Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 03, 2010 1:52 am Hi, new to the forum - just wondering with everyone's experience what are some of the nasties to watch out for - the hidden costs that your not told up front ! Re: What to Watch Out For 2Apr 03, 2010 4:29 am anything and everything that you don't have IN WRITING either in your contract or on your working plans. Verbal agreements are not good enough, and having it down somewhere irrefutable will probably save you thousands when the tradies screw it up and the builders play dumb and say "well, it's not in the contract" to save themselves the costs of having it fixed. That, and footings. Other than that, really depends on what you're signing up for. A whole house/carpet/curtains/landscaping/finished and ready to move in package you should have NO surprises. Anything less then you really need to work it out. 4 14122 Unless there is something in special conditions the builder does not have to give you timeline. If your demolition contractor has not removed Asbestos and it was found… 12 28681 Thanks for the informative response! I'll feed that back to the site supervisor. 2 4080 |