Hi all
We've got our builder currently asking for the lock up stage payment, despite the fact that brickwork hasn't even begun. The builder claims the sisalation wrapped around the outside of the house, the roof, the doors and windows means the house is now at lock up......
My contract states that lock up stage is....
"when the external wall and roof are complete, the flooring is laid and external doors and windows are fixed (even temporary doors and windows). There is no inspection required, at this stage, by a building surveyor."
Surely an external wall is acutally the brickwork? Does anyone know??
cheers
Michelle