Browse Forums Building A New House Re: A complex dispute involving the Architect and Builder 2Mar 19, 2018 6:37 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: A complex dispute involving the Architect and Builder 4Mar 19, 2018 6:47 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: A complex dispute involving the Architect and Builder 5Mar 19, 2018 7:10 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: A complex dispute involving the Architect and Builder 6Mar 20, 2018 6:55 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: A complex dispute involving the Architect and Builder 7Mar 20, 2018 7:49 am building-expert and StructuralBIMGuy, while I don't disagree with your assessments, doing a post-mortem is less important than providing suggestions on how the issue can be rectified or adjusted for to get the project back on track. Re: A complex dispute involving the Architect and Builder 8Mar 20, 2018 8:36 am I think I have done my bit in my first post "Your best course of action is to get a very good building consultant to review your situation and map out what has to be done and do so very quickly ,as you say it is costing you. If you are in Vic I can help you." And yes, post mortems are useful because they might just prevent someone else from blundering. 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: A complex dispute involving the Architect and Builder 9Mar 20, 2018 9:37 am “The builder seems to be a callous chap, & definitely has shifty work practices” I’d like clarification on this statement 🤔 This person is building your dream, a major emotional and financial commitment. Just wondering how much research you did on choosing a builder in the first place?? Re: A complex dispute involving the Architect and Builder 10Mar 20, 2018 10:23 am gillybean “The builder seems to be a callous chap, & definitely has shifty work practices” I’d like clarification on this statement 🤔 This person is building your dream, a major emotional and financial commitment. Just wondering how much research you did on choosing a builder in the first place?? Re: A complex dispute involving the Architect and Builder 11Mar 20, 2018 11:01 am mehram an engineer can recommend changes to the footing design if requested It depends on the geotech report and soil bearing capacity.. Should the builder hire the engineer to make changes in order to save money, I recommend you get an alternate engineers opinion.Unfortunately the MBA & HIA contracts (which you signed?) favours the builder with changes...now you will need to be vigilant, methodical and see if there is a problem in the future... your remedy will be through the courts (and for now let's hope not) Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Your build is relatively simple, I believe your job can be easily done by a good building designer, you really do not need to pay for the architect. Remember, architect's… 3 10988 yes it does, you've just not understood it. theres a difference. 4 5325 I've just had a look at the website. The company are just building broker's. There are plenty of similar companies that basically draw your plans (they own them so you… 8 10934 |