Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 14, 2013 11:55 am I have been looking through my contract regarding the construction period and I am trying to find a clarification on when it officially begins. I cant see anywhere in the contract where it is listed. My builder has 180 days from when the construction begins to complete it. Is it from when they start prepping the site to get hte slab laid? Or when the slab is laid? Or when the building approval comes through? Any information you could provide would be great. Thanks Re: Construction period - when does it begin? 2Jan 14, 2013 1:26 pm Unfortunately I got stuck with this as well, in my case it was basically the site start date. It was therefore in their best interests to delay the site start until everything else was in line. Building a Delta 21 at Craigieburn - http://homeofzero.blogspot.com.au/ Deposit: 26/02. Contract: 22/05. Settlement: 29/05. Site start: 18/10. Re: Construction period - when does it begin? 3Jan 14, 2013 3:06 pm Just did a bit more research on this and found out on the HIA website that its based on either: a) date when works begin onsite b) 21 days after the building permit is issued (it actually states that work must begin no later than 21 days after permit is issued). Thanks Re: Construction period - when does it begin? 4Jan 14, 2013 8:21 pm Ours was 20 weeks from when the slab was poured (as stated in our contract) Our first home... viewtopic.php?f=31&t=60460 Land Dep paid 26/2/12 Site cleared7/12/12 Slab 20/12/12 Frame 25/1/13 Bricks 19/2/13 Ardo That is so funny! I wonder how many people know who Larry Haun is these days. I have a couple of young guys we call Mo 1 & Mo 2 who run a crew of 6 boys and… 9 15515 you need to understand the breakdown of warranties. 90 warranty is considered as minor defects rectification period where as the longer ones are more major/structural… 1 5339 Can you give advice on how to get missing certificates needed for a form 21? Our bank requires us to provide one but we are missing 4 building certificates from our first… 3 71810 |