Hi,
When we built last year, we largely based our choice of a construction company on the blog experiences shared by other homeowners. Even though some of those posts were 1-2 years old, I found quite a lot of information about the company we ended up using. If I look now, I don’t find anything new, just the same old posts from back then. In general, there seem to be very few blogs. Why is that?
In older blogs, it was often mentioned that construction companies find out when these blogs are written. Is everyone really that afraid of lawyers, or what? Is it no longer allowed to share the truth? We actually had very good experiences with our construction company and would be happy to share that, but we’re surprised no one posts about this anymore. Here in the forum, you really have to go all out, which is why I’d consider posting elsewhere.
The construction blogs here in the forum are kind of hidden, too. I only found them after more than a year...
When we built last year, we largely based our choice of a construction company on the blog experiences shared by other homeowners. Even though some of those posts were 1-2 years old, I found quite a lot of information about the company we ended up using. If I look now, I don’t find anything new, just the same old posts from back then. In general, there seem to be very few blogs. Why is that?
In older blogs, it was often mentioned that construction companies find out when these blogs are written. Is everyone really that afraid of lawyers, or what? Is it no longer allowed to share the truth? We actually had very good experiences with our construction company and would be happy to share that, but we’re surprised no one posts about this anymore. Here in the forum, you really have to go all out, which is why I’d consider posting elsewhere.
The construction blogs here in the forum are kind of hidden, too. I only found them after more than a year...
B
Bauexperte3 May 2016 13:07sirhc schrieb:
Something really went wrong here at the beginning of April, which I would also like to share publicly. However, the established framework conditions here ultimately prevent me from doing so.The "established framework conditions" serve you, like any potential homeowner, as a safeguard to ensure that we—within the scope of our possibilities and responsibilities—minimize the risk of misuse of negative reports as much as possible.What is so bad about that?
I recently appeared in a similar matter before a district court. If something similar happens again (which I hope it will not), I want to at least be reasonably sure that I am not falling for any fake information.
Regards, Bauexperte
S
Sebastian793 May 2016 13:09Those who build "themselves" rarely have much time for it – I only know of one truly interesting blog that is regularly updated and whose author has done a lot of the work personally.
Usually, you just see Company A doing something and then Company B continuing the work – something else entirely is truly interesting.
At the beginning, I took many photos when I couldn’t do much myself, but as the energy efficiency level increased, that became less frequent...
Usually, you just see Company A doing something and then Company B continuing the work – something else entirely is truly interesting.
At the beginning, I took many photos when I couldn’t do much myself, but as the energy efficiency level increased, that became less frequent...
A construction blog requires a lot of work if it is to be done well, but I also do not agree with the opinion that only the "1%" of cases where things did not work out are of interest to everyone. I have read many construction blogs myself and have taken away a lot of suggestions and tips from them. I have even considered writing one myself, but you can see that once the project enters the critical phase, there simply is no time left to maintain it.
I can also confirm that maintaining a construction blog requires a lot of work, but I chose to do it because I have personally gained a lot from other building blogs and want to share something with future homeowners in this way.
I have always been interested in both sides—the positive as well as the negative aspects. What I find very unfortunate is that most building blogs tend to stop just before the move-in phase (due to lack of time, which I can relate to), and unfortunately, they are rarely updated again, so you never learn what the final conclusion is.
Even now, 9 months after moving in, I still enjoy reading other building blogs and often find useful tips that I try to implement in our own project. At the moment, I am particularly interested in topics like landscaping, carport construction, and so on, but unfortunately, many building blogs don’t cover these stages...
I have always been interested in both sides—the positive as well as the negative aspects. What I find very unfortunate is that most building blogs tend to stop just before the move-in phase (due to lack of time, which I can relate to), and unfortunately, they are rarely updated again, so you never learn what the final conclusion is.
Even now, 9 months after moving in, I still enjoy reading other building blogs and often find useful tips that I try to implement in our own project. At the moment, I am particularly interested in topics like landscaping, carport construction, and so on, but unfortunately, many building blogs don’t cover these stages...
Bauexperte schrieb:
What is so bad about it?There is basically nothing wrong with it, and I can understand it from the operator’s point of view. In my case, however, it still prevents me from making it public. This was not a criticism, but an explanation.
Maybe I’ll send you a message from home later. Since you are from the same industry and region, you might have encountered something like this as well. 🙂
Best regards
B
Bieber08153 May 2016 23:06Bauexperte schrieb:
The tone makes the differenceI don’t understand. Regardless of the tone, the same initial requirement applies here: the sworn affidavit. As I said, this is completely legitimate and I am not criticizing it, but it is a hurdle.T21150 schrieb:
One of the most relevant person(s) on site... is the construction manager!I don’t have time for a blog, don’t want to share even more data (beyond what’s already out there), and somehow the rule is: you don’t talk about ongoing proceedings ;-). And then to update everything again when it’s finished? No thanks...
PS. Even now, I can say that I will not recommend our building partner. Too many little issues that get on your nerves.