Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Does Merticon regularly miss their contract end date? 3Mar 14, 2010 9:49 am Trying this building gig one more time. Re: Does Merticon regularly miss their contract end date? 5Mar 14, 2010 10:27 am Knockdown and rebuild - building Metr1con Nolan 41 (43) @ http://tim-and-tina.blogspot.com! http://www.verdantdental.com.au Re: Does Merticon regularly miss their contract end date? 6Mar 14, 2010 11:41 am Trying this building gig one more time. Re: Does Merticon regularly miss their contract end date? 7Mar 14, 2010 12:02 pm Building the Grandview 36 with M$tric0n Plans approved 15/4/2010 Site start date 21/5/2010 Our build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32825&p=461266#p461266 Re: Does Merticon regularly miss their contract end date? 8Mar 14, 2010 12:12 pm who is your ss and construction manager? Williams Landing Stage 2 - Building Nolan with Big M - Slab Poured 09/11/09 Frame started 17/11/09 Brick started 05/01/10 Lock-up 31/01/10 Re: Does Merticon regularly miss their contract end date? 9Mar 14, 2010 1:16 pm Northbound We are about to start building in QLD and our damages for them going over contract time is a mere $15 per day. When I questioned this with them and said that frankly this was an insult, they said they wouldn't change it. Same thing happened to me. They said it is wasn't really relevant because they generally finish early anyway. I wish I hadn't fallen into that trap. Don't let them bully you into the same swindle they did me! Trying this building gig one more time. Re: Does Merticon regularly miss their contract end date? 10Mar 14, 2010 2:08 pm Northbound We are about to start building in QLD and our damages for them going over contract time is a mere $15 per day. When I questioned this with them and said that frankly this was an insult, they said they wouldn't change it. Unless you're willing to walk away before signing anything or paying anything, builders can do what they want. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Does Merticon regularly miss their contract end date? 11Mar 14, 2010 5:36 pm Ours has come up to with in 1 week of our completion date...and they actually LAUGHED at us when we expressed concern that we wouldn't be in by February...it's now mid march and we get the keys thursday! Building the Talbot with the big M!! Re: Does Merticon regularly miss their contract end date? 12Mar 14, 2010 5:59 pm calzo Ours has come up to with in 1 week of our completion date...and they actually LAUGHED at us when we expressed concern that we wouldn't be in by February...it's now mid march and we get the keys thursday! Unfortunately it sounds very similar. Their behavior around the end dates are so unprofessional it is almost childish. Are they going to pay you any damages? Trying this building gig one more time. Re: Does Merticon regularly miss their contract end date? 13Mar 14, 2010 6:36 pm In NSW, they told us they'd be done in 7 1/2 months - and that's for a Liberty 42. I'm trying to stay optimistic, but I dunno... Stefan Building the M3tr!con Liberty 42 at Stonecutters Ridge. The New Build Blog - "Life, In Progress." Stonecutters Ridge Community Website | My photos Re: Does Merticon regularly miss their contract end date? 14Mar 14, 2010 6:43 pm deletedpenguin In NSW, they told us they'd be done in 7 1/2 months - and that's for a Liberty 42. I'm trying to stay optimistic, but I dunno... Don't want to scare you but they're going to miss the 9 month estimate for 23 squares in VIC. Trying this building gig one more time. Re: Does Merticon regularly miss their contract end date? 15Mar 14, 2010 7:34 pm I honeslty thing everyone is different and it doesnt matter which builder, every experience will be its own. We have had friends build with both Dennis and "M" and one had a brilliant experience with dennis while the other was a nightmare and the same with "M". We have had nothing but good experiences so far (but still havnt started building yet) with "M" . i think a lot has to do with the tradies who are on your job. Re: Does Merticon regularly miss their contract end date? 16Mar 14, 2010 7:41 pm Merticon started out really good. Service was fantastic until about frame stage and it all went down hill from there. I don't want to make you paranoid, but keep an eye on things. My issues aren't so much with tradies as with the Merticon people themselves. They are really careless and sloppy when it comes to scheduling the final part of the build. Trying this building gig one more time. Re: Does Merticon regularly miss their contract end date? 17Mar 14, 2010 8:56 pm Sorry to hear that your build is not going so well. We have had a good experience with M to date. We're coming upto the end of fixing stage and we are at month 4 which included the xmas break. Hope things get better for you. Building Stanton 34 with M3tric0n Minimum overhang into gutter must be 50mm, turn down tool should not split the sheet. it seems wrong tool for the profile was used, the flashing cannot slope back. Rib… 2 2128 Electrical just got back to me and said the most they can provide is a single power point on the Bedroom 1 side of that wall. After handover, your towel rail installer… 2 3848 |