Building with Peace of Mind
Building or renovating for yourself, although very rewarding, is an important step with rules and regulations you should understand. For example, you should ensure that all sub-contractors are licensed and offer insurance for the work carried out.
Licensing
What responsibilities does an Ownerbuilder
have?
Owner-builders must carry out domestic building work
in compliance with the Building Act 1993 and Building
Regulations.
Owner-builders must ensure that they maintain a safe
workplace and should have appropriate workplace and public
safety insurance policies in place. They should also consider
purchasing policies to protect themselves against fire and
theft. When protection work is required, the owner-builder
must also obtain insurance for adjoining property protection
during construction, and for twelve months following
completion.
Can owner-builders use contractors?
Yes! Where an owner-builder engages a contractor they remain
responsible for the building project and must supervise the
building work to ensure it is completed properly, arrange
mandatory inspections through a relevant building surveyor
and make appropriate payments to all contractors.
For domestic building work exceeding $5,000 in value, the
contractor will be required to be a registered building practitioner
and provide a Major Domestic Building Contract. The contract must
be in writing and include certain minimum features as defined under
the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995.
The trade contractors who will require registration (for work
over $5,000) and insurance (for work over $12,000) include:
• Carpenters
• Bricklayers
• Concreters
• Roof tilers
• Swimming pool installers
• Cabinet makers and kitchen contractors
• Restumpers
• Bathroom renovators
• House relocators
Ask for evidence of registration. All registered building
practitioners are provided with a registration card and
are listed on the Building Commission’s website. Obtain the warranty insurance cover from relevant trade
contractors when building work exceeds $12,000.
Maroondah Roofing is a Registered Building Practioner and has warranty insurance cover with Australian Home Warranty. Build with peace of mind when Maroondah Roofing is your roof tiler contractor.
Insurance
Maroondah Roofing is fully licensed and provide you with the protection of Home Warranty Insurance. You can, with peace of mind, entrust all your roofing requirements to us knowing that workmanship, materials and completion of the work to your satisfaction is guaranteed and protected by our Home Warranty Insurance.
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