zeitgeber posted:Council asset protection permit-demolition
You may also need a Dilapidation Survey. A Dilapidation Survey is the detailing of pre-existing defects in houses directly next to your build, before construction commencement, so that your neighbor…
zeitgeber posted:Procorp - Administrator appointed
HIA contract says that you should only pay up to 65% at lock-up, unless :
you weren't using an HIA contract
or you're using an HIA contract, but you kept paying…
zeitgeber posted:Procorp - Administrator appointed
In my above scenario, if owner has already paid 65%, but builder has actually done only 50%, then the owner will still not be out of pocket:
$150,000 = incomplete works…
zeitgeber posted:Procorp - Administrator appointed
You may or may not be out of pocket. The bank still has to make its payment to the builder who will finish off your house. Here is how it…
zeitgeber posted:Procorp - Administrator appointed
Can liquidated damage be claimed with SICorp (Home warranty insurance)? If so, how many months? For example: if I'm supposed to get my keys from the builder on 1 August…
zeitgeber posted:Rock Excavation and Export does it cost $30K?
A small car weighs 1 tonne (1,000 kilograms).
The space shuttle orbiter paraded on the streets of LA recently weighs 75 tonnes (that's 75 cars).
1,300 tonnes is 17 space…
zeitgeber posted:Contract clause for building inspector?
dvestate, in Victoria (I'm aware you're in NSW), Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 - SECT 19 says you can bring in "a person authrised by you" to access the building…
zeitgeber posted:Site Costs for Dummies?
This thread will give you some ideas of what people have been paying for site costs.
http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=9017
zeitgeber posted:Top 10 most burgled suburbs in Melbourne
Turn off GPS when taking photos, especially when there are children in the field of vision, so as not to give away your exact location.
Burglars and paedophiles may be…
zeitgeber posted:New building at 16 year low - useful for negotiating price?
If they give you $10K off, they will find other ways to get it back from you by eg. cutting corners somewhere else or by reducing quality (2 coat paint…
zeitgeber posted:Solar Power
Transformerless inverter is quieter.
Inverter with a transformer generates a hum that will keep you up all night, from excessive noise.
zeitgeber posted:Bushfire 12.5bal cost
I paid $10K for BAL 19.
I can't mention the builder.
zeitgeber posted:How long did it take you to get to contract?
9 months from initial deposit.
zeitgeber posted:Consumer Affairs Victoria
Let's name and shame government departments instead.
zeitgeber posted:Builder for slope block in Melbourne
Before you sing praises with Hotondo, you might want to read this first
http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=49662
zeitgeber posted:Alarm System
For alarm, look at this thread
http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=45404
For security cameras, I (personally) am going for Logitech alert. It's stand alone, and not linked to alarm.
However, the camera is super user friendly, and…
zeitgeber posted:To get an independent building inspector, or not
http://www.theage.com.au/business/property/developer-awarded-22m-damages-in-shonky-building-dispute-20120417-1x5oe.html
zeitgeber posted:AUSTRAL BRICKS - Hawksburn
Use the search functionality in this forum.
zeitgeber posted:time frame from lock up to PCI?
Single or double storey?
1 bedroom or 9 bedrooms?
10 squares or 52 squares?
zeitgeber posted:effective, efficient electric portable heater
In bedroom:
I use hot water bottle under the doona.
I wear a balaclava and scarf too, in bed.
On my study desk on a sitting position, I wrap myself with goose down…
zeitgeber posted:To get an independent building inspector, or not
Builder is only required to fix defects relevant to :
Australian Standards
Building Code of Australia
various building Acts (e.g. in Victoria, they are: Building Act 1993, Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995, Building…
zeitgeber posted:street numbers
So that the SWAT team won't get the wrong house, you can buy reflective strips from your local bicycle shop.
zeitgeber posted:DESPERATE APPEAL- MUM OF SEVEN FEARS DEMOLITION
If nobody throws her lifeline, she and her kids will end up in public housing.
Some (most?) of them are bad.
Some of them are good.
Luck of the draw I guess.
There are…
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