Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 23, 2020 4:43 pm Hi. I'm about to build a 2-storey house and the builder send me the PWA. Is this the time to negotiate to upgrade the standard inclusions? I screenshot the standard inclusions, can you please help/suggest as to the must have/upgrades? Tia. Re: Preliminary Works Agreement 3Jul 23, 2020 4:52 pm If your signing a PWA is it a custom house or a standard model that the builder has plans for? The specification is pretty low by the looks of what you have posted I.e. Zincalume roof, very basic tapware. Re: Preliminary Works Agreement 4Jul 23, 2020 5:04 pm Doozer1905 If your signing a PWA is it a custom house or a standard model that the builder has plans for? The specification is pretty low by the looks of what you have posted I.e. Zincalume roof, very basic tapware. Thank you for your reply. It is a standard model from the available designs of the builders. One thing I did not see on the list is the structural guarantee, so I will ask the sales rep. Re: Preliminary Works Agreement 5Jul 23, 2020 7:42 pm I wouldn't be signing a PWA, you really want all your upgrades and changes complete before you sign anything. Once you have signed a PWA your more or less locked in and at the mercy of what the builder wants to charge. There has been a dramatic shift in suppliers and some trades submitting price increases so the longer you wait there maybe a chance of a price rise. In NSW the maximum deposit for building work is 5% until the builder provides HBCF insurance 1 4814 Hi All, We signed a prelim agreement last year (May 2022) and paid deposit to a builder. However, we didn't go ahead with them and never signed a contract. We ended going… 0 2288 You need to respond to the Builder within 10 business day advising of your rejection of claim as per SoPA on a payment Schedule, Do not miss this deadline. 3 7254 |