Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Penalty for the delayed house completion 21Aug 17, 2011 11:08 pm I know this thread is a bit old, but I am in a similar position. My builder has turned up an average of 1 day per week for the past 7 weeks (I know because I am renting next door during the reno!) and is now claiming extension due to rain days. My architect is not on my side at all - he simply says "it's contractual" and is prepared to approve a (calendar) month extension, based on days that have had 2mm or more over several months. I don't want to reward the builder for not turning up, particularly since he is clearly using rain days as an excuse for having been slack. Tornado_Alive - Are you able to advise where I can find written evidence of this "4 hrs or more" to throw back at them? I am wary of creating tension with the builder, and then suffering the consequences... yet I feel that he (and the architect) are creating tension by going down this path. I am also concerned that if we give in and approve these claims just to keep the peace (and hopefully get the project moving, which is the architect's goal) then it cancels out my ability to claim penalties when the schedule is pushed out even further. There was another thread that mentioned the builder had to notify of a rain delay within a certain number of days (maybe 7 or 10?) of the event. Does anyone know if this is true? if so, I'd love a source - that would be all I need to set them straight ...if it helps for rules and regulations, I'm in Vic. Any advice would be much appreciated. Re: Penalty for the delayed house completion 22Aug 18, 2011 12:35 pm Whenever the builder claims rain days, look up the date on www.bom.gov.au to confirm it did in fact rain (and was over 2 mm). Reject any claim that is note backed up with www.bom.gov.au data. Also, if they claim rain days months after they happened, I would reject these. Also, once you are at lock up, rain days pretty well cease as an excuse. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Penalty for the delayed house completion 23Aug 18, 2011 1:00 pm thanks for your reply, Casa. I know for a fact that they will claim days that are months old. On what grounds can I reject this? What I really need is some kind of reference to quote, that legitimises my stance of not accepting such an old claim. The architect hinted that claimed days could go back as far as May. If I can clearly state why that is not acceptable, it will do me much more use than just to say "I don't want to because I think it is wrong". We are eagerly awaiting lockup - but it wouldn't surprise me if the builder leaves out the final skylight or a window somewhere, just so he has a hook for his rain delays!! Re: Penalty for the delayed house completion 24Aug 18, 2011 10:03 pm I would request, in the interest of good record keeping, that any rain days be claimed within 14 days. I would also ask if there are any unclaimed rain days outstanding. I would still check with www.bom.gov.au to see that it really did rain on the day in question and if not reject the claim. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Like I said the Occupancy Certificate is not the tollgate that marks the completion of the house. The contract defines… 7 10715 Hi, My home construction is complete, and the handover is scheduled next week. However the construction has been delayed and I have raised this to the builder. The… 0 5320 You’re on the right track, wire brush in a grinder then a zinc rich epoxy primer then a top coat of some sort, like a waterproofing membrane. Raising the concrete would… 1 7020 |