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Retrospective permit advice for work undertaken previously that may be unauthorised
We can help you organise new approvals if your building permit lapsed before renovation work was completed
In Queensland, prior to 1998, all building work was required to be approved by the building surveyor at your local government. Since then most building work is approved by privately engaged Building Certifiers. These Building Certifiers must be licensed with the Queensland Building and Construction Commission. Make sure you engage the correct certifier for your project.
Building Certifier – Level 1 – may perform building certifying functions for all classes of buildings and structures. The Building Approval Company team includes Level 1 certifiers.
Building Certifier – Level 2 – may only perform building certifying functions on buildings and structures having a rise of no more than 3 storeys and a total floor area no more than 2000m2;
Building Certifier – Level 3 – may only perform building certifying functions on class 1 buildings or class 10 buildings or structures.
Building work over the value of $11,000 may only be issued to a QBCC licensed builder or an Owner Builder Permit holder. You can apply with your local QBCC for one owner builder permit every 6 years.
The value of work must be calculated to include the full cost of materials and the labour cost, the amount a licensed contractor would charge, regardless of whether it’s provided free of charge.
Typically, the QBCC take up to 4 weeks to process an application for Owner Builder Permit.
If the building has already been constructed, you can apply to the QBCC for a “Work Already Completed Application-Owner Builder”. The approval letter informs the Building Certifier that no insurance premium is payable for the work.
Yes, if all the required information is detailed, and the plans are to scale.
In our experience, the investment in properly drawn plans provides many cost and time savings throughout the construction phase – particularly if engaging contractors.
”His common-sense approach will save you time and money….”
As an award winning designer home builder, our clients expect only the best. So it’s critical to me that our final product is properly checked, and complies with all required legislation.
We have been working with Rodney and his team since 2011 and have always been extremely happy with his services.
Over the past 25 years my group has been in construction, I’ve experienced difficult building certifiers who through lack of experience or understanding delayed projects costing me significant time and money.
From the day we started Custom Homes we have used Rodney from The Building Approval Company to carry out all our construction inspections and approvals.