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Post subject: Re: How often do you visit your site?
Posted: May 25, 2011 7:27 pm
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Joined: 30 Apr 2011 Posts: 780 Location: Central Coast NSW
i havent been too visit our block for soooo long,i hope its still there and hasnt up and walked away.... im sure it will still b there when im ready too visit again..
Post subject: Re: How often do you visit your site?
Posted: Jun 14, 2011 3:14 pm
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Joined: 14 May 2011 Posts: 6
We were visiting our lot once a month (as construction hasn't started).
But once construction starts, we are hoping to visit it once or twice or even three times a week. Due to issues we have had with dirt/debris dumping recently, I can no longer just simply put my 'trust' in people as I have done so. All is fine now and the mountain of dirt has been removed. But just from that experience (even before construction), I would feel more relieved if we can see everything that goes on, on a regular basis especially with construction side of things, where I've heard some bad stories. Also having photo evidence of everything that goes on, on those visits, just in case anything goes amiss.
Post subject: Re: How often do you visit your site?
Posted: Jun 15, 2011 11:02 am
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Joined: 28 Mar 2010 Posts: 72
we're going to be building on the same block we currently live on (as long as the council still agree in signing to what they said verbally) so im going to be looking at it everyday its going to be frustrating as it will feel like its going way too slow
Post subject: Re: How often do you visit your site?
Posted: Jun 15, 2011 9:23 pm
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Joined: 24 Apr 2011 Posts: 396
we are also living on the same block we are building on so I see if every day, which has been great, have been able to see alot of things like the cranes that I would otherwise have missed out on.
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Post subject: Re: How often do you visit your site?
Posted: Jun 20, 2011 2:33 pm
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Joined: 29 Mar 2011 Posts: 39
It depended on the stage of the construction. We visited several times a week towards the end when there were a lot going on. For example electrician wanted to check with us about light points, power points, etc. Before concrete, framing and brickwork it was once or two times a week to check on progress. We came across the carpenter and other tradies and would chat a bit with them. When the frames were up we organised to have kitchen company to take measurements for the kitchen.
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Post subject: Re: How often do you visit your site?
Posted: Jun 29, 2011 4:48 pm
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Joined: 18 Jan 2011 Posts: 10
Daily... because i live 3 minutes away from it This is during demolition. The 1 month wait for stuff to happen probably once a week. Once we start actually building, once a day again mehehe
Post subject: Re: How often do you visit your site?
Posted: Jul 03, 2011 5:39 pm
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Joined: 14 Apr 2010 Posts: 29 Location: Melton
We go and visit once or twice a day. We live just down the street from our build so its great after a long day at work to drive and have a look to remind us why we are doing it Our updates from the builders are usually pointless as we know before them more often than not.
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Post subject: Re: How often do you visit your site?
Posted: Jul 13, 2011 4:54 pm
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Joined: 29 Mar 2010 Posts: 24 Location: Newcastle, NSW
Our builder started the excavations on our block today so as the block is less than 1 minute drive from where we are renting I think it will be a daily visit on the way home from work from here on in.
Post subject: Re: How often do you visit your site?
Posted: Jul 14, 2011 3:35 pm
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Joined: 16 Mar 2009 Posts: 92
Hi there, I visited every day, sometimes twice and reported anything that was wrong straight away (with photos). I was also reminded about of the clause in the contract but they never enforced it. T.
Post subject: Re: How often do you visit your site?
Posted: Jul 20, 2011 8:51 am
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Joined: 06 Oct 2010 Posts: 179
I visit mine every day as I only live down the street. Rather than being excited about it, it just frustrates me to see how slowly it is going, particularly when I see the builders (same company) working on all the other houses in our street and then it rains on the days they are supposed to be working on ours and we fall further and further behind.
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Post subject: Re: How often do you visit your site?
Posted: Jul 20, 2011 2:48 pm
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Joined: 29 Jan 2011 Posts: 515 Location: Greater Bunbury Area
So I visit nearly every day when I'm at home (so up to 5 days in a row out of 14), and get updates from the folks when I'm away. However, I've gone for 8 days now with no contact at all about progress (besides a call from the electricians about what they're going to do) cos the folks are in NZ and nobody else has cause to drive past that way. Hopefully it will mean good viewing when I get back tomorrow night!
Post subject: Re: How often do you visit your site?
Posted: Jul 22, 2011 9:17 pm
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Joined: 30 Apr 2010 Posts: 57
I go past everyday. I too also get frustrated as to how slowly some things progress. This week down pipes had been placed onto the bricks but there still not connected to the storm water pipes. My place is like a mud/clay wrestling pit.
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Post subject: Re: How often do you visit your site?
Posted: Jul 22, 2011 11:25 pm
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Joined: 09 Jan 2009 Posts: 262 Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Now that construction has started - a couple of times a week (during lunch breaks - 2 mins away from my work!) as well as on the weekend with the kids :)
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