Vandalism on Building Site - Experiences and what to do?

On expensive builds I recommend Fences and Signs followed by active alarm systems at lock up.
Owners are getting tired of all these cost increases...unfortunately its layers on layers

There are some temporary fences here, but in all honesty they don't do very much... they are wide open most of the time and easily accessible.
Put a fence around something, show it's not to be trespassed on and hey! what to you get? a challenge.
Not saying that ones that don't have it are better off, but it's not going to necessarily be a deterrent in itself.

It is unfortunately part and parcel of it sometimes, new estates with yet to be populated streets and construction are hang out spots for kids looking for a bit of a thrill.

The builders can become quite blasé about it, they do see it quite a bit and make allowances for it. When it is your place being built however, that personal attachment kicks in.

Signs, warning signs may be a deterrent, but again if they're determined to cause a ruckus, that won't stop them standing on the street and pitching a rock or a brick at a window and running away.
Just luck, or lack therof sometimes

Sorry to see what's happened, that would break my heart and anger me all in equal measure. Some people (and kids) just really have no idea what the implications of their actions are.

Unfortunately my partner and I suffered thieves on our construction site on the weekend. They went through and stole all the electrical cables, yanking them through and using our steel frames to roughly cut them, damaging the meter box and the sisal... Very very disappointing, it is covered by our builders insurance but the inconvenience of it and the general lack of respect for peoples property. We were told by the police it is a very very common occurrence. They reckon they have at least 10 calls on a Monday morning from construction managers reporting thefts and damages.

In our estate there is only one house that is completed and moved in, and it is also a rural area so unfortunately we are quite open to theft. We have a fence up but this doesnt deter people unfortunately.

I just heard that there's to be a street party near my new home build this weekend, so I'm getting a bit concerned it might end up on facebook and have something get out of control, and my house is the only one under construction.

I'm planning on hanging around my home on the night just to ensure nothing happens.

Just hope I'm getting worried for nothing.

I've got a pump action if you want to borrow it ...

Always amazes me how people think something's fun/funny - when it happens to someone else - or their property. A good example is expressing oneself with graffiti. I wonder what they'd say if you came to their place and "expressed" yourself on their property ?

I'd be worried about those who wanted privacy to pee etc. They'd rationalise it somehow.

One builder I know has an older caravan that one sometimes two of his guys stay in on site after some of the above happened on a couple of his jobs. No problems since.

There was an incident earlier this year in our suburb where a multi-million build was broken into by some young guys and set alight causing over $100,000 worth of damage. Apart from the structural steel, nearly all the entire upper story framing had to be demolished.
Several other builds in the area have had similar problems just not on such a grand scale.
Woe betide any a$$hole that tries that on my upcoming build if I catch them.

Stewie

It's in western Brisbane...

Problem with vandalism versus theft, is that it doesn't take very long to throw a rock of two through the windows, and run off down the road.

I'm not too sure how you could set up an alarm on a house that isn't fully finished, so that it won't set off false alarms too easily.

Fencing like TFH and other companies supplied, is a good way to keep a building site secure, particulary if you have good tradies that will secure the fence properly at the end of the day. Of course most won't.