Hi Guys!
I’ve received my building contract and with it attached is a plain English HIA contract with clauses. One of the clause, Clause 8 states the reasons for delays, one of which is:
- Industry shutdown period being a 5 week period commencing on or about 22 December in each year.
Is this what everyone else has too? Or has my builder changed it. 5 weeks is a lot, how do the tradies and construction workers live without pay for that long?
Also, the time to completion is 238 working days from start, that’s about 10 months. I’ve heard when they say 6 months to complete, they are always talking about working days or working months!
I'm sure most of us are hitting the XMAS period with our build. Any comparisons on the same clause/statements is appreciated! Thanks!