Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum 1 Dec 12, 2009 1:04 pm Hi guys, I have a major issue as an OB!! The site next door to my site is building with Metr*con and they have started building on their slab. The problem is that they have not connected their power to the meter box and the TRADIES ARE USING OUR METER BOX EVERY DAY!! I have asked them not use it, they say that they have no other power to use and apparatently their aggregate power is not working. My father put a lock on the box and funnily enough it was taken off and disappeared. I am soooo Pisssseeeddd off a this stage; called Metr*con 3 times to tell them of this problem and all I get is a woman saying to "leave it to her and she will resolve it". Then the next day,they use our power again to do the frame. WHAT CAN I DO??? Do i have to disconnect the electricity which will incur fees etc, or do I have other options? I dnt want to pay the bill for electricity I havent even used, especially to a company such as THEM!! Re: I NEED HELP!! MY ELECTRICITY IS BEING USED BY METR*CON 3Dec 12, 2009 1:27 pm Well as I see it they are stealing from you and they have no rights in doing so. Go to the police and see what they say. I cannot believe they they have to cheek to continually do it even after you padlocked it. I will be seeking compensation from them Re: I NEED HELP!! MY ELECTRICITY IS BEING USED BY METR*CON 4Dec 12, 2009 1:33 pm File a police report and then ring Metr1con and tell them you have a police report, see how fast they act then. Keep us posted on what happens Current status: Busy making the house our home Built PD Francis 29 on our 576m2 block at Reflections in Tarneit Reflections Estate Thread Our Build Thread Re: I NEED HELP!! MY ELECTRICITY IS BEING USED BY METR*CON 5Dec 12, 2009 1:41 pm Send them a bill Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: I NEED HELP!! MY ELECTRICITY IS BEING USED BY METR*CON 6Dec 12, 2009 2:57 pm Build a little electrical fence around it.....cover it in barbed wire.......put a bee hive on it.....tie a rotweiller to it.....find out what costs there would be to have it cut off, that sounds like your best bet. Re: I NEED HELP!! MY ELECTRICITY IS BEING USED BY METR*CON 7Dec 12, 2009 3:34 pm wizard File a police report and then ring Metr1con and tell them you have a police report, see how fast they act then. Keep us posted on what happens I certainly agree with Wizard. From experience I would definately be filing a Police report and getting on to the building supervisor to put a stop to this theft of electricity. Good luck Re: I NEED HELP!! MY ELECTRICITY IS BEING USED BY METR*CON 8Dec 12, 2009 5:11 pm id go to the police for sure but id put a sign on the meter box saying anyone found trespassing or using the power from this meter box will be prosecuted and charged with theft and trespass this is private property and you are trespassing stay safe happy building Re: I NEED HELP!! MY ELECTRICITY IS BEING USED BY METR*CON 9Dec 12, 2009 6:51 pm Very good ideas guys. I might try all options starting with contacting the police and seeing what they say. Then I can go to Metricon and pass on the news from the police. I really wanna swith the power off so then there are no options but I feel hard done by and some form of compensation would be appreciated. (can you believe they took the padlock and chain off?? Talk about using someone's property for yourself??!) Re: I NEED HELP!! MY ELECTRICITY IS BEING USED BY METR*CON 10Dec 13, 2009 12:15 pm In the mean time, you can buy anti-vandal locks. We have one on our warehouse - costs about $50-60 but its worth the peace of mind. And then send them the bill for the lock too Custom European Cabinets - Melbourne Kitchen Specialist PM for business details as website currently being updated! Our Crazy Owner Builder Journey! Re: I NEED HELP!! MY ELECTRICITY IS BEING USED BY METR*CON 13Dec 14, 2009 10:51 am We had this problem literally a few days after we moved in (however, we had moved in so were able to monitor the pricks nextdoor!) They were coming in the morning and just connecting to our power without consulting us... as a result, I walked out in my pyjamas at around 8am and just pulled out the switch and when they came to discuss I simply said that they were not to use my power. Within the hour, the site supervisor was on my doorstep, and was pleading with me to allow it as the resultant delay from no power would mean a lot to them ... not my problem I said, so they agreed to pay me $40 a day for my power. Then of course the job was done but no compensation was seen - so I contacted the head office, got onto the bosses and discussed, and only because I got the site supervisor's name and the date etc recorded, was I able to get that cheque. Good luck. They are bastards. Re: I NEED HELP!! MY ELECTRICITY IS BEING USED BY METR*CON 14Dec 14, 2009 1:14 pm *MrsG* We had this problem literally a few days after we moved in (however, we had moved in so were able to monitor the pricks nextdoor!) They were coming in the morning and just connecting to our power without consulting us... as a result, I walked out in my pyjamas at around 8am and just pulled out the switch and when they came to discuss I simply said that they were not to use my power. Within the hour, the site supervisor was on my doorstep, and was pleading with me to allow it as the resultant delay from no power would mean a lot to them ... not my problem I said, so they agreed to pay me $40 a day for my power. Then of course the job was done but no compensation was seen - so I contacted the head office, got onto the bosses and discussed, and only because I got the site supervisor's name and the date etc recorded, was I able to get that cheque. Good luck. They are bastards. Next time get the cash up front Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: I NEED HELP!! MY ELECTRICITY IS BEING USED BY METR*CON 15Dec 14, 2009 2:56 pm They sure