Know your snagging and warranty deadlines for this job at a glance.
For small firms and sole traders tracking defect periods, rectification windows and statutory warranty liability across live jobs.
Sound familiar?
- “A customer's chasing you over a 'defect' on a job you finished years ago.”
- “You don't know how long you're actually on the hook for.”
- “Your own guarantee and the statutory warranty are two different things and nobody explained which is which.”
What this tool does
Takes your practical completion date, your own workmanship guarantee and your state, and shows the snagging window, when your guarantee ends, the statutory warranty period, and the contract limitation cut-off.
Step 1 — Job details
What the law actually says
- •Your own workmanship guarantee is voluntary — but every state also implies statutory warranties into residential building work that you can't contract out of.
- •Periods vary by state: NSW is 6 years for major defects and 2 years for others; Victoria has a 10-year long-stop for building actions; Queensland's home warranty covers structural defects for about 6½ years. A general 6-year limit usually applies to simple-contract claims.
- •Guidance only, not legal advice — confirm your state's home building act and get advice on serious defects.