Browse Forums Building A New House Re: How does practical completion & handover work? 16Sep 24, 2009 1:09 pm Well it can never be worry free, the initial mistake of putting the slab down without approval & then having to add a tiny extra piece is always on my mind. It continues to move & cracks keep appearing where the join is. I am so scared we'll come home one day & find the front of our house in the street. Basically all the fun & excitement of building has been slowly tortured out of us to the stage where i want a new house. I know thats over dramatic but it just wasn't spose to be like this. The HIA contract, in the term & conditions section states that "Commencment" is deemed when the drainage is started or the piers are dug or the slab is formed up (incase… 2 6150 Like I said the Occupancy Certificate is not the tollgate that marks the completion of the house. The contract defines… 7 10715 Block of two storey townhouses requires painting on the roof. A brick parapet wall separates each unit and extends above the tiled roof. The parapet walls require sealing… 0 3497 |