Browse Forums Building A New House Re: construction fence 21Oct 19, 2007 4:27 pm We didnt have it either - we had fences round some of the block and it wasnt a council requirement in our area. Also, not being in an estate, the theft/vandalism possibility was pretty unlikely. (touching wood for 2-3more weeks!) Built Porter Davis "Dromana" 2007. Re: construction fence 22Oct 20, 2007 11:08 pm **Phoenix** I have also noticed that PD have a security guard that drives around our estate to visually check on houses that are being built... The guy didn't get out of the car, but he drove up our street. I thought that was sort of good... Better than nothing, i suppose..... They do that when they have several PD homes in the one area. Shame all the other PD homes in our estate started after ours was finsihed...we might have avoided some of the huge amount of theft & vandalism. Sigh. temporary fence 23Oct 21, 2007 10:25 am Al And it makes it a tad harder for people to run away with your timber/bricks/tiles/doors/whatever can fit in the back of the car etc. I could see Clarendon using temporary fencing and I can tell you it is a joke. the gaps are so big that people are wondering around your house anyway. The good thing is I haven't heard about vandalism or steeling. during our construction we have lost only a spa bath. I suspect that it was taken by the next door builder's workers. It happened the same day when I caught them on steeling my power. On the other hand the spa was delivered to early and left in the middle of just framed garage. cheers kate DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair That laser level looks lovely! We bought one for less than a quarter of that price off eBay. It worked really well for us and it's still going now, five years later. After… 1 16716 Hi, My home construction is complete, and the handover is scheduled next week. However the construction has been delayed and I have raised this to the builder. The… 0 5330 The fastest thing a builder will do is bank your cheque, those systems work perfectly with lightning speed, everything else is slow burn. Just the way it is. 1 8711 |