137B OWNER BUILDER DEFECT REPORT
If you sell your property within 6.5 years of completing your building work, you must:
provide a defects inspection report not more than six months old from a registered building practitioner for all work regardless of value, including extensions, renovations, garages and verandahs - with or without a building permit.
take out domestic building insurance for work over $16,000, to protect the person who buys your property. If a registered building practitioner carried out the work under a major domestic building contract, it should be covered by their domestic building insurance; but you also need your own domestic building insurance to cover your work. The insurance covers non-structural defects for two years and other defects for six years. After six years the property is no longer covered by domestic building insurance.
DECKS
Works to an existing deck including - extensions, alterations or additions to subfloor framework or new boards installed should be included in a 137b.
VERANDAHS/carports
Often these structures are undertaken to improve outdoor entertaining areas or vehicle storage.
KITCHEN/BATHROOM RENOVATIONS
Some of the most common Owner Builder works are undertaken in the bathroom, kitchen and laundry areas. We specialise in reporting on amenities and wet areas.
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Speak to your conveyancer completing your Section 32 on any works you think may require to be included in a 137b Owner Builder Defects Report.
Further details on ‘Owner Builder’ work can be found here: