Current Build Times

Readytogiveup · Jun 21, 2021 7:22 pm

Hello

So I'm after some outside information on whether the industry is so busy no-one is meeting any contractual agreements or has our builder taken on more work than they can handle and we now have to pay the price for this.

Well into the process of trying to start our build. What is fair and reasonable build time at the moment. 290 days into the process, four months since we signed our contract, three months since we paid our 5% deposit and 20 days post all certificates received. Response to date, we are too busy to keep to our contract deadlines. Nothing has started at all.

What are other peoples experiences in the current climate?

Thanks

sifntdaz · Jun 22, 2021 8:04 am

We started out build in October 2020 and things were relatively smooth. We have yet to finish, however had issues around specific supplies such as tiles and timber flooring that have had delays due to supply issues.

Our builder is now suggesting that people who sign the contract and pay 5% deposit in this current climate need to wait at least 12 months before site start.

Readytogiveup · Jun 28, 2021 2:58 pm

sifntdaz

We started out build in October 2020 and things were relatively smooth. We have yet to finish, however had issues around specific supplies such as tiles and timber flooring that have had delays due to supply issues.

Our builder is now suggesting that people who sign the contract and pay 5% deposit in this current climate need to wait at least 12 months before site start.

Thank you for this info, good to see what is happen.

Noname · Jun 28, 2021 4:27 pm

Among other things there is a shortage of materials across the industry at the moment.
Covid impacts to various primary industry, supply chains issues coupled with the governments boost to the building industry via grants has created a bit of a "perfect storm"

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-22/ ... /100157774

Aidanaaron1 · Jun 29, 2021 7:46 pm

Readytogiveup

Hello

So I'm after some outside information on whether the industry is so busy no-one is meeting any contractual agreements or has our builder taken on more work than they can handle and we now have to pay the price for this.

Well into the process of trying to start our build. What is fair and reasonable build time at the moment. 290 days into the process, four months since we signed our contract, three months since we paid our 5% deposit and 20 days post all certificates received. Response to date, we are too busy to keep to our contract deadlines. Nothing has started at all.

What are other peoples experiences in the current climate?

Thanks

Hi. We are very similar to your situation. We signed contract end February still waiting to start building. Of course builders are blaming a lot on COVID however I do believe with all the government incentives for building grants etc the builders were being inundated with work and some builders have taken on too much work! So frustrating! They seemed to conveniently forget to mention how long it would take to start building before we signed contract and taking our money. We are in Brisbane!

Monty85 · Jun 29, 2021 7:59 pm

I have more a more detailed breakdown of our timeline but at a high level;

29/07/20 - Plan Fee paid
01/10/20 - Signed Contract Tender
... Xmas break ...
05/02/21 - Construction started with a 130 business day construction period
30/06/21 - PCI walkthrough with SS

So from breaking ground to handover we are looking at roughly 5 months, give or take.