tell them..as it makes a difference to how much they allow for doors/kitchen cupboards etc etc!!
Am so p... off with them at the moment as everything is so slow, they say 2 weeks for something and now has been 4 and will probably be another week or 2, SO frustrating!!!! We just want our house to start! Maybe I should start calling every day and hounding them. ( feel 1% better for my rant)
As far as everyone checking their plans all the time new ones are given, I agree as they tend to bring up outdated ones occasionally..seems all plans are on their computer system i.e sometimes they make slight changes to house plans and since they are all on the system, someone will bring up an outdated plan and work on it and then its up to you to pick this up and all is such a waste of time.
TOTALLY... I have to agree. It is up to you to check, I think it's safer to consider mistakes will be made, than to assume what you discussed or decided on at one point in time carries over to other departments such as drafting, costings or construction.
Also, I think it is worthwhile staying on the back of your primary manager. We let some of our mangers ride, thinking it was all being taken care of and lost a great deal of time because things were not being followed up. Since then, thou we do not like it, we have been cracking the whip on all the managers involved in the process. We are at the mindset now (after laying down some serious cash), that we expect value, professionalism and timeliness for our money...
I say, email them one day and ring them every other, particularly if they are making alterations that are not as a result of you.
Also, it may help that if you expect everything to take double the time MH tell you as far as turn around times go. At least that was our experience leading to construction. People go on leave, are sick, don't pass things on, etc. It's just what happens in an organisation, not necessary anyone's fault, but ultimately is a penalty for the home builder that wants their homes built ASAP. MH are a very busy builder that try to keep costs down. I think this may come at a cost of efficiency in some expensive resource departments such as drafting. We hit bottlenecks here, and also with costings.