Browse Forums Building A New House Re: 99% of Tradies are bad ? 4Jul 09, 2013 12:45 pm Build #2 Builder: In-Vogue Design: Custom 2 Storey Build #1 Builder: New Generation Homes Design: The Monterey My Build Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=60453 Re: 99% of Tradies are bad ? 5Jul 09, 2013 12:49 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: 99% of Tradies are bad ? 12Jul 09, 2013 10:05 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: 99% of Tradies are bad ? 15Jul 11, 2013 3:01 pm AubinGroveFan Ok, so how do you deal with a$$holes who quotes you one price, you agree to that and then during the job they keep adding extra $50 for this, extra $100 for this and then "it's too difficult to do we have to add another $200". It's all while they already started and half way through. They keep coming up with extras that needs to be done. And while they doing their job they want me to top up their pocket on the daily basis. Finish the bloody job and then ask for money. We had a bit of this - we did a fairly major renovation in 2007, new bathroom, kitchen, laundry/2nd bathroom and a wall removed. For the kitchen and bathroom we employed a mob that sent their own tradies and everyday there were new costs and all the jobs were done so badly. In the end I didn't pay the final installment and whenever they said they would take action I said I would counter with the costs for the repairs of their so called work. I never heard from them again so didn't chase them for the money to repair the gas leaking under the house, nor the taps they had broken, nor the shower head and spout they had scratched because they used a wrench directly on the part. For the rest we hired a plumber and sparky (who were brothers) and builder, all were self employed one man shows, they showed up on time, cleaned up their mess and gave us a bill for what they quoted. Although we are looking to build a new house with a project builder now - for any other jobs I would be calling sole operators without any offsiders. http://camdenbuild.blogspot.com.au/ by invite only please pm me Elvis has left the building... The site supervisor quit after 2 month on the project. I guess he was just instructed to bark at people, but didn't like when he was… 26 20827 You might be able to apply to divert the sewer at your expense. In NSW you would contact a Water services co-ordinator and they would give you advice as to whether or not… 1 16105 do not pay until you are satisfied with workmanship windows require flashing over the head archithrave and up under weatherboards 3 28244 |