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Saturday, October 31 2015

BAL requirements have been in place since 2009 for the construction of buildings in bush fire prone areas. Although the requirements have been in place since this time, they have only recently been adopted and enforced by local councils. This means that most new homes constructed today require a BAL assessment which is indicative of the level or risk from ember attack and heat flux. All homes which are to be constructed with a BAL rating of 12.5 and over require specific construction methods which comply with the legislative requirements. It is important to identify if the building components you are required to have installed have indeed been installed in accordance with legislation. Not having properly installed or adequate building components can have serious consequenses for your home in the event of a bushfire.

There are a range of bushfire attack levels that increase with the severity of the impact of bushfire. The location of the building and proximity to bush, topography and land slope are used to assessed the risk.

Striving to keep your home bush fire safe can come at a cost because the higher the rating the more complex the construction. Metal windows, gauze flyscreens, and enclosing exposed timbers can represent a cost of several thousand dollars on top of the existing building costs.

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Time limits on complaints for Building Work.

There are essentailly two reasons why you would have a building complaint. They are:

  • You have been adversely affected by building work (this can be a builder you hired or even one that your neighbours have engaged).
  • You have a contract dispute.

As set out in the Building Services (complaint Resolution and Administration Act 2011

Building Services Complaint:

A building service complaint must be made within 6 years after the completion of the regulated building service to which the complaint relates. This means 6 years from Pratccial Completion. It is interesting to note that a Building Services complaint may be made by sebsequent owners for a period of 6 years after PCI.

An example of a Building Services complaint is if the neighbours engaged a builder to construct a new home and the stormwater drainage is affecting your property.

Another example is if you hired a builder to install some new windows and they have begun to crack within 6 years.

If the builder attends to fix something, you get another 6 years waranty 


A Breach of Contract:

You have 3 years to lodge a claim for a contract dispute.

An example may be that you requested a specific brand of tile and it was not installed or the builder did not finish the home building work on time.

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