Code of acceptance advice for Wellington

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NigeWellington

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#289632 18-Sep-2021 16:33

Hi, hoping someone has some advice on the chance of getting a code of acceptance. I purchased an old weatherboard property a while ago and now needing to sell move cities. The previous owners had obtained consent for all work except placing insulation in the back wall. I have some paperwork from them and the builder that did it - back in 2004. Is it likely that the council would issue this? I am needing to get the exterior painted and a couple of weatherboards replaced so could this be the cheaper option to just get consent then?

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#2780306 18-Sep-2021 16:52

I once tried to have Wellington City Council produce a retrospective consent when a tradesman did a good job but didn't get consent. I think it would be easier to invent cold fusion. WCC are pretty inflexible.

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#2780378 18-Sep-2021 17:55

Based on my parents experience with WCC, I think timmmay is about right.

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NigeWellington

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#2780451 18-Sep-2021 19:36

Cheers guys, was thinking that might be the case. Almost 20 years and assume all the costs and admin mean it's easier / cheaper to just sort it when the house is painted.

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#2780456 18-Sep-2021 19:58

Will tidying up all the loose ends make much difference to the price you'll get?

NigeWellington

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#2780484 18-Sep-2021 22:43

Probably right, would prefer to have it all sorted but just the crazy market at the moment.

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#2780502 19-Sep-2021 05:01

timmmay: I once tried to have Wellington City Council produce a retrospective consent when a tradesman did a good job but didn't get consent. I think it would be easier to invent cold fusion. WCC are pretty inflexible.

In all fairness OP would be asking them to certify that work done 17 years ago was done according to code. It's a pointless excercise for the council - they are taking on a significant potential liability for a problem caused by someone else.

If I was in their position I'd be saying bad luck to the OP as well.

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#2780505 19-Sep-2021 06:26

They might have difficulty predicting future durability but something done 17 years ago may have already met the 15 year durability requirement a lot of building material has to meet. AFAIK there's nothing in a new build required to last more than 50 years. If the house is old enough regardless of consents and sign offs it's current condition that would matter.

What I was getting at in my earlier comment was that in some parts of the country houses seem to go for crazy money regardless. If the OP takes too long getting the house to market it may have cooled down.

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#2780534 19-Sep-2021 08:55

NigeWellington: placing insulation in the back wall.

Who even knows about this except the previous owners and you?

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#2780549 19-Sep-2021 09:55

gbwelly:
NigeWellington: placing insulation in the back wall.

Who even knows about this except the previous owners and you?

Agree, if it was something like moving a load bearing wall then I'd pursue it. If it's something like insulation why bother.

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#2782468 23-Sep-2021 09:49

I know some people who got a retrospective code of compliance in Wellington, so it is possible. They had taken plenty of progress photos when they did it a few years back (less than 5?), which was accepted.

2004 wasn’t before insulation required building consent was it?