Browse Forums Building A New House Re: 11 weeks since pad done - still no bricklayer !!! 2Jun 28, 2013 10:03 am well, first where are you located? Re: 11 weeks since pad done - still no bricklayer !!! 4Jun 28, 2013 1:16 pm What a shame Jayney. I hear there is a shortage of brickies in WA. Did your builder warn you about that? Sorry I can't help, we are in Vic. Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65498 Deposit 17/02/13 Contract 12/04 Slab 17/05 Roof 06/06 Bricks, Lockup and Fixing 04/07 PCI 22/08 Handover 29/08 Moved in 07/09! Re: 11 weeks since pad done - still no bricklayer !!! 5Jun 28, 2013 4:12 pm This would drive me mad!!! South guildford is quite central too. Maybe they should consider hiring one of those solo brickies. It may take 6 weeks to get the job done but still better than forever waiting. This is why we avoided boutique builders. They don't have the bulk buying power and connections of bigger companies. How many m2 is your house? Re: 11 weeks since pad done - still no bricklayer !!! 6Jun 28, 2013 5:06 pm Hamilton23 What a shame Jayney. I hear there is a shortage of brickies in WA. Did your builder warn you about that? Sorry I can't help, we are in Vic. Yes, Hamilton our SS did warn us about the shortage but 11 weeks is far beyond what anyone else I have known for delays. We have been given a confirmation of starting 4different dates and they all fall through. I am watching everyone else around me houses go up and get to lock up in the time we have waited. Rex777 it is driving me mad! I broke down and cried at work today, I hate it when people do that!!! Our house is 211m squ total! And 981 perimete. Tiny!! single storey! I asked the builder about sole trader and said I would be happy with it taking longer just to get it going, but they refuse to do this saying they don't think solo traders can do as good a job as teams and won't compromise their quality! Blah! Blah ! Blah!!!!!! Re: 11 weeks since pad done - still no bricklayer !!! 7Jun 28, 2013 6:03 pm that sucks, watching other houses go up and not your own. I hope things start for you soon! Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65498 Deposit 17/02/13 Contract 12/04 Slab 17/05 Roof 06/06 Bricks, Lockup and Fixing 04/07 PCI 22/08 Handover 29/08 Moved in 07/09! 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 8707 Can someone please offer some advice? Im DESPERATE. Because I'm completely and utterly exhausted. How long are variations taking with other companies at the moment? We… 0 18470 I work with owner, he/she is my man on the ground and I instruct them when to visit the site and take photos and I have other tools in the bag. 4 15276 |