This Guide is an essential reference tool for owners of homes with home warranty insurance and Licensed Residential Builders.
It explains how new homes should perform and which defects are covered under home warranty insurance in British Columbia. This includes defects in design, labour or materials. The Guide is designed primarily for conventional low-rise, wood-frame homes which is the main method of residential construction in B.C.
Homeowners can use the Guide to determine whether a possible construction defect might be covered by home warranty insurance and to better understand how warranty providers may evaluate claims in new homes.
Builders can use this reference Guide to help ensure that they deliver high-performance homes.
Available only online, this free resource Guide:
- Features more than 200 performance conditions
- Addresses possible defects in 15 major construction categories
- Provides uniform criteria to help consumers self-evaluate possible defects
- Covers the most common defect claims submitted under a home warranty insurance policy
- Explains the minimum required performance of new homes under home warranty insurance in B.C.
View the Guide
- Browse the entire Residential Construction Performance Guide
Searching the Guide
The Table of Contents is hyperlinked. Click any entry to go directly to that page.
You can find out if a specific condition is covered under home warranty insurance by searching the Performance Guidelines section. It lists key areas where potential problems can occur in a new home:
Message from the Minister
- View the Message from the Minister
For More Information
