Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building Inspectors 18Mar 22, 2019 7:33 am In my case the inspector and myself identified many defects which were reported to the builder. The builder ignored the report and sped up construction to claim the fixing stage complete and send their invoice with 5 day payment terms. I disputed this due to the defects. After all their verbal assurances that things would be fixed were not backed up by action and therefore not accepted by me they then slowed down. They even breached a government legal order. The reason they slowed down was to pressure me financially to accept the defective work. Like many other customers have had to. In the end the build was about 45 weeks delayed which cost me over $85,000 in rent, interest and legal fees. Other customers are living in homes with similar defects either knowingly or unaware. Building inspectiors do a good job however the ‘standard’ HIA contract that Metricon uses does not provide customers with protection when defects are identified. A liquidated damages amount of $30 per working day for delays allows Metricon to pressure customers to accept defective work when the actual costs of delays can be $250 per calendar day in rent and interest etc. Something to consider when assessing a Metricon contract. Do you want to rely on their good will to do the right thing? The state government agencies are not effective and legal action for breaches is very expensive. Check the various social media forums about this topic and Metricons recent behaviours and take care! That is a really good attitude Akin to you catch more flies with honey than vinegar. I do enjoy watching that tik tok inspector from Victoria but he does go a little… 12 81883 We are about to commence a new build I and I’m reading about defects along the way. My question is should we employ a independent building inspector to come in and… 0 5240 If you are in Victoria you have a statutory right to your own building inspector regardless of builder's consent. No negotiations are required. However the builder will… 1 2925 |