Council
You may have had a phone call or a card dropped in your letter box from the council advising about a complaint and/or unauthorized building work.
Council may have performed a site visit and inspection and/or maybe you received a Show Cause Notice or worse if you have left the project without action too long, an Enforcement Notice.
If you have received any of these you must take action. The choice is to have the unauthorized building work retrospectively certified or remove the building.
Of course the latter in most cases is not an option, however the path of certification also comes with many challenges and there is no guarantee of a successful outcome. Your application may be denied costing many thousands of dollars all for no positive outcome of certification.
At QRBS we have a 100% success rate of the outcome our clients want to achieve. After, discussing the project with us and all the circumstances QRBS can provide invaluable pre-lodgment advice and point out any expensive pitfalls a building application will trigger and ways to mitigate extra fees, this will save you extra fees, time and frustration.
Certification
This is often a very loosely used word in the building industry and unless you are an expert in multiple levels of certification knowledge and construction terminology you may find yourself out of pocket of your hard-earned cash and very frustrated going around in circles.
Certification is all about compliance with many different government regulation layered on top of each other. Certification is not about just one individual, it’s about many layers of people and businesses with different types of qualifications and ideas. There are also many layers of federal, state and local government Acts (regulations). To achieve a certification you will require a whole team of experts and with various qualifications that you as the homeowner will have to manage yourself without the knowledge or expertise of certification.
This brings me to another point that you should be aware of: a quick way for your application to be denied is when a current building regulation is applied to your retrospective building certification application and shouldn’t be. QRBS does what we call “cherry pick” parts of the building or highlight only the building elements that need to be assessed against past and present regulations.
QRBS are experts in keeping your certification on the path of success at the least expense to our clients. We facilitate building applications 5 days a week and have a full team of experts to back up all your certification requirements.
Approvals
Before commencing construction of most types of residential and commercial building works, a building approval (also known as a building permit) is required. This can include but not limited to extensions, decks, carports and sheds ect.
Although there are cases where a building approval is not required, it is important to discuss this with a qualified professional (not just the carpenter or handyman doing the work), as the fines for non-compliance can be significant. Also, The cost of building works being certified after construction will outweigh the cost of certification pre construction.
So Before you engage someone to do some building works, contact us for a site assessment and we can advise you of the costs for getting it done properly with relevant approvals, or how you can go about doing it so it will be exempt.
Retrospective Building Certification
What is a retrospective? It’s when building work has been constructed without the required building permit. This means the building work is unauthorized building work and needs to be approved after the construction or during construction whichever stage you are up to.
How much money will a Retrospective Approval cost me? QRBS does all the work under a one umbrella fee and can advise you on all the costs associated with certification and realistic time frames. We call this an “All in Cost”. No need to ring around putting all the jigsaw puzzle together yourself, QRBS is a “One Stop Shop” for certification.
In a rush for a final or new approval so you don’t lose the sale of your property? Our specialty! Fast, easy turnaround for a Form 21 or 11 Certificate of Occupancy “Final” to complete your sale.
Has council contacted to advise you need a private certifier and Form 56? Have you received a Show Cause Notice? QRBS can take fast action with council to satisfy the council requirements.
Town Planning (DA)
Where do you start if you want to build a dual living home, or start out as a developer with a duplexes, or maybe a small townhouse block?
There is an endless list of documents to prepare, all from different people who are each trained in one aspect and requires overall coordination to make things really happen. Don’t waste time running all around town with pieces only pieces of information, let QRBS coordinate the project and avoid unnecessary delays or missed critical deadlines.