Hello!
I had the landscaping contractor on site, and he told me to make sure that the general contractor leaves the construction site clean. He even said that if cigarette butts are left on the property afterwards, he would charge for waste disposal by subcontractors. Is that normal?
The general contractor, of course, says that he is not responsible for picking up his workers’ cigarette butts and considers small Poroton crumbs as acceptable residue left on the site. Now I’m not sure where exactly the line is—what does the general contractor have to do and what not? It’s actually quite simple: if I know what he is required to do, I can formally ask him to fully clean the property upon completing his work and report back to me. Then I can photograph any remaining debris, set a deadline for cleanup, and refer to deductions from the final payment if necessary.
Another point of discussion will definitely be all the “small” plaster residues in the bushes, etc.
How was it on your construction sites? The contract says nothing about this... sometimes you read about the interior being handed over “broom clean” — but I cannot find any similar term for final site condition outdoors and don’t know what is generally expected there.
I had the landscaping contractor on site, and he told me to make sure that the general contractor leaves the construction site clean. He even said that if cigarette butts are left on the property afterwards, he would charge for waste disposal by subcontractors. Is that normal?
The general contractor, of course, says that he is not responsible for picking up his workers’ cigarette butts and considers small Poroton crumbs as acceptable residue left on the site. Now I’m not sure where exactly the line is—what does the general contractor have to do and what not? It’s actually quite simple: if I know what he is required to do, I can formally ask him to fully clean the property upon completing his work and report back to me. Then I can photograph any remaining debris, set a deadline for cleanup, and refer to deductions from the final payment if necessary.
Another point of discussion will definitely be all the “small” plaster residues in the bushes, etc.
How was it on your construction sites? The contract says nothing about this... sometimes you read about the interior being handed over “broom clean” — but I cannot find any similar term for final site condition outdoors and don’t know what is generally expected there.
montessalet8 Oct 2018 10:28Bookstar schrieb:
You can overdo anything if you have no other problems. You can also let anything be done to you.....
montessalet8 Oct 2018 10:43Bookstar schrieb:
There is usually a balanced middle ground..Exactly.
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HilfeHilfe8 Oct 2018 10:57montessalet schrieb:
You can also just accept everything.....Have you ever talked to a construction worker and pointed this out to them?
Give it a try and good luck with that^^
It depends on the relationship.
If you treat the tradesperson as an equal, communicate with them, show interest in their work, and maybe share a cup of coffee, then you can also say, "I don’t like this. Please change it." That works.
As a client who only complains, you won’t get anywhere. In that case, everyone will already be resistant when you enter the construction site.
If you treat the tradesperson as an equal, communicate with them, show interest in their work, and maybe share a cup of coffee, then you can also say, "I don’t like this. Please change it." That works.
As a client who only complains, you won’t get anywhere. In that case, everyone will already be resistant when you enter the construction site.