Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Fairhaven Homes 314Sep 07, 2018 9:20 pm Zanzibar_45 Poniri CalicoCat Frame has been completed and 19 defects this time around. Two of which were from previous inspections. I'm a little sick of this. Good thing about working for a government department means that I work in the same building as Consumer Affairs! We also had Darbecca pick up quite a few defects. I’ve asked for my SS to provide me an up to date report that they have been rectified and I received a copy of their independent surveyor saying that everything so far was to code/standard. It’s been over a week and I haven’t received the report yet, even after emailing everyday and being told I’d have it by the end of the day. What’s the point of us hiring Darbecca and paying good money, if we aren’t going to follow up to ensure that the things they pick up aren’t rectified? I’ve received the frame stage invoice but are reluctant to pay until I see the report Hello, Was just wondering what stages of the home should get inspected by Darbecca? Also, when should I tell the ss I am planning on using Darbecca as well? New to this whole thing! Thanks! New to all this myself. I contacted Darbecca once I got my building permit. They sent out a list of stages and quote according to my house size.I let my Construction Consultant know I was going to be using Darbecca pretty much straight away. I decided on the following stages: - pre pour - frame (with slab) - pre plaster - pre paint/ fixings (combined w. waterproofing) - final inspection Fairhaven Homes - Clovelly 191 Re: Fairhaven Homes 315Sep 08, 2018 12:02 pm CalicoCat Bronte19 CalicoCat Frame has been completed and 19 defects this time around. Two of which were from previous inspections. I'm a little sick of this. Good thing about working for a government department means that I work in the same building as Consumer Affairs! 19 Defects! 😖😖 did Darbecca picked these up? What kind of defects are these? Darbecca picked them up. There is an issue with the way my slab was poured. A number of installation directions were not followed, particularly with my windows. The workmanship to me looks quite sloppy and lazy, this is what others have also said to me. At this stage, the frame does not pass. I have requested written and photographic evidence of resolve problems in the past which has not happened. I don't want to have to get Darbecca out twice for every single stage because of others laziness. You should be glad that you hired Darbecca. Hopefully they fix all the errors for you. Its must be very annoying to keep following up on these issues Re: Fairhaven Homes 316Sep 09, 2018 9:20 am Zanzibar_45 Poniri CalicoCat Frame has been completed and 19 defects this time around. Two of which were from previous inspections. I'm a little sick of this. Good thing about working for a government department means that I work in the same building as Consumer Affairs! We also had Darbecca pick up quite a few defects. I’ve asked for my SS to provide me an up to date report that they have been rectified and I received a copy of their independent surveyor saying that everything so far was to code/standard. It’s been over a week and I haven’t received the report yet, even after emailing everyday and being told I’d have it by the end of the day. What’s the point of us hiring Darbecca and paying good money, if we aren’t going to follow up to ensure that the things they pick up aren’t rectified? I’ve received the frame stage invoice but are reluctant to pay until I see the report Hello, Was just wondering what stages of the home should get inspected by Darbecca? Also, when should I tell the ss I am planning on using Darbecca as well? New to this whole thing! Thanks! Hi Zanzibar_45, We are using Darbecca for every stage of our build, but it is expensive. We feel it’s value for money, being that we are spending so much on this house. If you go on their website, they do advise on there which are the most important stages. What design are you building? Re: Fairhaven Homes 317Sep 09, 2018 9:28 am CalicoCat Bronte19 CalicoCat Frame has been completed and 19 defects this time around. Two of which were from previous inspections. I'm a little sick of this. Good thing about working for a government department means that I work in the same building as Consumer Affairs! 19 Defects! 😖😖 did Darbecca picked these up? What kind of defects are these? Darbecca picked them up. There is an issue with the way my slab was poured. A number of installation directions were not followed, particularly with my windows. The workmanship to me looks quite sloppy and lazy, this is what others have also said to me. At this stage, the frame does not pass. I have requested written and photographic evidence of resolve problems in the past which has not happened. I don't want to have to get Darbecca out twice for every single stage because of others laziness. CalicoCat, How frustrating! Darbecca also picked up issues with how our windows were installed too and not to manufacturers specifications. My SS only just got back to me with photo evidence of what’s been rectified but now I have the job of going through the report and matching it to the photos. I doesn’t help that I’m none the wiser about these things. I don’t think it has anything to do with you being a perfectionist. You are paying good money and it’s not much to expect that your house is built to code/aus standards. You shouldn’t have to put up with bad workmanship Re: Fairhaven Homes 318Sep 09, 2018 11:10 am CalicoCat - That's concerning that the defects aren't going to be rectified. Do Darbecca mention on the report how significant each defect is? Poniri- did you have any major defects found? Now I'm getting worried that anything our inspector finds will be disregarded. Oh and still no frame, 9 weeks and counting😡 Re: Fairhaven Homes 319Sep 09, 2018 11:33 am Poniri Hi Zanzibar_45, We are using Darbecca for every stage of our build, but it is expensive. We feel it’s value for money, being that we are spending so much on this house. If you go on their website, they do advise on there which are the most important stages. What design are you building? Thanks for letting us know. We are building the Zanzibar 45 with Metricon! Re: Fairhaven Homes 320Sep 10, 2018 9:06 am JCM1 CalicoCat - That's concerning that the defects aren't going to be rectified. Do Darbecca mention on the report how significant each defect is? Poniri- did you have any major defects found? Now I'm getting worried that anything our inspector finds will be disregarded. Oh and still no frame, 9 weeks and counting😡 How frustrating for you! 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