Michelle
Yep……no reason why this window should not be in the centre.
Quoins should not make any difference to this.
Now......wasn’t that easy!!!!!
Quoins should not make any difference to this.
Now......wasn’t that easy!!!!!
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Oh, come on now... 41Jul 21, 2008 3:50 pm mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Oh, come on now... 42Jul 21, 2008 3:51 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Oh, come on now... 44Jul 21, 2008 3:56 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Oh, come on now... 45Jul 21, 2008 3:57 pm Best Price Wardrobes Sliding door robes | Walk in robes Deco panel | Mirror | Melamine 26 to 28 Cottage lane Hackham M: 0402 927 376 http://www.bestpricewardrobes.com.au Trade welcome Re: Oh, come on now... 48Jul 21, 2008 4:20 pm Best Price Wardrobes Sliding door robes | Walk in robes Deco panel | Mirror | Melamine 26 to 28 Cottage lane Hackham M: 0402 927 376 http://www.bestpricewardrobes.com.au Trade welcome Re: Oh, come on now... 50Jul 21, 2008 6:04 pm The plans have the final word. There is nothing wrong with the design - they have not built it to their own drawings. For that reason I think you can keep pushing for it to be fixed and you will eventually win. They don't have a leg to stand on - they have clearly not delivered what the drawing shows and asthetically it's a critical feature.
I'd keep pushing and pushing - don't make any more payments till it's fixed. I reckon they can fix it but it will cost them for a new window (which I believe is the easiest way to solve the problem. Re: Oh, come on now... 51Jul 21, 2008 7:57 pm One fix they may try to run past you is the render between the front quoins, and that way the gap may not be as noticeable.
It's up to you whether you'd accept that.....I wouldn't.....you've got nice bricks and it would reduce their impact.....IMO it would still look odd but you may use it in negotiations to get compensation (dishwasher....etc). Worth being aware that they may try that one on you and have a response ready for it......seems to be the usual fix....."Oh we stuffed up your brickwork....don't matter we'll just render it for you"..... mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Oh, come on now... 52Jul 21, 2008 8:09 pm I wouldn't admit to knowing anything about how difficult it may be. Don't get involved in any talk on that subject ! I'd act the innocent and just ask them to "Move the window into the centre according to the plans thanks". Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Oh, come on now... 53Jul 21, 2008 9:06 pm The builder is having some problems with simple mathematics.
* The outside wall is 13 bricks wide (by design and as built). * The window is 8.5 bricks wide (by design and as built) Now you can only work in 0.5 brick increments, which means the window cannot be centered. You will need a new slightly wider window. Remove the existing window. On the left side, remove the half bricks and cut the whole bricks in half. Put in a custom 9 brick wide window. This will cost the builder and he'll squeal like a pig, but all the plans show a centered window. If you think the outside looks bad, then think about the inside. On one side of the window will be a 230 mm wall width. On the other will be a 350 mm wall with (50% more). Chances are this design has been build without the quoins in the past and the difference in brick counts would be much less noticeable. As others have said, just let the builder know that there has been a mistake and leave it at that. The builder has to fix it. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Oh, come on now... 55Jul 21, 2008 10:52 pm Thanks guys for your replies.
The site supervisor is going to the house tomorrow morning to have a look, and is going to give hubby a call. As we are renting and keen to move, we may look at leaving it and asking for some kind of compensation... what would be reasonable here do you think??? Im guessing the builder will either say he will fix it, knowing that most people will say dont bother, or do nothing Will let you know how it goes. Meanwhile, here are some pictures of my kitchen, seems they got that bit right Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Oh, come on now... 56Jul 22, 2008 12:17 am Adlse
Have you taken any notice off how close the overhead cupboards are to where the cook top will be. Just hope you dont have a gas cooktop Best Price Wardrobes Sliding door robes | Walk in robes Deco panel | Mirror | Melamine 26 to 28 Cottage lane Hackham M: 0402 927 376 http://www.bestpricewardrobes.com.au Trade welcome Re: Oh, come on now... 57Jul 22, 2008 9:21 am adlse Thanks guys for your replies. The site supervisor is going to the house tomorrow morning to have a look, and is going to give hubby a call. As we are renting and keen to move, we may look at leaving it and asking for some kind of compensation... what would be reasonable here do you think??? Im guessing the builder will either say he will fix it, knowing that most people will say dont bother, or do nothing If you are happy for it it be off centre then maybe they can buy you a nice established tree to plant in front of it. If it was me though I would want it fixed, I would see it everyday and it would annoy me. Unless there was the tree there........ Kitchen looks nice too btw Happy at Home Re: Oh, come on now... 58Jul 22, 2008 1:34 pm adlse As we are renting and keen to move, we may look at leaving it and asking for some kind of compensation... what would be reasonable here do you think??? Mmm thats a tough one, you need to work out how much it would cost to replace then add 10% for the effort and inconvience it will cause. Paula Re: Oh, come on now... 59Jul 22, 2008 1:41 pm New dishwasher and microwave for your new kitchen (stainless of course) and a free pencil pine.....be cheaper than ripping the wall out. mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Oh, come on now... 60Jul 22, 2008 4:54 pm Hi guys,
Hubby spoke to the site supervisor, who agrees that it is not to plan. As this is a fault of the sub-contractor (carpenter), our builder will not be out of pocket. The sub-contractor has been made aware of the error and has agreed to foot the cost of repair (this includes completely redoing the whole wall from frame to gyprock including window frames, skirting and such...). This will add approx 4 weeks to build time. Handover is due in approx 4-6 weeks. Options are 1. redo wall and look at handover being in about 8-10ish weeks, or 2. do nothing and have handover in 4-6 weeks. Both handover dates are still within contract time. As the builder is not going to be out of pocket for redoing the wall, and have offered to have the wall redone, Im not sure where we stand with 'compensation'... I think hubby wants to redo the wall, but I am ok to move in and plant a tree (which was always on the cards). A friend said, "in a years time, is it still going to bother you?", to be honest, I dont think so.... Any thoughts... 9 26087 This is one of the reasons I decided to go overseas for my double glazed windows. As the builder indicated, he's worked on many upmarket builds, these were the most well… 13 20412 2 16240 |