fire, flood, storm, wind damage) but will not cover the builder for own poor workmanship. there was an event. The question is whether the builder had the insurance and whether the event was covered. The workmanship is a separate conversation. I thought this would be a popular question but I haven't been able to find any similar posts. Perhaps I'm wording my searches wrong? When you have car insurance and the… 0 6677 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair The workmanship is lifetime guarantee by "the insurer", not the builder. They will of course ask the initial builder to rectify and if they don't they will appoint… 7 5105 if it's the look that you're not happy with, the easiest option would probably be to spray paint it all into the same color as the walls so it blends in. there might not… 3 4219 |