Browse Forums Building A New House Re: {Dawn} SE Melb Custom Build - Ever After :) 2702Nov 19, 2017 10:56 pm Follow our first house build here! -> https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86484 Re: {Dawn} SE Melb Custom Build - Ever After :) 2720Nov 27, 2017 2:11 pm Let them have it! Unbelievable attitude! I'm so angry for you ! Did you have to sign anything to say the inspection was complete and this is what will be fixed? If not I'd be gathering evidence (standards etc) and then sending a blunt email with what you expect to be fixed. Regardless of what needs to be done to the porch they need to do it! They can't just put it in the too hard basket. Call the VBA and ask them what to do about a builder delivering non-compliant plumbing. Small cracks unfortunately aren't something they have to fix after handover. But if they get wider than 1mm they do, so keep an eye on them. For everyone else reading this, before handover EVERY crack is a defect, regardless of size, so make them fix them. The loose grout is absolutely his problem! From the guide to standards and tolerances: "Grout is defective if it becomes loose within 24 months of handover." The cleaning issues are his problem not yours. A leaking sink is not normal! Nor are scratched windows due to the cleaners. If the carpet is "just frayed" that is a defect as well, from the VBA guide again: "Joins in carpet and vinyl are defective if they peak, fray or misalign and are visible from a normal viewing position within 12 months from handover" The attitude of these builders when there is no men around is unbelievable! I have encountered it a few times during the build. Most of them get the message that I know my stuff pretty quickly but there is a noticeable difference with how they are when it's just me onsite verses when it's both of us. It's disgusting. 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 I am in the same situation, would you be able to give some insights in to this? I am in SA 8 17047 Depends what you're current inclusions are, but we're not including wardrobes and will just use second hand ones until we can save later on to get them built. Also have a… 3 11631 |