Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum 1 Jun 13, 2017 2:33 pm Hi Everyone, I am planning to build by house as OB at Thornleigh and will be happy to manage it from my side from project managing, materials/purchasing, labor allocation sides, however, will be needing a reliable site supervisor who will be able to manage building process on site on a daily basis, performing quality/measurements/standards checks and providing daily reporting. Where and how would you usually hire Site Supervisors for short term residential projects? Thanks in advance WBR, Alex Re: Site supervisor 2Jun 26, 2017 9:46 am alexp79 You should organise it at the design & engineering stage tips 1.Get the Design in a Building Information Model (BIM) format as most designers use it 2.The 3D Model will allow you to extract Details , Data & Quants 3. Familiarize yourself with each stage Slab, Brickwork, Framing etc,etc 4. The 3D Model can be used on site thru apps & Mobile devices 5. I also recommend you find a SS that uses facetime 6. Keep Photo and Video records 7. Keep tight control of Material & Trade payments 8. Please post your "real projects" to help others If your require more info I can put stuff up..that will point you in the right direction leave a PM. OT BTW don't get sucked in with fake blogs and other feel good project sites, IMO, They are so far removed from reality it's becoming a joke Goodluck Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs I am not sure whether Perth has its own way of doing things in regards to this. Most of Perth has class A (sandy soil), except for some areas near rivers or hills. 2 13091 We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37139 |