What are peoples experiences with builder delaying start and when does it become an unreasonable delay. It will be 6 weeks since i was issued my ok to start date and council notified of commencement this monday
Edit - looks like they have now started
should have just had a little more patience
edited again for clarity
No siteworks 6 weeks after OK to start
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What are peoples experiences with builder delaying start and when does it become an unreasonable delay. It will be 6 weeks since i was issued my ok to start date and council notified of commencement this monday
I have had no siteworks start as of wednesday this week and following up with builder construction manager all i get is she is waiting for the slab date to be booked.
this is despite their build across the road being notified to council of commencement 2 weeks after mine was and having siteworks and slab done straight away and now at framing stage
Contract is a standard building agreement i think with all thats listed in section 4 Ok to start date saying
"builder will commence works upon or within a reasonable period after the ok to start date" (it does then list what needs to be done for the ok to start date to be issued but nothing defining unreasonable or any consequences of a unreasonable delay)
Email them again today stating my observation re their other build on my street and also that i am finding this delay becoming unreasonable - but thinking if nothing is happening by Monday i will call them and try and speak to someone higher up the chain.
I have had no siteworks start as of wednesday this week and following up with builder construction manager all i get is she is waiting for the slab date to be booked.
this is despite their build across the road being notified to council of commencement 2 weeks after mine was and having siteworks and slab done straight away and now at framing stage
Contract is a standard building agreement i think with all thats listed in section 4 Ok to start date saying
"builder will commence works upon or within a reasonable period after the ok to start date" (it does then list what needs to be done for the ok to start date to be issued but nothing defining unreasonable or any consequences of a unreasonable delay)
Email them again today stating my observation re their other build on my street and also that i am finding this delay becoming unreasonable - but thinking if nothing is happening by Monday i will call them and try and speak to someone higher up the chain.
6 weeks does sound like a long time to start. After our slab went in there was quite a delay before frame started and we were told the builders were working on other jobs. Sometimes I wonder if they take on too many customers and cannot cope with the demand.
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Well edited too soon
last thursday or friday they dropped 2 what appears to be 2 truckloads of quarry rubble onto my block - at least i hope it was builder as they have not responded to several attemts to contact them
Is it normal to drop rubble onto block before sitescrape?
last thursday or friday they dropped 2 what appears to be 2 truckloads of quarry rubble onto my block - at least i hope it was builder as they have not responded to several attemts to contact them
Is it normal to drop rubble onto block before sitescrape?
Entilzha Quarry rubble can't be used as House fill?
Now your are probably stuck with the delay and (possible dumped fill?) clean-up
If your builder isn't communicating with you then it is of further concern
Now your are probably stuck with the delay and (possible dumped fill?) clean-up
If your builder isn't communicating with you then it is of further concern
have no idea exactly what it is that's been put on the block but looks similar to what i have seen in other sites
so was guessing as to what it would be
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so was guessing as to what it would be
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Entilzha Check your Geotech report and engineering Drawings/Notes as to what is required
They should be with your contract documents or you can ask you council building dept for copies. goodluck
They should be with your contract documents or you can ask you council building dept for copies. goodluck
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