General guidance only — all construction work must be overseen by a supervising engineer This handbook is compiled from standards and laws with every source cited, andis being reviewed for certification by engineers Use it to know what to look at, what to ask and what evidence to request on site It is not an engineering determination and can't replace an engineer · Terms of use · Limitations of the handbook

Handover and after moving in

Accepting the work and the snag list

Page code P23 · 68 inspection criteria · 6 illustrations

This stage isn't about construction technique but purely about law. The Civil and Commercial Code states plainly that if the homeowner accepts work that is defective without objecting, the contractor is no longer liable for that defect, except for defects that couldn't be found on…

This page contains
Section 598 — the one section that decides what you can still claim
Your rights don't start on handover day — five sections that apply while construction is still going on
The one point that makes the figures in this whole book usable in an argument
Clocks in the contract — what matters is which day each period counts from
The snag list — the difference between one that works and one that doesn't
Contract clauses the law forbids — nine of them
The final instalment and retention money

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