Your Building Contract Explained
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Created for Australian Homes
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Guidebook & Cheat Sheet
This is the one document you don't want to guess.
Your building contract is the most expensive document you'll ever sign. This guide shows you exactly what you're agreeing to, before you sign it.
Built from a real HIA contract and 551 real buyer questions from 20 Australian home build social media groups, it explains every clause in plain English. You'll see what each clause means, when it kicks in, what to check and the traps that cost buyers thousands.
What's inside
- Your contract at a glance: a timeline showing when each part of your contract wakes up
- Particulars of Contract: price, finance, building period and late completion damages, decoded
- Progress Payments: what must be finished before each stage can be claimed
- Allowances and Exclusions: how a $4,000 allowance can become $3,600 extra
- Builder's Special Conditions: the extra terms that override everything else
- General Conditions: every standard clause in plain English
- Buyers Ask: 65 real questions with straight answers, across 13 topics
- Your Deadline Cheat Sheet: every deadline on one printable page
Every clause is broken down into:
- MEANS: what it does, in plain English
- REAL LIFE: the moment on a real build when it kicks in
- CHECK: what to look for or ask before you sign
- WATCH OUT: the traps that cost buyers thousands
Written from the owner's side. General education, not legal advice. Written for Queensland contracts.