Home Warranty Cover
Once you take ownership of your new home you can relax knowing that one of your most valuable assets is now covered by a range of covers warranty plans. Covers and Warranties start and stop at different times and cover different elements of your home. The general types of cover are detailed below.
New Home Cover
Period: Active for 30 days from your Practical Completion Inspection Date.
You're home up of many parts, and while we have stringent quality inspection processes, small items can sometimes need some attention after you move in. This is why we have our New Home Cover. Once you move in you may notice something that needs our attention, which is not uncommon with any new home, so please alert your Building Administrator we they will look into it for you.
This cover also addresses any items outstanding and identified at Practical Completion Inspection stage by either you (the Client) or an Ausbuild Building Supervisor.
Live-in Home Warranty
Period: Active for 1 Year from Practical Completion Inspection Date.
As your home settles down and starts to feel the pressure of everyday life. It may show signs of minor movement and settlement. Our Live-in Home Warranty is built to cater for these growing pains. If you identify a problem and it needs urgent attention, then simply log immediately. If the problem is a minor and causing minimal inconvenience, we ask that you keep a record and lodge it at either your 6-month mark or your 11-month mark. A member of our Home Maintenance team will be in contact with a reminder your 6-moth Maintenace is due.
Definition: Covers non-structural defect building work that is faulty or unsatisfactory, and includes, work that:
(a) does not comply with the Building Act 1975, Building Code of Australia or an applicable Australian Standard
(b) involves the use of a manufactured product, and that product has been used, constructed or installed in a way that does not comply with the product manufacturer’s instructions.
Queensland Home Warranty
Period: Active for 6 years + 6 Months from Practical Completion Certificate Date and Activated when premium is paid.
Your Queensland Home Warranty is legislated by the QBCC (Queensland Building and Construction Commission) and is in place to ensure your home meets its structural warranty requirements. It is uncommon, but if your home does show any structural failures, we'll send our inspectors to investigate the possible cause and determine a course of action. Some structural movements are failures are not necessarily at fault to the builder.
Definition: Covers loss for: Non-completion; Vandalism and forcible removal; Fire, storm and tempest; Defective construction; and Subsidence or settlement of the insured work referred to in the certificate of insurance.
Defective building work that is faulty or unsatisfactory includes work that:
(a) does not comply with the Building Act 1975, Building Code of Australia or an applicable Australian Standard
(b) involves the use of a manufactured product, and that product has been used, constructed or installed in a way that does not comply with the product manufacturer’s instructions.