Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 15, 2014 8:19 pm Just looking for a bit of advice how to approach this. We are about to take handover of our place on Monday, and our concreting is due to start either that afternoon or Tuesday morning. Last night we noticed our neighbour's builder had some scaffolding delivered (two storey bricking) and they've dumped it in our yard. Now we know things get messy and boundaries blurred when construction occurs, and didn't care during the build, but as we are nearing concrete time and fences a few days later, I am getting concerned this won't be sorted out in time. Also their brickies equipment is now over the boundary as well. Lots has to be moved. I rang their builder this morning and got a very disinterested person... And alas no moved materials today! Iam wondering what tactic to take tomorrow when I have to phone again! Pic below: Neighbours place is on the right, the white topped boundary marker is in the middle Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Neighbour's builder storing materials on our land 2Oct 15, 2014 8:50 pm that's a hard one! sorry I am no help Re: Neighbour's builder storing materials on our land 4Oct 15, 2014 9:00 pm Yup, i am thinking I'll just have to be more demanding, rather than asking... Better that than hubby's plan of ringing and threatening to set fire to it all if it wasnt moved by the end of Friday... Lol Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66299 Slab: 16/6/14 Frame: 4/7/14 Roof: 22/7/14 Lock Up: 20/8/14 Fixing: 26/8/14 PCI: 9/10/14 Handover: 20/10/14 Re: Neighbour's builder storing materials on our land 5Oct 15, 2014 9:22 pm Lol exactly. Your approach tomorrow and hubby's Friday if its still there Re: Neighbour's builder storing materials on our land 6Oct 15, 2014 9:35 pm Aghhhhh it just exerts so much precious energy that I really need for moving! I can be tough and ruthless when pushed, and looks like Miss Disinterested today pushed me... See how it goes! Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66299 Slab: 16/6/14 Frame: 4/7/14 Roof: 22/7/14 Lock Up: 20/8/14 Fixing: 26/8/14 PCI: 9/10/14 Handover: 20/10/14 Re: Neighbour's builder storing materials on our land 7Oct 15, 2014 10:32 pm I would get your builder to ring . When we moved in here .I went to the bin and some guy had driven right up to my bedroom window . I was like excuse me but this is my home . He moved his van . People dont gave any shame . There is no more builds happening in the street .I dont know how across the road lived here while other houses were being built around her .I would of gone insane . Re: Neighbour's builder storing materials on our land 8Oct 15, 2014 11:01 pm Of course if you were really nasty, you could always 'relocate' his stuff somewhere else, like the tip or up a tree or somewhere likewise silly. Just stand your ground that you are getting your concrete prep done on monday, and if his stuff isn't removed by friday lunchtime, you tell him it will be put on the road and the council called to pick it up. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Neighbour's builder storing materials on our land 11Oct 16, 2014 1:16 am Inform the builder that you will let the council deal with it as you have asked and since there is no movement or motivated action the items should be treated as illegal dumping. What else would you think given that they are showing no interest, I think the reasonable person would have a general interest in their belongings...... Re: Neighbour's builder storing materials on our land 12Oct 16, 2014 8:00 am Can your builder or admin person call their builder to put pressure on them? I work for a builder in estimating/pre construction, and we occasionally have issues like this. I call the person in my position at the other company and in a couple of days its usually sorted. If that was us, our ss would be calling for extra fencing between sites to protect our property. If all else fails maybe ask the neighbour to speak to their ss. Kristen & Stephen - Built the Eden Brae Drysdale 27 at Oran Park (We're in!!!) Blog: "Race to Oran Park" - updated 25.8.2014 Re: Neighbour's builder storing materials on our land 13Oct 16, 2014 10:33 am Thanks for your replies everyone.. I spoke with someone in their construction department today. More understanding and helpful than Miss Disinterested was the other day. She gave me her name, apologised and told me she was calling the site supervisor immediately to have it rectified. She asked me to give them til tomorrow, just to make the necessary arrangements. I told her that as I have the day off tomorrow, I will go past at midday and check, if it’s not gone by then, I’ll have to arrange for it to be moved as work is starting and it just can’t be there. I also explained that the fences were going up next week as well (its actually the week after, but nevermind!) and that was a joint arrangement with their client, and I would imagine their client wouldn’t be happy about having to delay a job they were paying for because of their own builder holding it up! She did genuinely seem to get it and it didn’t feel like a fob off… Again. I shall wait…. Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66299 Slab: 16/6/14 Frame: 4/7/14 Roof: 22/7/14 Lock Up: 20/8/14 Fixing: 26/8/14 PCI: 9/10/14 Handover: 20/10/14 Re: Neighbour's builder storing materials on our land 14Oct 16, 2014 5:15 pm Good luck! And good idea giving them the false date. Always nice to have some extra time up your sleeve just in case Kristen & Stephen - Built the Eden Brae Drysdale 27 at Oran Park (We're in!!!) Blog: "Race to Oran Park" - updated 25.8.2014 Re: Neighbour's builder storing materials on our land 15Oct 16, 2014 6:15 pm If they haven't moved it get your concreters to encase it all in concrete and drag it across to their side Re: Neighbour's builder storing materials on our land 16Oct 16, 2014 6:25 pm Dukecaddy If they haven't moved it get your concreters to encase it all in concrete and drag it across to their side I like the way you think. Don't forget if that gets done, then we all want to see photos of it. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Neighbour's builder storing materials on our land 17Oct 16, 2014 6:38 pm Seriously people have no respect for other people's property! We had a neighbour 2 houses down put his boat on our land without asking. Then we had my dad leave a note in his letter box to move it or it would be moved (mind you we wouldn't have been able to move it with just a car as it was too big). After still no movement for about a week, my hubby went straight to his door and told him we were going to be building soon and gave him another 2 weeks to organise to have it moved. Well still after that time it was still there. I called the cops and they said unless it is blocking the driveway to a house there is nothing they can do & told me to contact the council if it wasn't moved a couple of days before the site cut was due. Useless...really no help . So in the end I text him myself & very nicely but with a hint of threat advised him he had been given enough time to move it & if it wasn't moved by that weekend we would contact the cops and have it removed. He then decided to say due to the long weekend it couldn't be moved till the Tuesday...hmmm how conventient. But Tuesday came and what do you know.....it was gone hooray! Lets just say that's a neighbour that won't ne receiving a christmas card from us But moral of the story is stand your ground & if it isn't gone sell it lol Oh and one of our neighbours next door, their buildier left a port a loo, temp fencing(a lot of it) & a skip on our land for months after they had completed the house next door, it was crazy my hubby had to move metres & metres of fencing from the back of the lot to the front just to mow the lawns & the port a loo ended up being in the photo on the front of our soil report lol *rolls eyes* the joys of building in an estate . Let us know how you go good luck! Re: Neighbour's builder storing materials on our land 18Oct 16, 2014 6:43 pm You should have moved his boat to the back of your block then built it in so he would've needed a crane to get it out Re: Neighbour's builder storing materials on our land 19Oct 16, 2014 6:49 pm I'm starting to enjoy this thread just way too much ! Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Neighbour's builder storing materials on our land 20Oct 16, 2014 6:50 pm Dukecaddy You should have moved his boat to the back of your block then built it in so he would've needed a crane to get it out So evil I LOVE IT! Muhahaha!!! I like the bobcat idea - not too dear to hire either. Before doing that, maybe advise them you intend having all their stuff moved in the next 48 hours. Any damage or… 10 8544 That's a fantastic result! Happy you got it sorted out. cheers Simeon 6 7525 in the stormwater pit or the drain? 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