A friend is nearing the end of a reno. Many mistakes, like paying the builder by time, no contracts, poor contracts, sloppy admin, missing records... I costed the reno and the actual cost is well over this. The reno has taken four months, after a 90 day settlement period. With good planning the job should have taken two weeks.
I'm struggling to convey how important it is to have certain things done. The reno is substantial - new floors, kitchen, bathroom, ensuite, HWS, paint, walls and sundry other ingredients. The sparky was not advised to hard-wire the smoke alarms. My understanding is that under BCA alarms must be hard-wired for substantial renos.
My fear is that if there are battery-only alarms the insurer may deny liability as the reno was not done to code. Is this so, and what sorts of costs might have to be borne due to non-compliance with this and any reno activity? TIA.
I'm struggling to convey how important it is to have certain things done. The reno is substantial - new floors, kitchen, bathroom, ensuite, HWS, paint, walls and sundry other ingredients. The sparky was not advised to hard-wire the smoke alarms. My understanding is that under BCA alarms must be hard-wired for substantial renos.
My fear is that if there are battery-only alarms the insurer may deny liability as the reno was not done to code. Is this so, and what sorts of costs might have to be borne due to non-compliance with this and any reno activity? TIA.
