Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry Re: Builder connecting our new toilet for his trades 5Jan 17, 2024 8:14 am ponzutwo pick your battles. As long as teh job is handed over in a clean and pristine state and all work was completed to spec, who cares. ⬆️This. I've owner built our last 2 houses and was happy to get a toilet up and running so I could get rid of the site toilet. The builder has to do a full clean on hand over so it will be perfectly clean. Maybe talk to your builder and ask them to cover the tiles in the area the trades will be walking to prevent the tiles getting dirty but otherwise as long as your builder is doing a good job elsewhere I'd let it go. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Builder connecting our new toilet for his trades 6Jan 17, 2024 8:37 am Right now, we have been given no choice but to let them use it as it's already been installed. I agree about picking out battles and we've been forced into letting this one go, but had we been asked upfront I would've asked for the toilet not to be installed. The toilet was purchased for us to use and not as a tradie toilet, the fact that he installed the toilet early so the trades can use it without asking is just poor form. The problem is the builder and his trades have been far from respectful. Understand that they only see it as a messy building site but at least show some respect to the new floorboards especially when they saw me on my knees at 35 degree heat trying to cover them.The fact that they said they weren't going to connect the toilet when I saw the plumber installing it so trades can't use it to now connecting it and installing a temporary door gives me little faith they will do the right thing by us... Re: Builder connecting our new toilet for his trades 8Jan 17, 2024 9:30 am noviice Honestly that's your brand new toilet and there using it I would not accept it its a toilet. its for $hiting in. Like i said. pick your battles. Tehyre also walking on teh floors they are installing and washing their hands in sinks. Why ssnt this problematic under the same logic? Re: Builder connecting our new toilet for his trades 10Jan 17, 2024 9:56 am noviice I would have a problem if a brand new sink installed is being used also Yeah you are clearly 100% unreasonable. there isnt a single build that can be put together without "new" products installed being used in some capacity. Re: Builder connecting our new toilet for his trades 12Jan 17, 2024 1:18 pm noviice Get a hire toilet, install the sink near handover There is a portable toilet for trades outside and a fully functioning tap. They decided to connect our brand new toilet and start using it without asking because they portable smells during summer, not as comfortable etc etc. When we asked the builder if they can stop using our toilet we were told it will demotivate his trades to do a good job.... Re: Builder connecting our new toilet for his trades 13Jan 17, 2024 1:22 pm ponzutwo noviice Honestly that's your brand new toilet and there using it I would not accept it its a toilet. its for $hiting in. Like i said. pick your battles. Tehyre also walking on teh floors they are installing and washing their hands in sinks. Why ssnt this problematic under the same logic? Yes but when purchased the toilet and tiles it was not intended to be a trade toilet (if you have a look at how they treated the original toilet that was in the house you will understand why!). The floors as I mentioned I covered all the brand new flooring with Ramboard once it was installed and there are not yet sinks in the house... only taps outside as stonemason is not yet back on deck. I went to the house and removed the uninstalled flush plate for the ensuite today so they won't start helping themselves to that one too. As I said, my biggest issue is they didn't ask, just simply took our brand new toilet, connected it and started using it despite we were told it wasn't going to be fully installed until the end of the build to avoid trades using it. Had I known they were going to do this I would not have left my brand new toilet on site. Re: Builder connecting our new toilet for his trades 16Jan 17, 2024 2:21 pm Elbe ponzutwo noviice Honestly that's your brand new toilet and there using it I would not accept it its a toilet. its for $hiting in. Like i said. pick your battles. Tehyre also walking on teh floors they are installing and washing their hands in sinks. Why ssnt this problematic under the same logic? Yes but when purchased the toilet and tiles it was not intended to be a trade toilet (if you have a look at how they treated the original toilet that was in the house you will understand why!). The floors as I mentioned I covered all the brand new flooring with Ramboard once it was installed and there are not yet sinks in the house... only taps outside as stonemason is not yet back on deck. I went to the house and removed the uninstalled flush plate for the ensuite today so they won't start helping themselves to that one too. As I said, my biggest issue is they didn't ask, just simply took our brand new toilet, connected it and started using it despite we were told it wasn't going to be fully installed until the end of the build to avoid trades using it. Had I known they were going to do this I would not have left my brand new toilet on site. So i figure youre just here to get some validation. Sorry. this