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.
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chand19869 Oct 2018 10:14Kekse schrieb:
Or do you just put a bucket of sand on top of something? Yes, as a non-smoker but bucket owner, that’s what I would have done.
Kekse schrieb:
Tea bags like to be left in the sink. Next to the dirty dishes that are on the empty dishwasher.And that’s just disrespectful. End of story. If no one says anything, it becomes accepted and considered normal: everyone does it. The funny thing is that people stay silent because they don’t want to be unpopular, missing the chance to be the one who says what everyone else is thinking anyway. If you’ve been the one cleaning up after others a few times, eventually you either speak up or become the cleaning person everyone smiles at.
We currently have a pile of plaster debris from the interior plastering about 1 meter (3 feet) high in the yard. No arrangements were made regarding waste disposal, and nothing is mentioned about it in the contract. Do you think it is reasonable to demand its removal, or do I have to take care of it myself?
mertmk3 schrieb:
On our site, there is now a pile of plaster waste from the interior plaster about 1m (3.3 ft) high. There was no agreement regarding waste disposal, and nothing is mentioned in the contract.
Do you think I can demand its removal, or do I have to take care of it myself? How many cubic meters is it?
I would suggest discussing this with the site manager or someone similar, as the plasterers could easily take care of it. With us, the workers were also quite messy, but the general contractor’s supervisor made sure they cleaned up their materials. They brought a large bag where they put everything, such as leftover plaster, empty bags, buckets, etc.
mertmk3 schrieb:
Do you think I can demand its removal, or do I have to take care of it myself?Hello???
Just submit a request like this to the local authority and wait (as we are waiting for your reply) for their response. Maybe you can remove the stuff in a year.
This is starting to feel a bit strange: are you adults or just pretending?
If you can afford to just ignore your responsibilities, fine! But life still happens in the real world, not here.
In the meantime, you all could have already disposed of the waste (yes, waste that others caused) from your property. End of story. But no, here the question is asked: do I have to or not. As if there weren't enough worries with building already.