Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Can Builder ask for final payment-no ElecMeters installe 4Jul 19, 2020 5:35 pm Norfolk Will you check all the lights, PowerPoints and electrical appliances are correctly installed and all work before paying? Well yeah I would like to. My question was more is if the builder has issued invoice prematurely?. Because none of that has been tested as there are no electrical meters installed. He is supposed to finish the other the stuff I told him to fix this week. But we haven't really spoken about electrical meters as I assumed it would of been connected by now. It's been a month since his electrician submitted paper work. There has been clearly been a mix up between AGL, Jemena and his electrician. Just wondering if he can turn around and say the electrical meters situation isn't his problem. Which to be honest if he does I'll just tell him I can't accept the hand over. As the units aren't useable without meters/electricity. Re: Can Builder ask for final payment-no ElecMeters installe 5Jul 20, 2020 10:03 am Assuming you have a standard HIA contract with no special clauses about this, it is the builders responsibility to ensure everything including electrical, data and plumbing items etc are installed and tested and before practical completion and handover. Send them a letter saying your are disputing their final invoice is due because your house is not yet completed. When the meters are installed check everything, require the builder to demonstrate operation of these to you to ensure that everything works properly before accepting the job is done. I work with owner, he/she is my man on the ground and I instruct them when to visit the site and take photos and I have other tools in the bag. 4 15265 regardless, your contract stipulates a payments schedule and SOPA doesn't give provision to that scenario. Your contractual terms appear to stand. Hence get a lawyer, it… 4 11868 Ardo That is so funny! I wonder how many people know who Larry Haun is these days. I have a couple of young guys we call Mo 1 & Mo 2 who run a crew of 6 boys and… 9 15511 |