Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum 1 Mar 02, 2011 12:05 pm We are looking into extending our insurance but FD beck is charging us 100% more per month compared to our initial premium. It's a 7 month extension. Have you had your insurance extended? Was it a lot more expensive than the original contract? Re: Has anyone extended their Owner Builder insurance? 2Mar 03, 2011 7:40 am Yes, we have extended our OB insurance & found we had a massive premium hike for the extension period. Just one of the pitfalls of OB, if we would of known the extra costs we would of worked extra hard to get it done within the initial 12 month insurance period. Re: Has anyone extended their Owner Builder insurance? 4Mar 14, 2011 2:31 pm Hi Hitchy, Ours was with Buildsafe, yes its no problems at all, & its for about the same price(it cost a bit more maybe a $100-150 more), but the extended period of coverage was only for 6 months! Get it in writing. woodchip yep, clearly mark where the infloor heating pipes are before drilling or nailing 1 6043 If so what were the "special circumstances" under which it was granted? "Note: If the development consent is for 'dual occupancy' an owner-builder permit can only be… 0 13986 |