Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 13, 2012 10:13 am We are building a house in the Central West and our builder is so slow. It has been 15 months and we don't have gyprock in yet. He attends on average 2 days a week and takes lots of holidays. We were very naive and did not put in an end date to our contract, verbally he promised the house would take no longer than 12 months. Has anyone else had this sort of problem? What can we do? We are feeling so frustrated! Amazingly he doesn't have time to show up to work on our house but he's had time to set up a website! http://www.nkmbuilding.com.au/services Any advise? Re: How Long is Too Long? 2Jul 13, 2012 10:19 am Yes it is too long, Our home which i believe is an average for every builder is guaranteed by the end of 26 weeks. I am not sure if you can do anything though as it is not in your contract. When it comes down to it, it could be hearsay about the 12 month promise unless you have a witness... I would ring him on a weekly basis trying to find out what the progress is and for a timeline for the next few months. I would probably also try to get his timeline in an email so you have some documentation with his outlining some sort of timing of completion... Good luck Re: How Long is Too Long? 4Jul 13, 2012 6:58 pm If your contract doesn't specify a completion date, I'm not sure that you have any recourse. This is what the building commission says about contracts: Quote: -Make sure your contract includes a start and finish date, detailed plans and a clear statement about your coooling-off period -Check your contract with a specialist building consultant or solicitor before signing -Cross out all blank sections in the contract -Check insurance details, particularly warranty insurance -Ensure you understand the costings and any subsequent variations -Familiarise yourself with the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995. The Act sets out a number of warranties that apply to all domestic building contracts, so the work carried out on your home meets its standards -Understand the schedule of progress payments set out under section 40 of the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995. Parties entering their own schedule of payments should seek expert advice -Make sure variations are documented, understood and signed before work is commenced -Be aware of a five-day cooling off period after signing the contract -Document all work conducted from day one. Taking regular photographs and dating them is a good way of recording the progress of works. http://www.buildingcommission.com.au/www/html/286-contracts.asp You can't do much about the lack of dates, but some of the other advice might be helpful. I'd be seeking legal advice on whether or not you have any rights under consumer law. It will be neat but you won't have much freeboard. At least they are not weep holes. Are you in a high intensity rainfall region? The regulatory slope is only required… 3 5254 Firstly, if your house is still under builder's warranty (10 years in Victoria) you should have no need to crawl into roof space but let the builder handle it, unless you… 3 4481 Not sure if that works? I was told the issue is the headspace clearance requirement on step 4. My builder is proposing shifting the beam 310mm towards the kitchen...I'm… 2 1321 |