Gaudi posted:Knockdown & Rebuild vs Renovation
Also check with your council re: maximum land coverage. You may not be able to extend your current house’s footprint.
There are 2-3 councils in Victoria that the town planning…
Gaudi posted:settlement, foundation problems legal rights
https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/housing ... -insurance
Implied warranties apply to all building work. The Building Act 1993 allows action to be brought against a builder for up to 10 years…
Gaudi posted:Porter Davis homes
Appoint your own building surveyor
See VBA website. Clients should appoint their own.
You need the surveyor to be independent from the Builder and work for you!!
Building consultant called inspectors…
Gaudi posted:Builder refusing to give OP
Sorry things have gotten to this point for you. If only DBDRV wasn’t such a mess and clients can get advice and mediation within reasonable time frames.
Gaudi posted:demolition cost
Me too
Melbourne
I had friends in interstate report quite varying quotes
Gaudi posted:demolition cost
I think there are lots of variables
Your state is one of them
$12-14K is what I was quoted from memory a couple of years ago.
Quotes for demo are easy to…
Gaudi posted:Mimosa Independent Building Inspections
Here’s a recent post with discussion on same topic
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Gaudi posted:Builder left bad ethernet connections (?)
Since you have just had handover; Get boutique to have the electricians out now in maintenance and they can explain to you or fix it to save you running…
Gaudi posted:House inspector
? In Victoria - Do you mean the registered building surveyor who issues the certificate of Occupancy and applies for the building permit?
In Victoria I would call the…
Gaudi posted:Beware of additional Cost in Final Invoice
I wonder
Can they do that without a variation that you signed?
Gaudi posted:Gigantic Sewer Cover in backyard
Hopefully you can cover it with something you can remove to provide access as required.
For me on the things I wish I’d know page, I want to add - take…
Gaudi posted:Gigantic Sewer Cover in backyard
It’s worth a call to your local water authority to ask.
If it is your own sewerage inspection point for your house then likely you can lower it.
If it is the…
Gaudi posted:How to remove the grill for a drain cover
Have you done this yet?
It’s the middle circle that needs to come out. Usually it is winded in. So twist it left to loosed and lift it.
If it’s…
Gaudi posted:Looking for building inspector Kinglake Victoria area
Another recommendation
David Seville from Seville inspections
0488 993 332
Has more than 40 years in building industry.
Gaudi posted:Metricon Winchester 28- Keys!
I’m impressed your site supervisor walked through and marked items or had noted so many items and didn’t leave all to you and your inspector.
Seems like you were lucky…
Gaudi posted:Building Surveyor/inspector NCC/BCA
Hey Bey
I can tell already you’ll be in hot demand by so many builders wanting your level of expertise in providing certificate of occupancy.
Gaudi posted:Right to have stage inspections
This is not related to your topic -
If you have not yet signed your contract you may wish to reconsider appointing your own building surveyor. VBA changed the…
Gaudi posted:Right to have stage inspections
Yes they have been good.The sales team planning with you want your money! They want you to sign the contract. Make them want you more than you want them.
Don’t…
Gaudi posted:Owner Responsible for Any dmage or Theft After PCI
Why don’t you have HWS and overnight etc installed after handover. That’s when the keys are changed over and only yours works.
I wouldn’t want to be responsible while trades…
Gaudi posted:Garage skirting - standards?
My skirting is raised off the garage floor a little. Had never considered it might be raised for a reason. I have thought about caulking between skirting and slab, as…
Gaudi posted:Bespoke Shed builder bayside Melbourne
Can you just get a chippy versus a ‘builder’?
Nice shed!
Gaudi posted:Mould Defects in New duplex I'm buying
Be careful about the emotional attachment!
It is important to think with your head.
Houses can be costly if there is a problem that is yet to be fixed.
I think the…
Gaudi posted:How often do you visit your site?
I was similar to your friend. I expected basic quality standards would be followed. During frame stage I lost confidence so used an experienced building consultant David Seville and went…
Gaudi posted:New driveway & stormwater pit
I was building townhouses.
Council town planning in initially required me to have straight driveway and build driveway over the street pit.
I amended the plans with council late in…
Gaudi posted:Neighbour “reno” knocked down - now a Newbuild?
Great you were able to get onto council quickly. Hope you can make time to act quickly before too much work progresses.
Work can be halted by relevant authorities while…
Gaudi posted:Neighbour “reno” knocked down - now a Newbuild?
A) So you are saying they advertised as a 2 storey build and then are now building 3, And advertised a renovation, maintaining a couple of walls that would…
Gaudi posted:Surveyors role
Blame you!! Remind them you are not the builder.
You don’t seem satisfied with the responses you’ve had. Call the VBA or have your inspector call the surveyor and…
