Hi
I bought an apartment unit in Upper West Side in Melbourne city. My mum also bought 1 in the same tower.
After completion, we discovered many building defects.
1- white liquid stains on the kitchen floor tiles - can't remove. This stain could be caused by other trades (maybe the painter?), but shouldn't the builder take responsibility for this?
2 - very badly done concrete wall surface at the balcony - lots of holes, rough aggregates, like a road surface! Some units have smoother surface. My brother's unit's concrete wall was patched up with concrete to make it smooth. But me and my mum's were not.
3 - sliding door to one bedroom has a 3cm gap between the 2 panels because the door panels are too short for the opening.
4- exhaust fans in toilet are not connected to the switch button, it turns itself on all the time when the master power switch is on.
What can we do about these defects? We submitted a defects form last month and still nothing is done by the Builder. Is there a government board that we can complain to?
What other actions can we take? Can we make the developer responsible for this? Or is the contract between the Owner and the Builder?
I bought an apartment unit in Upper West Side in Melbourne city. My mum also bought 1 in the same tower.
After completion, we discovered many building defects.
1- white liquid stains on the kitchen floor tiles - can't remove. This stain could be caused by other trades (maybe the painter?), but shouldn't the builder take responsibility for this?
2 - very badly done concrete wall surface at the balcony - lots of holes, rough aggregates, like a road surface! Some units have smoother surface. My brother's unit's concrete wall was patched up with concrete to make it smooth. But me and my mum's were not.
3 - sliding door to one bedroom has a 3cm gap between the 2 panels because the door panels are too short for the opening.
4- exhaust fans in toilet are not connected to the switch button, it turns itself on all the time when the master power switch is on.
What can we do about these defects? We submitted a defects form last month and still nothing is done by the Builder. Is there a government board that we can complain to?
What other actions can we take? Can we make the developer responsible for this? Or is the contract between the Owner and the Builder?