Always Check Your Builder's
contracts caution checklist
for Australian home building & renovations
- Some Tips from an old hand
- What are the minimum legal contractual terms for residential building work
- What is a contracts checklist
- Getting out of a building contract
- Variations to a building contract
- What is Implied Builders Warranty
- Provisional sum items
- Prime cost items
- Pre-construction contracts
- Types of Building Contracts, Small projects, Large projects, Whole or substantial build projects
- What is fixed price, What is cost plus, What is design and construct
Our background checks reveal risks that a licence search can't
Always Check Your Builder also provides the background checks necessary for you to discover the credit, trading and
complaint or dispute status of your prospective builder.
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you've searched and found out ...
He's given you 2 brilliant references and his licence checks out
Always Check Your Builder searched and found out ...
3 of his building jobs last year ended up in the courts but yes 2 were perfect.
His truck's been repossessed and he's got 2 defaults against his equipment leases.
His company hasn't filed a tax return in 2 years and his partner is banned from holding a builders licence.
Between them they've had 3 building companies go into liquidation and a heap of sub-contractors won't work for them anymore.
IT'S YOUR CALL
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Variations to a building contract
You should always ask: "Is this variation cost on top of or instead of...?"
It's quite possible that some readers when undergoing building work on their home, may face issues where variations to the
agreement may be necessary due to a change in the plans or specifications regarding the renovation work.
In the event that a builder requests a variation, he or she must outline their reasons for the variation in writing, and state why
the variation is considered necessary.
Furthermore, unless the work is urgent, variations that are initiated by the builder cannot be carried out without the consent of
the homeowner in some instances.
Make it very clear to your builder that YOU WILL NOT PAY for any variations that have not been detailed, costed and approved by
you in writing.