Browse Forums Building A New House Re: How often do you visit your site? 694May 21, 2020 6:42 pm Inspecting the work of the subcontractors is still very much the supervisors job. And yes I am very well aware of what happens when either they don’t or don’t give a flying F. Just look up some of my posts and you will see the issues I’ve had. That said I take part blame because I wasn’t here to inspect and didn’t employ someone to inspect. But that doesn’t change the fact it was the supervisors job. Each issue has cost me a lot of angst and cost the builder a lot of money to fix. I will never ever use a volume builder ever again. And would never recommend anyone use them. Though of course I realise that without them housing in general would be a lot more expensive. Re: How often do you visit your site? 695May 21, 2020 7:39 pm Safer to take the view Norfolk has described and assume volume builders SS won’t check. Sounds like we all had similar experiences and were let down by the amount of ‘supervision’ vs simply coordinating trades at the early crucial stages. Re: How often do you visit your site? 698May 21, 2020 9:18 pm Maybe a good question to ask the builders' sales consultant is how much time the site supervisor will spend on your site each week. Better still get minimum site hours written as a special clause in the contract and require the SS to show the call log in his 'clickhome' workflow software or allow provide geotracking reports...
Re: How often do you visit your site? 699May 22, 2020 8:45 am Norfolk had us all worried with his statement re responsibility, but he is a realist and shows us the duties of his/hers for upt to 15 builds. In my case the supervisor has not told the truth, but I managed to get evidence beforehand. He has not given me his mobile, so like in the navy, he is using a "buffer" and she may even forget sometimes to pass my complaint on. I do not think he has ever replied directly to any of my complaints/suggestions, the best I can hope for to be told by the buffer she has passed it on. I believe to go to the Building Commission early early to get a $600 refund for flawed cavity insulation installation may set a precedent, that I am not to be trifled with?? Wish me luck. Re: How often do you visit your site? 700Jul 02, 2020 4:31 pm I'm wondering if anyone has got confirmation on visiting their new build during the COVID restrictions. My suburb (Victoria) is back to Stage 3 restrictions and I want to visit my new build once a week. Sacred that the cops will issue a fine. 9 24955 In Victoria you cannot put a caveat on arising from a domestic building contract. 65 112522 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 40022 |