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Posted: 2023-06-06 05:43:34

The Australian arm of an international developer has apologised for defects in a significant number of homes in a rapid growth area south of Wollongong.

The Shell Cove residential community is owned by Shellharbour Council and is being jointly developed with Frasers Property Australia to provide around 3,500 new homes.

In a statement, Frasers said it had "apologised" to customers it built homes for in Shellharbour that have a "design issue", and has committed to fixing them under warranty.

The developer did not reveal how many homes are impacted, but it is understood a common problem is with water proofing that results in leaks into the house.

"The design issue has impacted a significant number of homes specifically the majority of homes with light-weight facades or low-pitched roofs," a statement from the company said.

"We are undertaking comprehensive reviews of each home and all works required will be completed.

"There are 12 dedicated specialist remedial building teams working on the program."

Scaffolding across The Waterfront at Shell Cove for new homes and for repairs to existing homes.()

Home owner concerned about 'unknown' defects

Home owner Chris Maude said he was pleased with the work being done on his house but that the sheer amount of building work going on across the suburb had caused significant disruption.

"I had the scaffolding up at the front of my house to rectify a couple of problems early last year, early 2022," he said.

"And even now I have got neighbours across the road that have got scaffolding up, so mid 2023."

"I moved in April 2021 and since then there has been scaffolding on existing houses from that point until now."

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