Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 22, 2015 12:47 pm Just like to know for everyone who has built or is building, did your builder pay for the water/electricity throughout the build period? I do know some builders will cover and some wont. For those who had to pay for it, the usage was quite low i would assume? did you just pass the bill back to them for reimbursement? cheers Re: Paying for utilities when building a new house 2Aug 22, 2015 5:02 pm In Sydney you pretty much need to provide a site with utilities already connected. They don't use much. Re: Paying for utilities when building a new house 3Aug 23, 2015 9:53 am hnlam Just like to know for everyone who has built or is building, did your builder pay for the water/electricity throughout the build period? I do know some builders will cover and some wont. For those who had to pay for it, the usage was quite low i would assume? did you just pass the bill back to them for reimbursement? cheers In Melbourne the builder is taking care of electricity. I signed a no obligation doco to transfer the utilities after the handover. Re: Paying for utilities when building a new house 4Aug 23, 2015 10:07 am Brisbane is builder covers electricity and land owner covers rates and water. Yes well there solution is to blame everyone else while I a 65yr old woman with major medical problems have to just continue to boil water and wash myself in a bucket… 2 12433 If you make sure all taps inside and out are turned off, what does the water meter show if you leave it for a while. 2 16209 13 4651 |