Guidance on Trade Schedules for TradeBox Subcontracts

Latest update 28/09/2025 | Last update 22/12/2023 | First published 04/07/2023

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 Subcontract to your trade business, by adding extra Subcontract Trade Schedules that have terms crafted to meet the unique needs of your trade.

Not sure what Queensland Subcontract Trade Schedules to pick for your trade contracting business? Here's some guidance on the schedules from the lawyers.

Subcontract Trade Schedules for use in Queensland are terms that have been created for specific trades and can be added to the general Subcontract terms and conditions in your TradeBox Focus Subcontract and TradeBox Ultimate Subcontract subscriptions.

Subcontract Trade Schedules

The following TradeBox Subcontract Trade Schedules are available and we give you a summary of what is included in each:

Bathroom and Laundry Renovations

What’s included?

• When you should be notified by your subcontractor, including:

  • If there are issues accessing site;

  • If it is discovered that the water or gas system is not compliant;

  • If items have been left along the accessway or in places that may be damaged by the work;

  • If they are asked to move items;

  • If they are asked to locate the skip bin further away;

  • If they are requested to disguise a defect in the building structure;

  • If asbestos products are discovered.

• Some definitions from TradeBox's Domestic Bathroom and Laundry Renovations Trade Schedule are included.

Civil Electrical

What’s included?

• When you should be notified by your subcontractor, including:

  • The site does not have an area for their construction plant;

  • If documentation is not getting signed for the removal of spoil or water;

  • If they are asked to change the power disconnection time.

• Some definitions from TradeBox's Commercial Civil Electrical Trade Schedule are included.

Concrete Finishes

What’s included?

• When you should be notified by your subcontractor, including:

  • If there are issues accessing site;

  • Your subcontractor is instructed to patch concrete.

• Some definitions from TradeBox's Commercial and Domestic Concrete Finishing Trade Schedules are included.

Concreting

What’s included?

• When you should be notified by your subcontractor, including:

  • If the work includes a driveway and the cross-over permit and/or traffic control has not been received;

  • If there are issues accessing site.

• Some definitions from TradeBox's Commercial and Domestic Concreting Trade Schedules are included.

Landscaping

What’s included?

• When you should be notified by your subcontractor, including:

  • If there are issues accessing site;

  • If damage has been caused to the irrigation system during the work.

• Some definitions from TradeBox's Commercial and Domestic Landscaping Trade Schedules are included.

Metal Roofing

What’s included?

• When you should be notified by your subcontractor, including:

  • If there are issues accessing site;

  • If items have been left around the house that may be damaged during the work;

  • If there are defects in the building structure or the insulation is not blanket insulation;

  • If overhead powerlines are present;

  • If the site is a commercial site and there are no safety wires underneath the skylights;

  • If asbestos products are discovered.

• Some definitions from TradeBox's Commercial and Domestic Metal Roofing Trade Schedules are included.

Plumbing

What’s included?

• When you should be notified by your subcontractor, including:

  • If there are issues accessing site;

  • If it is discovered that the water or gas system is not compliant.

• Some definitions from TradeBox's Commercial and Domestic Plumbing Trade Schedules are included.