Browse Forums Building A New House Re: cleanliness of your home when handed over... 13Apr 08, 2008 9:10 am Personally I'd expect it to be reasonable clean (rubbish removed, paint splatters removed etc) but we will either spend a day with the Dyson ourselves or pay someone to clean it top to bottom before we move in...
And for those who are going to wait till the flooring and carpeting are done before doing a clean, you might want to at least sweep down the floors before they come in, I remember reading (I'm sure it was on here) a few horror stories of carpet and flooring being laid over grit/sand and other bits of loose rubble which will make noises when walked on .... ![]() Fiona Re: cleanliness of your home when handed over... 14Apr 08, 2008 11:48 am I think some builders today use the term "builders clean" as basically meaning we don't clean. Building companies display homes are immaculate - maybe they should show potential companies through houses on handover. Fi has moved in!! Re: cleanliness of your home when handed over... 15Apr 08, 2008 1:15 pm ![]() I think some builders today use the term "builders clean" as basically meaning we don't clean. Brittany... you are so right!!! Our handover inspector told us the house was cleaned that day, but i no for a fact that it wasn't. He * to my face, just like he did with other things while carrying out the inspection... he thought cause i'm a chick i wouldn't know anything... but he was so wrong!!! And he'll know it when it comes to next week's inspection... i'm gonna be sure to tell him!!!!!!!!!!! Re: cleanliness of your home when handed over... 16Apr 08, 2008 3:40 pm ![]() after all my carpets and flooring are installed i will go and give the house a good clean . Don't like dirty stuffs under my carpets and flooring, as don't think the carpet/flooring laying guys will properly clean your floor before starting their work..... I would suggest to do a clean before the carpet and flooring done, and then another cleaning after that... Re: cleanliness of your home when handed over... 17Apr 08, 2008 3:43 pm joaninhac, you should request to have another cleaning done before accepting the hand over. That's what we did.
Becareful though, in our builder's acceptance form there's a clause saying "we confirmed there's no crack/scratches in all windows/basin/vanity/benchtop/shower screen.....". I complaint about this, as the house wasn't properly cleaned yet, how do we check and confirm if there's no scratches. Re: cleanliness of your home when handed over... 18Apr 08, 2008 3:46 pm ![]() joaninhac, you should request to have another cleaning done before accepting the hand over. That's what we did. Becareful though, in our builder's acceptance form there's a clause saying "we confirmed there's no crack/scratches in all windows/basin/vanity/benchtop/shower screen.....". I complaint about this, as the house wasn't properly cleaned yet, how do we check and confirm if there's no scratches. ahuang... yes i will be demanding that they clean it again, and resonably clean this time... thanks for the advice about the builders accptance and the clause... i will look out for this if i have to sign anything! Re: cleanliness of your home when handed over... 19Apr 15, 2008 11:11 pm I just spent this weekend just gone cleaning everything in my house dusted the walls down , vacumed the concrete before the carpet went down, inside of cupboards skirts took me 5 hrs reckon id make a good builders c leaner ![]() I now have a clean home to move into. ![]() Re: cleanliness of your home when handed over... 20Apr 16, 2008 9:12 am well... the builder has agreed to have it cleaned again and properly this time as i showed them the 'Guide to Standards and tolerances' in which it states that - Building works are defective where windows are not clean, floors are not swept, mopped or vacuumed as appropriate, tiles, sinks, basins, through, baths, etc. are not cleaned and shelving, drawers and cupboards ready for use.
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