Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Water damage to new home 2Jan 11, 2024 2:35 pm 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: Water damage to new home 3Jan 11, 2024 3:00 pm update: The builder removed a few plaster boards but for the rest of the boards they are just drying it out with the fans and monitoring the moisture percentage. For the places where moisture is now reporting ~20% they are suggesting that is fine I had a look at the reports comparing the images taken between 26/12/23 and 8/1/24, some boards showed high moisture on the 26th and they were not removed just dried out and now the reading taken on the 8/1 shows lower moisture. The builder is saying that is fine but we are worried about the integrity of the plaster board and the frame behind the board. Re: Water damage to new home 5Jan 11, 2024 8:11 pm I have recently inspected a large child care centre with numerous and persistent roof leaks. The builder apparently received a sizeable payout from the insurer but has spent nothing on remedial works other than going around with a tube of silicone. The leaks continue. 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: Water damage to new home 7Jan 11, 2024 11:07 pm The builder has taken out Domestic Building Insurance from VMIA. But looking at the policy it looks like we are covered only if the builder has died or becomes insolvent or has disappeared or fails to comply with a Tribunal or Court Order Re: Water damage to new home 8Jan 14, 2024 7:34 pm Shame calmer if you want to call it this left you the victim. Builders play judge jury and ecutioner eith tradesmen pockets sometimes. Whethere their fault or there just not financially/every motivated to combat, they will take other means Re: Water damage to new home 9Jan 15, 2024 8:02 am josh12 The builder has taken out Domestic Building Insurance from VMIA. But looking at the policy it looks like we are covered only if the builder has died or becomes insolvent or has disappeared or fails to comply with a Tribunal or Court Order different insurance, besides, technically YOU have taken out the VMIA. Hence you are covered for XYZ. The builder should have tehir own insurance related to the property while they have posession. Re: Water damage to new home 10Jan 15, 2024 10:24 am Construction works insurance will cover the builder for insurable events (fire, flood, storm, wind damage) but will not cover the builder for own poor workmanship. 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: Water damage to new home 11Jan 15, 2024 10:29 am building-expert Construction works insurance will cover the builder for insurable events (fire, flood, storm, wind damage) but will not cover the builder for own poor workmanship. there was an event. The question is whether the builder had the insurance and whether the event was covered. The workmanship is a separate conversation. I thought this would be a popular question but I haven't been able to find any similar posts. Perhaps I'm wording my searches wrong? When you have car insurance and the… 0 6657 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair The workmanship is lifetime guarantee by "the insurer", not the builder. They will of course ask the initial builder to rectify and if they don't they will appoint… 7 5089 if it's the look that you're not happy with, the easiest option would probably be to spray paint it all into the same color as the walls so it blends in. there might not… 3 4211 |