We’ve mentioned warranty periods a lot in this doc, and so you’ll be wondering where you can
get a simple explanation of each one to refer to when things go wrong – and here it is. FYI:
when manufacturer’s warranty periods are mentioned, that means you’ll need to contact them
directly or check the portal for the relevant e-docs.
| Item | Warranty Period |
| Air Conditioning | Refer to manufacturer’s warranty |
| Alarm Systems | Refer to manufacturer’s warranty |
| Appliances: Electrical and Gas | Refer to manufacturer’s warranty |
| Bathrooms, Laundries, WC’s, and Kitchens | 1 year for plumbing fixtures against faulty materials and workmanship |
| Brick Paving and Driveways | 1 year on subsidence, conditions apply |
| Cabinets, Benchtops, and Vanities | 1 year on workmanship |
| Ceilings | 1 year on cornice cracking 1 year on ceilings |
| Ceramic Tiling | 1 year for wall and floor tile cracking (applies only to tiling completed by builder) |
| Clay Sites | Refer to CSIRO – Foundation Maintenance and Footing Performance and the Structerre, Cracking in Masonry Walls information sheets which form part of your contract documentation |
| Concrete Foundations | 25 years (non-transferrable) |
| Door Furniture: Internal and External Handles and Locks | 1 year tarnish-resistant and 1 year mechanical guarantee |
| Doors: External | 1 year if painted or stained in a light colour. Please note that dark colours require ongoing maintenance by the homeowner. Door manufacturers recommend that all external doors should be painted in light colours to reduce warping to door structure |
| Doors: Interna | 1 year |
| Electrical Wiring and Fittings | 1 year |
| Garage Doors | Refer to manufacturer’s warranty |
| Gutters, Valleys, and Downpipes | 1 year |
| Lawn, Plants, and Retic | Nil (reticulation controller is covered under the manufacturer’s warranty) |
| Leach Drains | 1 year |
| Mirrors | 1 year |
| Minor Cracking | 1 year for cornices, plastered walls and floor and wall tiles. |
| Painting | 18 months. Dark colours may require maintenance by the homeowner during this time. Paint touch-ups only to areas requiring maintenance |
| Plastering Plumbing, Pipes, and Labor | 1 year on wall cracking if cracks are visible from a normal viewing distance of 1.5m 3 months for leaking taps |
| Roof Cover: Colorbond / Tiled | 2 years workmanship (please refer to manufacturer’s product warranty) Traffic on the roof from the installation of other services will affect the warranty |
| Roof Leaks, Metal or Tile | 1 year |
| Sewer | 1 year |
| Shower Screens | 1 year |
| Silicone | 1 year (regular homeowner maintenance is required) |
| Smoke Alarms | 1 year (batteries must be changed every year and smoke detectors must be changed every 10 years by the homeowner) |
| Soakwells, Cut Off Drains | 1 year on subsidence |
| Stone Cabinet Tops | Where stone tops have been installed refer to manufacturer’s warranty |
| Structural Brickwork | 25 years (non transferrable) |
| Structural Steel/Timbers | 25 years (non transferrable) |
| Termite Treatment | Refer to supplier warranty (inspections are required) |
| Windows and Sliding Doors | 2 years on moving parts |
