Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 738Feb 22, 2020 1:36 pm luxbuild Good idea. Rawson Homes now has the opportunity to publicly demonstrate to their potential customers how they behave when required to rectify defects inevitable in most new builds, after the final payment is made. westbourne 's issue is urgent. Water leaks particularly should be fixed urgently as they can lead to further structural and property damage, including mould infestations which are a health concern. Rawson Homes - General Thread 739Feb 29, 2020 1:31 pm From Rawson Homes Warranty Team: The warranty provided on a home is typically broken down into three different sections/time frames: 90 day/13 week minor defect period: This typically covers the home for the initial settling in period and is designed to capture any additional items that become apparent in this timeframe, which haven't been capture during the Practical Completion inspection and sign off process. Refer to standard clauses of the building contract (extracted below): 2 year statutory warranty period: In the initial 2 year period after Practical Completion, if any defects become apparent that fall outside the required standards and tolerances, they can be deemed as a defect. Cracking in internal linings that become apparent in excess of 1mm in width, for example. Six year structural (major defects) warranty: Once the 2 year statutory warranty has expired, your home is then only covered for structural warranty (major defects), through to six years from Practical Completion. Below is the definition of what major defect means for your reference. Major defect means: (a) a defect in a major element of a building that is attributable to defective design, defective or faulty workmanship, defective materials, or a failure to comply with the structural performance requirements of the National Construction Code (or any combination of these), and that causes, or is likely to cause: (i) the inability to inhabit or use the building (or part of the building) for its intended purpose, or (ii) the destruction of the building or any part of the building, or (iii) a threat of collapse of the building or any part of the building, or b) a defect of a kind that is prescribed by the regulations as a major defect. Refer to standard clauses of the building contract (extracted below): Part 2C of the Home Building Act 1989 should also be referred to. Whilst all sections need to be considered, the main reference points are section 18B and 18E. https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/vi ... t2c/sec18b https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/vi ... t2c/sec18e The above warranties are Rawson Homes obligations, but there are also obligations on the home owners, which are relevant to these warranties as well. For example where landscaping works are being completed by others, outside Rawson Homes building contract, it is the owners/landscape designers and installer's responsibility to ensure that surface drainage and finished landscaped ground levels are installed in accordance with the Building Code of Australia (BCA) www.abcb.gov.au. Notwithstanding who completes the landscaping, the owner has an ongoing obligation to maintain drainage systems after the site is handed over to the owner. Refer to the NSW Guides to Standards and Tolerances 2017: https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/__da ... rances.pdf Is the warranty void if the owner completes landscaping after handover? The statutory warranty provided under the Home Building Act is not voided by reason of the owner carrying out their own landscaping, however if the defect/s is/are attributed to the landscaping such as insufficient or improper drainage etc then, the warranty in relation to the defects which arise as a result of this failure is void. Rawson will not be responsible for rectifying building defects which are caused by work you undertake after handover. Refer to Paragraph 2.1 in the NSW Guides to Standards and Tolerances 2017 (referred to above) and Special Conditions of the Building Contract (extracted below): Note: the above special condition may have a different number from building contract to building contract but will be included in all contracts. Re: Rawson Homes - General Thread 740Feb 29, 2020 2:59 pm Note - Rawson Homes standard metal roof design does not comply with the national construction code and is likely to leak when subject to wind driven rain. Thousands of Rawson homes may have this design. Rawson are required by law for rectify this defect on existing homes under warranty, as well as fix any damage caused, per this recent case example: viewtopic.php?p=1865517#p1865517 Don't accept amy BS from Rawson that the roof is compliant or to claim on your insurance. Insurance will not pay claims based on defective building works. You should check your detail drawings, it may show downpipe within brick pier. 14 14099 Just started the Build process for Chifley 42 with Rawson homes, will keep you all posted with the Build progress. 0 2451 Hi, Apologies - I know there is plenty out there on this but struggling to put together the puzzle. We're planning our garage/external laundry to master bedroom and… 0 11116 |