Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 11, 2010 1:36 pm Just curious, we are not in this situation yet, but very well could be given our builders history and our experience to date. We are due PCI very shortly (we signed PPA February 2008), we have a list of items already that we have made our builder aware of, however when we do the PCI with the site supervisor and list all the maintenance items together, apparently the builder has 10 days to make good these maintenace issues before handover takes place. What happens if these items aren't fixed by the handover date? I read our contract, and basically it looks like my understanding is as long as the house is habitable handover will still take place and we have 6 months maintenance period after handover. ??? That could be a disadvantage to the homeowner as they may have moved in, and tradies will be still coming back and forth making good items that should have been done in the period between PCI and handover. Has anyone been in this situation? There appears to be no penatly for the builder if he does not complete the maintenance within the timeframe specified before handover? Re: What happens if items not fixed bewteen PCI and handover 2Mar 11, 2010 4:08 pm Contracts must be a lot different in WA to in Vic then. If PCI items aren't completed, you don't have to make the final payment. The builder is obliged to deliver a completed home that meets the specifications, and with all inclusions set out in the contract. If they don't, why would you hand over payment and sign paperwork to say that you're satisfied...? If you have doubts about your contract, perhaps you should get some legal advice. The concreter will take and reuse. In my case I bought structural LVLs and scraped them back and used them as joists. 1 5159 My door tends to rub against the frame during winter and I'm looking to fix it so it closes smoothly. Looking online on Youtube I'm seeing methods to fix the alignment and… 0 693 The best advice is for you to get a competent building consultant to guide you through your build 7 4678 |