Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Requesting Controlled Fill Certificate from Developer 3Oct 17, 2022 9:47 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Requesting Controlled Fill Certificate from Developer 6Oct 18, 2022 9:16 pm Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Requesting Controlled Fill Certificate from Developer 8Nov 01, 2023 9:05 pm ![]() Hi I am also in the similar situation. The builder has asked for the certificate and the developer is not responding. I hope you have built the house by this time. I would appreciate if you could share your journey. [/quote] Hi, thanks our handover is in 2-3 weeks and its been mostly smooth and uneventful aside from this issue. The developer completely ignored all of my attempts to contact them as did the agent that sold the land for several months. We did indeed eventually confirm that it was uncontrolled fill and my engineering friend advised that its 'crazy' for this to be used in such a big estate unless the company was trying to take shortcuts and cut costs. There was no mention of this in the land contract we signed when we purchased the land. Mind you this occurred 12 months prior to settlement since it took the developer 12 months to prepare the civil works and to prep as well as divide the land for the estate. We ended up paying the $30k for the deeper footings in the end. Luckily we could afford to but I could empathise with someone that would be unable to as it makes complicates the contract/loan and possibly changes build selections/inclusions. A friend who works in law also mentioned that our builder shouldn't have told us that we could 'definitely' get the developer to use controlled fill or threaten them. Litigation is a minefield and always dependent on the facts, legislation (if any) and common law. Good luck with your build, happy to answer any other questions that you may have. Re: Requesting Controlled Fill Certificate from Developer 9Nov 02, 2023 8:28 am If your purchase of land contract states that there will be controlled fill then you have right to expect it to be so. If stated but not so not then it would be misrepresentation and a breach of contract but you should get a legal opinion. In any case your own geotechnical report should identify the condition of fill on your land. 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 In my council in Vic, before even starting on the plans my builder asked me to engage the council about a tree on the footpath that was in the way for a driveway. They had… 5 1814 Hi Simeon, Thank you for laying it down for us. Makes sense. Appreciate it very much. Have a nice day. Cheers 2 11114 Please read what the conditions are when receive final payment invoice. 2 9316 |