Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: My experience with tradies. 3May 19, 2009 4:30 pm mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: My experience with tradies. 5May 19, 2009 7:29 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: My experience with tradies. 7May 19, 2009 7:53 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: My experience with tradies. 8May 19, 2009 11:25 pm Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: My experience with tradies. 9May 20, 2009 12:49 am agh ur a hard lady michelle ....boys love to have little treats onsite - they love h/cooking so do i!!! clean site, clean loo, somewhere comfy for smoko is IMO the best way to get the best out of tradies. i've posted it somewhere else, but having seniors nite tonite so i can't remember where, but i always offer to pay 10% deposit once goods to value r on site if tradie is supplying stuff. shows goodwill & stops them worrying about UR financial position. i always offer progress payments again to just under value of weekly output if necessary - not always taken up, but again gives them confidence - better their mind is on the job not worrying about owner moaning about cost of things. my score out of 10 so far up to final fit out now - only one below 9, & i won't use him again & so far he was the only one who had to come back to rectify own mistakes "F" for him & "F" me on that one for taking someone elses opinion & not checking out his workmanship myself b4 taking him on, & not checking his work well enough on site! overall very, very happy worksite & very, very happy & quick build!! cheers tony 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 20927 I apologise for any confusion, but your understanding is correct. We approached our situation differently based on advice from… 11 53226 Hi All, I have been dealing with icare for insurance in completing our house after our original builder went bust. We have gotten to tender stage and one of the companies… 0 20796 |