Guidance on Trade Schedules for TradeBox Domestic Building Contracts

Latest update 28/09/2025 | Last update 17/10/2024 | First published 30/07/2022

This guidance was provided to TradeBox Australia by Aitchison Reid Building and Construction Lawyers (the lawyers). Liability limited by a scheme approved under professional standards legislation. This guidance is not legal advice.

You can better fit your TradeBox Domestic Building Contract to your trade business, by adding extra domestic building Trade Schedules that have terms crafted to meet the unique needs of your trade. Not sure what Queensland domestic building Trade Schedules to pick for your trade business? Here's some guidance on the schedules from the lawyers. Domestic building Trade Schedules for use in Queensland are terms that have been created for specific trades and can be added to the general Domestic Building Contract in your TradeBox Focus Domestic and TradeBox Ultimate Domestic subscriptions.

Domestic Trade Schedules

The following domestic building Trade Schedules are available and we give you a summary of what is included in each.

Bathroom and Laundry Renovations

What’s included?

• What needs to happen before you start the work, including preparation of the site before you arrive

• Demolition and the possible unavoidable consequences

• Cutting the slab if required as part of the work

• Work Health and Safety

• Asbestos removal

• Existing non-compliant work

• Tiling

• Changes to the wall framing

• Design services (if included in the contract)

Concrete Finishes

What’s included?

• What concrete finishes does not include

• The restrictions of concrete patching

• Polished concrete and honed concrete for new and old slabs

• Accessing the site, heavy machinery and skip bins

• Maintenance of concrete finishes

• Curing and setting times for different products

Concreting

What's included?

• Excavating and underground services

• Damage caused due to poor access to site

• Driveway design and kerb and gutter cutting

• Concrete polishing

• Heavy loads

Landscaping

What's included?

• Excavating and underground services

• Damage caused due to poor access to site

• Landscaping design and ownership of design

• Synthetic grass and irrigation

• Responsibilities once the work reaches practical completion especially in relation to synthetic grass, irrigation and living things

Metal Roofing

What's included?

• Damage due to poor access to site

• Roofs for new buildings

• Roof replacements

• Defects and scratches

• Overhead powerlines

• Asbestos removal

• The use of tarpaulins

• When the work is practically complete

Painting

This schedule covers:

• The limitations of paint generally;

• If cabinets are installed before the painting;

• Repainting external surfaces that are exposed to moisture;

• Repainting metal surfaces;

• The potential for lead paint in old buildings;

• If items being left near where painting will be carried out;

• Work Health and Safety clauses relating to working at heights and weather;

• Drying and curing times;

• Defects and damage to the work; and

• Patching surfaces prior to painting.

Plumbing

What's included?

• Excavating and underground services

• Damage caused due to poor access to site

• Work overhead and damage caused by structural movement

• Existing non-compliant work

Waterproofing

What’s included?

• Drying and curing times

• Consequences of the owner entering the work zone

• Waterproofing outside

• Work Health and Safety

• Practical Completion and Maintenance