Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 26, 2017 5:11 pm For those who have built in South Australia under the standard HIA contract, who paid the fee for the installation of the water meter and electricity meter? You or the builder? My reading of the contract is that the contract price includes the water meter and the standard electricity meter, and the owner pays for anything extra (e.g. extra cost of having a three-phase meter). My builder says he's never paid for either. Thanks in advance! This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. As for the unscheduled site visits, most builders are quite… 1 28291 Grab a hose, insert it at the top of the inlet/down pipe and turn the water on and see where the water is escaping from. Then you'll know. 3 8460 |