Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building quality volume vs custom builder 19Apr 15, 2019 4:39 pm Small Minds Marc. Then what you are saying is if the home owner accepts the dwelling and moves in, based on your asserting, and then for some reason a government authority such as the local council finds a fault, then under your suggestion that authority would place orders against the builder...... No. The orders are placed against the home owner. The home owner is the one that receives all orders and then passes them to a builder and if the builder fails to fix, then home owner then has to take legal action for remedy. Unless you have special laws in NSW, this is the reason for posting my comments. The home owner is the obligated party to ensure that the dwelling is built in accordance with the Rules. While we are digressing a little, the home owner shouldn't accept the dwelling without either an occupation certificate or all certificates required to issue an OC. If an OC has been issued, then the risk of a local council issuing an order against your property will be practically non-existent. Back on topic, logically, the owner of any real or personal property will always be the one who has to deal with the faults in that property - its not different if its a washing machine or a house (i.e. if you buy a washing machine and it breaks, you have to go back to the retailer / manufacturer, and if they don't assist, make a compliant to fair trading / tribunal etc for a resolution). If a home owner pays for a service and its not performed in accordance with law, the party engaged to perform that service has to rectify. Case law in this area hasn't been kind to builders / surveyors / engineers who try to shift responsibility onto the home owner. In most instances, a home owner who engages a volume builder simply wont know what the "Rules" are - hence there are legislative instruments and HWI to protect them. Sure these instruments can go further, but they do a pretty good job when used correctly. While I agree that a home owner should learn as much as possible about the process of home building, my view is that the message for anyone looking to build is not "get to know the rules", but should be "get to know your rights". Re: Building quality volume vs custom builder 20Apr 15, 2019 5:03 pm Marcs, Your whole premise is based on the home owner not accepting the dwelling without fault. How would they know? And that is the core issue that I'm highlighting. The home owners must obtain assist from a professional in the field to ensure that their home is built in accordance with the rules. Unfortunately, most don't bother and then they end up in QCAT or VCAT or NCAT. My whole post is to assist and highlight this issue. Hi, Seeking volume or semi-custom builder in victoria(east), which have existing double story wide floor plans. Seeking 18-20m wide homes with depth of 12-15m long. Or… 0 18237 i did click it, still couldnt make it out rofl. in any case, doesnt look like too extreme a slope, you may be in luck. Just shoot out some emails to volume builders in… 3 14091 go upvc window frames ensure insulation under colorbond. not just sarking, lighter color roof also not sure if you have seen this viewtopic.php?t=5823 last couple of pages… 4 98035 |