Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 24, 2014 9:45 am For those who've had to get tests on lands done such as soil testing, as well as requests for connectivity of services etc, did you get a copy of these emails yourself? Our builder has been chasing up these tests/requests and has been passing the responses/results back to me mainly verbally (for example, "the gas company has said you will need to pay connection costs but it will only be $100-200 max" and "the soil test came back as type H1"). I think I'd like a copy of the emails so I have it all in writing if there's any issues after contract has been signed and to eliminate any miscommunication, but I'm not sure if it's within my rights? I've asked him for a copy verbally and he said yes but hasn't followed through. I've also briefly mentioned it in an email, but I think he overlooked it as he still hasn't forwarded them (in his defence, it was a very long email with heaps of other requests in it too!!). Do you think I'm within my rights to insist on a written copy of all these tests/reports, or am I just being difficult? Our build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=69984 If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. Re: Copies of soil test etc 2Mar 24, 2014 10:19 am Get everything in writing ( email or otherwise ) before you start. If he's slack with doing this then he will be slack with other documentation once you actually start building. Stewie Re: Copies of soil test etc 3Mar 24, 2014 11:09 am Thanks Stewie. That was what my gut feeling has been too, but wasn't sure if I was within my rights to push for it. Thanks for the response, I'll email him again today asking for them directly. Our build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=69984 If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. Re: Copies of soil test etc 4Mar 24, 2014 11:35 am We got copies of our soil report and contour survey before signing with our builder. We knew we had a difficult site, so we made sure we requested this information from the builder. They were more than happy to share it with us, and their openness probably won them the job in the end. It's been great having the ability to compare different builders approach and costings to site works. It should enable your builder to show you that they are genuine in the way they plan and price your job. Re: Copies of soil test etc 5Mar 24, 2014 11:59 am D_rail We got copies of our soil report and contour survey before signing with our builder. We knew we had a difficult site, so we made sure we requested this information from the builder. They were more than happy to share it with us, and their openness probably won them the job in the end. It's been great having the ability to compare different builders approach and costings to site works. It should enable your builder to show you that they are genuine in the way they plan and price your job. Thanks for the response D_rail. So far our builder has been very open and I'm trying not to jump to negative conclusions about this so far! In my last email and last time we talked he was going to get a complete breakdown of costs for me to help us with our final budget and deciding on final fittings and colours etc. it was his suggestion. So there's every chance he hasn't gotten back to me yet because he is currently working on the quote and wants to give it to me in it's entirety. But, I'm also wary of being gullible/naive, so have emailed him again just now to see where he's up to. I certainly won't sign anything without the info. Our build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=69984 If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37150 Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 12345 Hi Building Expert, Thank you for the feedback, much appreciated, there is also a code of conduct for building surveyors which they need to follow as well. I am looking… 4 3678 |