Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Worst thing the builder said to you !!! 66Mar 26, 2010 10:41 pm progress viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20401 sculptures viewtopic.php?f=36&t=26607 pole trouble viewtopic.php?f=3&t=25988 Re: Worst thing the builder said to you !!! 71Mar 27, 2010 11:40 am Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Worst thing the builder said to you !!! 73Mar 27, 2010 4:56 pm Not what the builder said (haven't got to that stage just yet)....but the removalist!! Several times he said 'it will take you 6 months to find things', at first I thought he meant in the general scheme of moving but after he made this same comment 3 or 4 more times I started to wonder if I was being setup and sure enough that's what he did!! When I arrived at the rental it was impossible to walk through the loungeroom, kitchen, second bedroom and garage, of course some parts of these rooms had clear floor space but boxes were strategically placed so you couldn't get to them. I had specifically asked that the bed in the second bedroom be accessible as I'd have to sleep in it for a few days, but you guessed it......it's standing against the far wall in the room with umpteen boxes stacked in front of it, not what I wanted to find after driving 3 hours at the end of a long day spent packing etc. If anyone is considering hiring a removalist on the north coast (NSW) send me a PM and I'll recommend who you don't hire and to think I contemplated re-hiring this bloke to move my stuff to the new house once completed...must have had rocks in my head!! When he came to the house about 2 months ago to quote on the job he wasn't very talkative but I assumed he was a shy, quiet type but during the packing a few days ago decided he was extremely moody, something you don't need during such a stressful time. If he doesn't like moving people's stuff then why go into this business? Beats me! Ardo That is so funny! I wonder how many people know who Larry Haun is these days. I have a couple of young guys we call Mo 1 & Mo 2 who run a crew of 6 boys and… 9 15433 Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 20193 |