Builder extended contract

VCon Homes extended the contract. Here’s excerpt from their email: Commencement of your project: 05/11/2020Estimated contract date to finish: 27/08/2021New estimated finish date: 05/11/2021 The following time variations that have been added since construction commenced:* 2 Week Circuit Breaker* 4 Week Framing time extensionNew time variations that have been added:* Covid lockdown six restriction delays …

Remanufactured timber used for joists

Our building inspector noted in his report: some timber used is stamped “REMAN” this is remanufactured timber and is not structurally graded.

Mould detected during pre-plaster inspection

Darbecca conducted pre-plaster inspection on 2021-08-11. Excerpt from inspector’s report: What appears to be mould was noted to a web joist to the living area. I am not a mould specialist; therefore, I will not comment on the impact the observed mould (or material which appears to resemble mould) could have on the structure. I …

Contract Extended

Builders (VCon Homes) extended our contract by 2 weeks because of 5-day snap Covid lockdown in Victoria: Due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Action Delay there will be a 2 week time delay added to your contract – Under the government instruction, the construction industry has been closed until further notice.

Meeting with Directors

Today we had a meeting with 2 directors of the building company and a manager. They told us that the issue with exposed steel reinforcement has been addressed. They agreed to provide a certificate from the engineer confirming that the slab complies with the design. We will pay for the slab stage after that.

Builders asked for slab stage payment

Today builders asked for the slab stage payment. We want them to get a written sign-off from the company that created home design first. We asked to organize a meeting with the business owner.

Concrete Poured

This morning (Tuesday, 22 December 2020) we discovered that the builders have poured the concrete. We are not happy because builders didn’t rectify the issues and didn’t tell us that they were going to pour concrete. Also, our consulting engineer identified that the bottom reinforcement at the back is exposed along with 50% of the …

Pre-slab Inspection

We hired a construction engineer to inspect the slab before the concrete is poured. Here is his report: The site inspection was carried out on Wednesday 9 December 2020. During the site inspection the proposed waffle slab layout was inspected. As part of the site inspection a number of photos were taken. The aim of …

Construction Started

Today, Wednesday 4 November 2020 is the official commencement date of the build.

Building Permit

We finally received a building permit to construct our new home today. The building surveyor has issued it. It is a private company and not a municipal building surveyor from the local council. Our council is Banyule.

Contract Signed

Today we signed the contract. Exciting!

Old House Demolished

Today the demolishing company finished demolishing our old house. They promised to do it in 1-2 weeks but it took them 1 month. We used Green Demolition and Earthworks.

Electricity Abolished

Today AusNet has finally abolished electricity at our old home. It took them one month to do it.

Deposit Paid

We decided to build with Vcon Homes. Today we paid $800 deposit.