Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 28, 2011 9:24 am Morning all We are almost towards the lockup stage and our SS informed me that he is ok if we want to do the fencing and the driveway before the handover (not a part of my build package). I am thinking this is a good idea since I will have these things ready before I move in. Planning to get this done AFTER PCI but before handover. I guess I will have around 10 days between PCI and handover. Is this a good idea or I am better off waiting till handover ? Cheers Re: Fencing + Driveway before handover 2Sep 28, 2011 9:44 am Hi Rajan, do you need to get any trenching done from Telstra from the pit to house, or was that included in your contract? I had to organisie this myself after handover, and it was easier to do it without the driveway and landscaping done. 2 years later and I still haven't got a front fence or driveway! Time just disappeared and life got busy (and expensive!) Your new driveway will probaby not be covered by them as it's not in the contract, so if there are tradies coming in to fix things after PCI (before handover) and your lovely new driveway gets damaged...they probably won't pay to get it repaired. I'd check with your SS, but if it were me, I'd be inclined to wait until after handover, but before you move in. That way all tradies should have gone and you'd have your own house insurance. Have a close look at your contract and see if there is a clause about the builders having nothing to do with damage done to 'outside tradies work' during the contract period. Do you want to take that risk? Or wait a little bit longer before you actually move in! Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Fencing + Driveway before handover 3Sep 29, 2011 9:06 am Thanks Stormy. Not sure whether I would have to get the trenching done considering Telstra isnt going to provide service to new estate. I will have to confirm this. your argument about the driveway makes sense. I guess I can delay that till after handover. but definitely looking at getting teh fence done. no harm in there, is it? Need to remove glass panel out of concrete without wrecking the glass to get the spa room in, any recommendations on how to do that. Thank you 0 39046 We are at the stage on our build in Kilcoy, Queensland where we need to get our fencing installed but we cant get any contact details for our neighbours to give them… 0 6160 I am in the same situation, would you be able to give some insights in to this? I am in SA 8 17051 |