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Lifting housebuilding restrictions could reduce standards and affordable housing in the long run | Housing Network | Guardian Professional

Good site for all builders,owners etc

Homeowner's Home Building and Renovation Guide | Home & House Design | Building Advice http://www.buildingguide.co.nz/

Importance of building trace ability Part 2

Hi,

If you had the situation as scenario 1, but ended going through the whole project. You submitted your row when the plasterboard was installed on the walls. You have effectively controlled your liability to the ten year window. But sadly the issue still arises that the client nor the bca having any legal obligation to inform you of the fact that they might be selling the house.

If the same issue arose where the future homeowner installed french doors without consent. You as the registered builder on the site would need to justify the fact that the house does leak. You and your legal counsel will be scrambling to get your row together to win in court.

I am absolutely convinced that if you do not have traceability in the process of building the project you will open yourself up wide for automatic failure. This will then commit you personally to liability of something you did not even do.

I am keen to help you create this process of traceability. I am able to charge you a site visit fee of $85.00 within the 35km radius of Auckland. I have been working on something called the

"Builders Quality Assurance System".

 This will at least help you accurately document the process. In addition to this I am working on creating a new role called the Building industry adviser" to mentor and help you. If any ones keen contact me.

Carl Graham 0279479884 c ityguildsbuild@gmail.com 

Importance of building trace ability part 1

Hi,

It is important that firstly your  requirement to fill out the Record of Work (R.O.W) is done and handed to the Building Consent Authority (B.C.A) as quickly as possible.

The BCA is nationally recognised as the holder of  public document. By law they are not obligated to explain to you the  ramifications of you not doing this.

"THE RAMIFICATIONS ARE MASSIVE."

Let me paint a few possible scenarios.

You in good faith get a contract to build a two story townhouse. You diligently have a current association or standards nz contract.

Scenario 1:

You have had to document your details as the project progresses. Footings/subfloor,walls,roof,column/beams,bracing. Halfway through the contract the client and you fallout. You walk from the contract and without payment and no row submitted to bca. The new  builder does not designate where he started and finished on his contract and with his row.
The law does not require the owner to contact you when they sell. The owner you fell out with sells. The new owner installs French doors and installs a new roof extension illegally. Obviously you are unaware of this. The second owner sells, the third owner knows the building act 2004. The extension leaks, the French doors leak and do not comply to the code.

You are happily unaware of this impending doom until you are contacted by the council lawyer to go to court too address whether you lied when you filled out your row. Remember this is scenario 1 when you have fallen out with the client. Your liability has no limit. Because you never submitted a row because of the non completion of the project you personally are held liable for ever. In addition to this you do not currently have an
appproved system by the bca to document what in the industry of quality assurance is called "traceability". You need too document your actions to the same level as the bca.

Section 90 of the building act 2004  clearly states that "Reasonable steps" should have been instituted in the process of your building and it should mirror the bca or higher.

Disclaimer: As with any blog opinion a lawyer should be consulted to confirm the accuracy of my ideas.

Great idea for schools

Dream Team 2013 http://www.sirpeterblaketrust.org/get-involved/dream-team-2013/

I have had a day  at home.  I have re-read a book from an inspirational economist  from England. His name is Fritz Shumacher. His groundbreaking book was  called "Small is Beautiful".

Essentially he suggests a human based technology that serves has to be at the core of all we do.

Our building industry needs many, many small but  productive companies.

I have enjoyed reading this idea again and would love to be a help  to our industry get closer to this theory.

I encourage  you to look at his organisation in  the last post.

Details for schumachers organisation

Www.practicalaction.org