Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Supplying your own goods or trades. 2Aug 31, 2016 7:09 am The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Supplying your own goods or trades. 5Sep 01, 2016 5:57 am 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: Supplying your own goods or trades. 9Sep 04, 2016 10:06 am Craigasaurus Just ask for them to Pc it. As there shouldn't be a mark up on pc items. If it's something big and complex I would prefer it to fall under the Builders warranty. I don't see a problem with you supplying your own ceiling fans etc. As long as they are on site when they are needed to be installed it shouldn't be an issue. There is usually a clause in your contract in regards to this. Atm we are still deciding if we'd rather supply our own vanities or have the kitchen guys make them but we are supplying the tops either way. If the cost of Pc item exceeds Pc allowance owner pays the difference and yes there is builders margin on top of the difference. Re: Supplying your own goods or trades. 10Sep 04, 2016 10:51 am Pc or ps is like an allowance for certain items. We pc'd a few things like airconditioning, carpets, lighting and tapware, concrete and turf. That way there is an allowance in the Builders budget but we can pick what we want and get the builder to use the funds to pay for it. In regards to the bank it better to have the extras pc'd/ included in the Builders contract then separately. I heard of some Builders charging an admin fee on pc items. But there shouldn't be a margin on the costs as written in the hia contracts. And like stated above if the item cost more than the pc allowance you are liable for the extra. It is ridiculous that they wouldn't let you supply your own fans. Fair enough if they are second hand. Ask if you can waive liability from the builder on the fans. Always get multiple quotes, no matter how reasonable/cheap you think it is. I remember getting a few quotes for a pool fence, roughly around the same price, thinking the… 5 9972 "Losers" "humanity" "off time" "your" "top notch" "love symbol" Sounds like ponzo is done using other people's toilets 36 25173 Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 22088 |