{"id":4749,"date":"2025-12-14T05:31:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T05:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1430380-5481055.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=4749"},"modified":"2026-04-22T07:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:53:19","slug":"nzs-3902-2004-housing-alterations-and-small-buildings-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nzbuilders.org\/en\/nzs-3902-2004-housing-alterations-and-small-buildings-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"NZS 3902: 2004 Housing, Alterations And Small Buildings Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4749\" class=\"elementor elementor-4749\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e25c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74e25c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d78daa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d78daa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5cdc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c5cdc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"h-auto\"><div class=\"px-4 py-4 border-0 border-solid border-solid border-0 border-primary-lighter border-b-2\"><div class=\"flex justify-between\"><div class=\"flex-auto\"><div><div class=\"text-sm flex flex-wrap\"><div class=\"flex w-1\/2 \"><p class=\"pr-4\">Construction Type\u00a0:<\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex w-1\/2\"><p class=\"pr-4\">Profession Type :\u00a0<span class=\"text-base\">Carpenter<\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex w-1\/2\"><p class=\"pr-4\">Building Standard :\u00a0<span class=\"text-base\">NZS 3902: 2004<\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex w-1\/2\"><p class=\"pr-4\">Published At : 04\/10\/2004<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flex-auto h-full overflow-hidden \"><div class=\"p-4 h-full \"><div class=\"h-full\"><div><p><strong>NZS 3902:2004 Housing, alterations and small buildings contract<\/strong><\/p><p>If you\u2019re a homeowner doing building or renovating that will cost $30,000 or more (including GST), you must have a written contract with your building contractor.<\/p><p>Even if the work costs less than $30,000, it\u2019s a good idea to always have a written contract so that you are legally protected and know what you\u2019re paying for<\/p><p>This is a \u2018plain English\u2019 standard building contract, for use between property owners and the contractors who will build their house or undertake alterations or other building work of a simple nature. It sets out the rights and responsibilities for all parties, and is intended to be fair and easily understood, and it.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction Type\u00a0: Profession Type :\u00a0Carpenter Building Standard :\u00a0NZS 3902: 2004 Published At : 04\/10\/2004 NZS 3902:2004 Housing, alterations and small buildings contract If you\u2019re a homeowner doing building or renovating that will cost $30,000 or more (including GST), you must have a written contract with your building contractor. 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