Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Dec 09, 2020 1:05 pm Hi, At the handing over of the keys, the "buffer" of my building supervisor wanted me to fill in their forms with faults I find and then to hand them in at the end of the six-month warranty period. I refused as then the warranty period has lapsed. Worse, she even wanted me to sign a form saying all warranty faults had been attended to at the handing over of the keys! I prefer to email the "buffer" with any fault I find with photographic evidence, but have only been lucky so far with a leaking cistern, but not with several other faults. Before a plastic drainage channel, the pavers were not supported by concrete leading to them moving and it looks like I will have to contact the Building Commission with this complaint and pay for the privilege. I can understand the builder hopes to fix problems with as few visits as possible. I am still waiting for the warranty forms I requested just in case I must use them, so the builder has no excuse not to do any warranty work. How did you do the passing on of warranty work? Thanks. you need to understand the breakdown of warranties. 90 warranty is considered as minor defects rectification period where as the longer ones are more major/structural… 1 5339 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 17591 So AFAIk the outcomes of the BAL ratings form part of a clause that allows them to pass these costs on to you. However the more relevant detail is how did it go from 19… 1 9163 |