Construction quality: How to ensure home acceptance without defects
The most common deficiencies
Thousands of new or second-hand – apartment buyers find out after receiving the apartment that there are deficiencies, the repair of which sometimes reaches tens of thousands of shekels. Many cases also reach the courts.Moisture in walls and floor, abnormal piping and curvature of the plaster or deviation of the plaster in the panel area. Claims also filed due to a discrepancy between the specification in the contract and the apartment received by the purchasers are also common.
process arranged
In order to discover the deficiencies and in time, orderly procedures must be followed. Both at the time of receipt of the apartment but also earlier. In old apartments, for example, it is recommended to help professionals who find deficiencies. In these apartments, unlike the news, the seller has no post-delivery warranty – unless a bad faith proves.
The test period And the warranty period
In new apartments you are protected by the law of selling apartments. Even if the contractor signs your claim for lack of claims, it will be charged with providing a solution. The test period is the first period. During which the contractor is obliged to correct all deficiencies, unless you can prove your responsibility for the deficiencies. Each section has a different check period – See the table at the bottom of the page. After the review period, there is a 3-year warranty period. During this time, the contractor will be required to repair, only if you prove that he was responsible for the deficiencies. Therefore, it is of course important to carry out a comprehensive inspection of the apartment before the end of the inspection period. You should also consider testing with a professional company.
The test period (In which, under the Apartment Sales Act, the contractor is required to make repairs to the apartment)
Non-fundamental discrepancy – one yearPiping includes heating system and gutters – 2 yearsRoof wetness, walls and shelter – three yearsMachines, motors and boilers – three yearsPeeling stairwells in stairwell – three yearsSunset of floors on the ground floor, parking, sidewalks and paths in the building area – three yearsCracks in walls and ceilings – five yearsConsiderable peels in outer coverings – seven years