type of situation with builders is more common than not. Youre getting worked up over something that is irrelevant. I know it doesnt feel like it to you, but it is. What's important is that the agreed works are delivered to plan, as per contract and with a degree of care and skill, which for the most part most likley will be.. caring where they $hit is really one of those things that puts you in the bucket of people that are outraged at when somone doesnt look disabled, but parked in a disabled bay and have a disabled sticker entitling them to park there. Trades are people too, and taking a $hit in a normal toilet over a portaloo can make a difference. If you dont think so, i suggest you try the portaloo out the front of your house and let us know your thoughts. Youre in essence putting yourself over another person and saying "they dont deserve to $hit in my toilet, they have to use the third world one out the front". Have a think about how you look in that moment. they have an obligation to hand you over a spotless, built to spec reno. Get angry if its not handed over that way, otherwise you and noviice here just look like Karens. Re: Builder connecting our new toilet for his trades 18Jan 17, 2024 3:50 pm ponzutwo Elbe ponzutwo its a toilet. its for $hiting in. Like i said. pick your battles. Tehyre also walking on teh floors they are installing and washing their hands in sinks. Why ssnt this problematic under the same logic? Yes but when purchased the toilet and tiles it was not intended to be a trade toilet (if you have a look at how they treated the original toilet that was in the house you will understand why!). The floors as I mentioned I covered all the brand new flooring with Ramboard once it was installed and there are not yet sinks in the house... only taps outside as stonemason is not yet back on deck. I went to the house and removed the uninstalled flush plate for the ensuite today so they won't start helping themselves to that one too. As I said, my biggest issue is they didn't ask, just simply took our brand new toilet, connected it and started using it despite we were told it wasn't going to be fully installed until the end of the build to avoid trades using it. Had I known they were going to do this I would not have left my brand new toilet on site. So i figure youre just here to get some validation. Sorry. this type of situation with builders is more common than not. Youre getting worked up over something that is irrelevant. I know it doesnt feel like it to you, but it is. What's important is that the agreed works are delivered to plan, as per contract and with a degree of care and skill, which for the most part most likley will be.. caring where they $hit is really one of those things that puts you in the bucket of people that are outraged at when somone doesnt look disabled, but parked in a disabled bay and have a disabled sticker entitling them to park there. Trades are people too, and taking a $hit in a normal toilet over a portaloo can make a difference. If you dont think so, i suggest you try the portaloo out the front of your house and let us know your thoughts. Youre in essence putting yourself over another person and saying "they dont deserve to $hit in my toilet, they have to use the third world one out the front". Have a think about how you look in that moment. they have an obligation to hand you over a spotless, built to spec reno. Get angry if its not handed over that way, otherwise you and noviice here just look like Karens. You've obviously have not seen how nice some portaloos look these days, I recently went in one that was fully decked out with vanities and towels...I would use one of those any day over a lot of public toilets! it is the builder's responsibility to ensure his trades have the right facilities to use, not me... This is the first time it's happened to me after 5 previous renovations - I agree if the builder is doing a good job, then sure, might just have to let it slide, but I don't believe he is - which yes, it's another greater issue than this one. Re: Builder connecting our new toilet for his trades 19Jan 17, 2024 6:03 pm We do long term jobs like this all the time and as a company we provide a site toilet/shower unit as required by law for the workers to use which has a full wash area inside including hand cleaner etc. The units we have nowadays are very nice and get cleaned routinely by the hire companies. We also provide a table and cupboard on site complete with toaster, kettle, microwave etc so we do not have to use the renovated and new items in the house If i caught any of my workers or sub contractors using any facilities in a home it would be their last job. All eating is to be done in garage area or outside as we cover floors prior to start as we set up first aid, fire equipment and safety notices or if not available we set up a shelter on site. Unless there were unforeseeable issues with the site, I dont think you should have to pay for contractors errors or poor planning. I'd probably try and be reasonable and… 5 4869 Always get multiple quotes, no matter how reasonable/cheap you think it is. I remember getting a few quotes for a pool fence, roughly around the same price, thinking the… 5 9870 Hey, I am wanting to add a second toilet to my house, bit we have limited room. There is a hallway/entry that is never used, so was thinking this could be an option. Only… 0 4999 |