are ****** "Mrs G". Problem is: I have no idea who the site supervisor is (there is no name on the board out the front). I just spoke to the guys now who are doing their guttering and I said ' can you not use our power"? He goes, There is no electricity in the meter box and they are here for 1 day only. The tradies have no idea and Metri*on dnt put the power in for them, so surprise surprise they use ours. Just spoke to the lady from Head Office AGAIN..and she was saying that she wants to go speak to the tradies on the phone; that they should be using their own power. FOR **** SAKE, just connect the bloody thing and no issue would occur(Money $$ saving much??!) Spoke to a cop too, he was really nice, said he had his own issues with this building company and if its not resolved, ie compensation etc, he will follow it up. Fancy coming across a cop who had his own issues with Metr*con. I hope they end up paying our bill! Re: I NEED HELP!! MY ELECTRICITY IS BEING USED BY METR*CON 16Dec 14, 2009 3:06 pm We didn't have any idea who he was either until he fronted on our doorstep begging that we not halt his production ... obviously you don't have that luxury as your doorstep is not yet made... I am so sorry they're doing this to you. Hope that the rest of your build is stress free and idiot free They just don't realise that they do the company's image damage by having this "we can just use that" attitude. We even had tradies sitting in our alfresco to shade themselves because they thought we were out (well, the cars were gone but I was home sick for the day ...) They were working nextdoor for almost a week during summer and we didn't have the side fence up as the nextdoor neighbours were being rather painful about that too ... so they just opened the temp fence and decided to sit on our chairs out of the sun... They were quite apologetic but I was so peeved about it. Honestly, tradies know what the weather is going to be like, get yourself an esky and a hat and don't go on my property! Re: I NEED HELP!! MY ELECTRICITY IS BEING USED BY METR*CON 17Dec 14, 2009 8:31 pm *MrsG* We didn't have any idea who he was either until he fronted on our doorstep begging that we not halt his production ... obviously you don't have that luxury as your doorstep is not yet made... I am so sorry they're doing this to you. Hope that the rest of your build is stress free and idiot free They just don't realise that they do the company's image damage by having this "we can just use that" attitude. We even had tradies sitting in our alfresco to shade themselves because they thought we were out (well, the cars were gone but I was home sick for the day ...) They were working nextdoor for almost a week during summer and we didn't have the side fence up as the nextdoor neighbours were being rather painful about that too ... so they just opened the temp fence and decided to sit on our chairs out of the sun... They were quite apologetic but I was so peeved about it. Honestly, tradies know what the weather is going to be like, get yourself an esky and a hat and don't go on my property! LOL THAT IS HILARIOUS! ITS A JOKE. Sorry to laugh but I can't believe they would do that / Im over it really but we shall see what happens from here. Our building process aside from this, has been great..and we are owner builders! I wanna disconnect the power either way until we need it again; but dont wanna pay extra costs for this. I;ll keep you all posted with the next EPISODE :p hehhehe Re: I NEED HELP!! MY ELECTRICITY IS BEING USED BY METR*CON 18Dec 14, 2009 8:53 pm How bout taking a step back from it all, and asking yourself what the real cost is? I know it's not right what they are doing, but why get yourself riled up over a few bucks... Let's face it, if they used a compressor for most of the day, it would be lucky to end up costing $1... Maybe approach them, and ask the site super for a carton of grog instead of worrying about this pety nuisance... Electrical Engineer... Don't hold that against me... And keen owner builder... Mainly the building part!! Re: I NEED HELP!! MY ELECTRICITY IS BEING USED BY METR*CON 19Dec 14, 2009 9:25 pm chuth77 How bout taking a step back from it all, and asking yourself what the real cost is? I know it's not right what they are doing, but why get yourself riled up over a few bucks... Let's face it, if they used a compressor for most of the day, it would be lucky to end up costing $1... Maybe approach them, and ask the site super for a carton of grog instead of worrying about this pety nuisance... Its become more than the money; its the principle of it. After we specifically locked the box, and they cut the chain and padlock to get it, thats when my blood started to boil. Had they not done that, the matter could have been downgraded. I dnt appreciated anyone cutting into what is not theirs; like if you had a temp fence and someone cuts a lock to get in. AND its also the whole bunch of soil and concrete they dumped on our block at the back and left it there for us to get rid of. Dont appreciate it at all. PS: Ive never seen a site super on site; Ive asked a couple of the tradies and they claim that they are there for the day and dont know who it is. Re: I NEED HELP!! MY ELECTRICITY IS BEING USED BY METR*CON 20Dec 15, 2009 5:49 pm Emzy AND its also the whole bunch of soil and concrete they dumped on our block at the back and left it there for us to get rid of. Dont appreciate it at all. Well, see now if there is soil, and concrete... I'd be grabbing a few shovel fulls of this and placing it strategically in and around the newly constructed house... If they aren't quite at lockup, the loungeroom, hallway... The tradies will soon get the picture... Even better is just to lob a few mounds of dirt onto the roof too! A few lumps of concrete at the front door, and in the driveway where the tradies park is always good too! 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