Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Getting contract looked at before signing - by whom? 2Sep 28, 2009 2:46 pm Metricon Riva 33 - http://herlihy-riva.blogspot.com Site start 15/03/2010 - Handover 23/12/2010 9 months and 8 days (284 calendar days) from site start to handover Re: Getting contract looked at before signing - by whom? 3Sep 28, 2009 5:17 pm View our blog at: http://room4acubby.blogspot.com/ Re: Getting contract looked at before signing - by whom? 4Sep 29, 2009 12:44 am room4acubby In my job I deal with contracts daily and I am a structural engineer (I don't work in residential building however). I think this holds me in good stead for reviewing the contract myself and the builder knows that I am engineer so I think and I have used this as a bit of an advantage during our current negotiations. I'm hoping that I can get away without needing outside assistance, however reading everything that is going on on this forum has certainly helped no end. I think I'll 'happen to mention' that my Father-in-law is a draftsman and building engineer and I'll be consulting closely with him on the build. I'm also quite used to reading over contracts from my previous job editing law textbooks. I might exploit his contacts in the building industry to get their insight. Still, great as ever to get helpful comments from the good people here at H1! Been in a similar position and we decided to let the builder go. Some of the PSA money goes to engineering so we at least got those documents and they actually refunded us… 2 4551 You talk about deletions, are they variations or PS and PC adjustments? pleas list them 1 12005 Use a product like Equisol's Vitalise to clean the deck then coat with a penetrating timber oil. It will look 10 years younger and add value to your home. Visit for… 1 11235 |