Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 11, 2022 10:03 pm My underconstruction house is ready for lining stage. Last week my site supervisor told me that he had an engineer inspection for the frame stage where a couple of things were picked. According to my SS, the issues have been rectified and he is waiting for engineer's sign off so we can get the certifiers certificate for which he is chasing up. How long does this process normally take? The engineer and certifier, are they 2 separate people? Is there anything I should be concerned of? P.S. I had a private inspection done 6 months ago for framing (before the roof trusses were installed). Nothing major or structural was identified then.. so, I did not really feel the need to get another one done for this stage. Re: Home build certification taking long - Shoud I be concer 2Jul 11, 2022 10:30 pm SaintSir P.S. I had a private inspection done 6 months ago for framing (before the roof trusses were installed). Nothing major or structural was identified then.. so, I did not really feel the need to get another one done for this stage. Different tradies are doing different things so just because there was no significant issues at one stage, do not mean there wont be issues at later stages. Inspections are relatively inexpensive for the value they provide. I would reconsider this approach if it were me. Re: Home build certification taking long - Shoud I be concer 3Jul 11, 2022 10:47 pm SaintSir My underconstruction house is ready for lining stage. Last week my site supervisor told me that he had an engineer inspection for the frame stage where a couple of things were picked. Good to hear your site SS and engineer is on the ball get a copy of the engineers report SaintSir How long does this process normally take? A week? SaintSir The engineer and certifier, are they 2 separate people? Is there anything I should be concerned of? Yes the Building Surveyor signs off on the engineers recommendations Did the builder provide the trades with the correct engineering details for Wind Loading, tie down requirements, connections, bracing, etc,etc ? Or did the trades come up with their own alternate solution, which may not be code compliant? Best to chase it up don't wait for a storm to lift the roof off (humour) and then check it out as you might be out of your structural warranty period SaintSir P.S. I had a private inspection done 6 months ago for framing (before the roof trusses were installed). Nothing major or structural was identified then.. so, I did not really feel the need to get another one done for this stage. Sounds like someone miscalculated the inspection times Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Home build certification taking long - Shoud I be concer 4Jul 11, 2022 11:12 pm StructuralBIMGuy SaintSir My underconstruction house is ready for lining stage. Last week my site supervisor told me that he had an engineer inspection for the frame stage where a couple of things were picked. Good to hear your site SS and engineer is on the ball get a copy of the engineers report SaintSir How long does this process normally take? A week? SaintSir The engineer and certifier, are they 2 separate people? Is there anything I should be concerned of? Yes the Building Surveyor signs off on the engineers recommendations Did the builder provide the trades with the correct engineering details for Wind Loading, tie down requirements, connections, bracing, etc,etc ? Or did the trades come up with their own alternate solution, which may not be code compliant? Best to chase it up don't wait for a storm to lift the roof off (humour) and then check it out as you might be out of your structural warranty period SaintSir P.S. I had a private inspection done 6 months ago for framing (before the roof trusses were installed). Nothing major or structural was identified then.. so, I did not really feel the need to get another one done for this stage. Sounds like someone miscalculated the inspection times Thanks for the detailed answers. They will provide me the the certificate once available. So, should I ask for the engineer's report as well? We had massive delays in between. Re: Home build certification taking long - Shoud I be concer 5Jul 11, 2022 11:43 pm The minimum mandate will be a certificate of compliance If the builder hasn't paid for a report then it's conveniently not provided to owners. Delays and shortages are a module of the current build climate, because of the huge work load they don't like wasting time in having to come back to redo/finish off things. Find out what the problem was and post back Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs House movement is always a potential problem and there is a cause. Yes you should have it inspected by a competent and experienced building consultant 2 7916 For your reference Performance Labels: Window assemblies in housing, except timber windows, must be labelled so the label can be seen when it is in situ. For timber… 6 9006 The fastest thing a builder will do is bank your cheque, those systems work perfectly with lightning speed, everything else is slow burn. Just the way it is. 1 8816 |