Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Small win - may be of interest 6Aug 12, 2014 6:24 pm Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Small win - may be of interest 8Aug 12, 2014 7:02 pm Great thread..... Ponzu if you had to take the builder to VCAT would you have done it after the propoerty was handed over to you or take him to VCAT while he is building your property.... 'It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.' Re: Small win - may be of interest 9Aug 12, 2014 7:24 pm Handy007 Great thread..... Ponzu if you had to take the builder to VCAT would you have done it after the propoerty was handed over to you or take him to VCAT while he is building your property.... While building. Numerous reasons. Iam fortunate enough to be able to afford mortgage and rent without feeling it so, once I looked3d past the "want now" mentality, its better to do it while they have a veated interest still (remaining progress payment and potential for liquidated damages if it drags past contract). Creator of superduperonium, expert at expert things, nobel laureate, can hold my breath for 10 minutes. Re: Small win - may be of interest 10Aug 12, 2014 8:05 pm Anyone with a dispute, this is a textbook case how to manage it! Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Small win - may be of interest 11Aug 13, 2014 1:25 am I am glad that my hours of searching for the Building Code came in handy for you too. Re: Small win - may be of interest 12Aug 13, 2014 5:10 am Good result, guys. I'm so going to appoint a building inspector for our build! Re: Small win - may be of interest 13Aug 13, 2014 2:15 pm Ponzu the head office responded to me that day. Their view was still that the work was compliant in light of a number of guides etc. Again, I explained that they could not rely on guides when there was an overarching regulation in place that was in conflict with those guides. Ponzu the HO advised me that these guides are used to develop the BCA…(wow...) I was quick to advise them that its actually the other way around, and often people writing the guides don’t reference correctly. Ponzu ... if they want to rely on the guides they have instead of the published regulatory minimum standard, they did so at their own risk Ponzu not being intimidated and relying on what is law, will always get you through. Re: Small win - may be of interest 14Aug 14, 2014 8:16 pm That's a great win. Well done Ponzu. Good work as always BE. I engaged my builder in December last year and we’ve been working on preliminary drawings for last couple of months. I got a call from the salesperson this morning… 0 600 Hi all, We are looking to build a new two storey house in western Sydney. Can anyone recommend a smallish builder to go with? We are trying to stay away from the big… 0 12157 consider putting in wall WC instead of robe in the same bedroom, then it might be doable to hook up to the existing piping. 4 6634 |