• Structural defects - guaranteed for ten years

• Weathertightness of the building envelope - guaranteed for five years

• Materials and workmanship – guaranteed for two years

• WaterTight repairs - guaranteed up to $500,000

• Loss of deposit and non-completion of the repairs (so if your builder goes into liquidation you’re covered)

• The warranty is transferrable to another buyer, helping you sell your home faster and for more

• Only builders with the right experience, qualifications and skills can display our WaterTight Seal of Approval and offer the WaterTight Warranty.  This means you can trust a WaterTight Approved Builder to do the job right.

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What criteria do your approved builders have to meet?

To qualify a builder must:

• Have attended DBH Weathertight Training or equivalent

• Be a Licensed Building Practitioner

• Have previous experience in undertaking remedial works

• Meet our financial solvency criteria

How can a WaterTight Warranty help me resell my home?

Right now, selling a leaky home is difficult and means competing with newly built homes that have guarantees in place, and with other homes where no repairs were necessary.

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Having a WaterTight Warranty will go a long way in providing confidence to potential purchasers of your home.  It reassures them that the repair work was carried out by an accredited professional builder and they know that if anything were to go wrong in the future that the guarantee is there to help.


For more information phone 0800 BUILTIN or email guarantee@builtinnz.co.nz.

Click here to download a summary of the benefits of a WaterTight Warranty.