ᐅ No Construction Start Date from the Home Builder! What Can We Do?

Susa323 schrieb:

We don’t have a fixed construction date in the contract! Is that legal? Can we possibly challenge it?

I assume your construction contract is also a "consumer building contract." These contracts must include a binding completion date. If this is not possible, the builder must provide information on the construction timeline. What exactly does your contract say?

Susa323 schrieb:

We are unfortunately being stalled now. The company now claims that production of the house will only START once the foundation slab has been APPROVED. We are responsible for the foundation slab, but as long as I don’t know when the house will be delivered, we won’t pour the slab, which might just weather away in the meantime??

Now, to be blunt, I would say you yourselves are partly to blame for the delay in construction. Why should a company start producing a house if you haven’t completed your preparatory work?

And honestly: why isn’t the foundation slab in place yet? You could have done that long ago and really need to take responsibility here. Or will you later refuse the house too, because it might "weather away"?

So:
1. Talk and review the contract
2. Have the foundation slab poured
3. Involve a construction supervisor in parallel
4. Wait for the house according to the timeline in the contract
5. Move in and enjoy

A concrete slab won’t deteriorate (once it’s finished), and no one will steal it either. The risk is practically zero, as long as all the plans are correct.

Our house was only put into production after measuring the foundation slab.

This is quite standard with our supplier (Fullwood).

I would also always recommend hiring a building surveyor.

Susa323 schrieb:

Is this legal? Can we possibly contest it?

Yes, it is legal. Why contest it if the company clearly states which requirements must be met?

You have spoken with the construction company: first the foundation slab, then the house. What is the problem with that?
So why not just have the foundation slab installed quickly now?
But be careful: Are there any other site-related requirements that you need to fulfill?

If you are worried about weather exposure, have the foundation slab covered after approval.

In my case, the foundation slab was poured at the end of November 2021 and then left unused for 1.5 months.

Yes, ours was from the end of October until the end of February. Nothing happens during that time.