ᐅ Construction keeps getting delayed – should I call the site manager?
Created on: 20 Apr 2018 06:50
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Hello everyone, do you perhaps have any advice on what to do when construction keeps getting delayed, besides constantly calling the site manager?
We are building with a general contractor. Construction started in mid-October 2017, but from December 1, 2017 to March 1, 2018, work was paused due to “bad weather.”
Since March 1, there have already been several interruptions of up to a week because the trades were not properly coordinated. The fact is, two weeks ago the roof structure was built and the gable was bricked. Now, nothing has happened again for a week. The site manager only makes unhelpful remarks like, for example, “I can’t expect someone to be on site every day?” Other construction sites in the area only started at the beginning of March and have already overtaken us.
Have you experienced something similar, and how did you apply pressure?
We are building with a general contractor. Construction started in mid-October 2017, but from December 1, 2017 to March 1, 2018, work was paused due to “bad weather.”
Since March 1, there have already been several interruptions of up to a week because the trades were not properly coordinated. The fact is, two weeks ago the roof structure was built and the gable was bricked. Now, nothing has happened again for a week. The site manager only makes unhelpful remarks like, for example, “I can’t expect someone to be on site every day?” Other construction sites in the area only started at the beginning of March and have already overtaken us.
Have you experienced something similar, and how did you apply pressure?
Hello, the problem is that quality can sometimes suffer if pressure is only applied shortly before the deadline. During our renovation, I gave the drywall contractor / painter a reasonable time window. It was manageable. In the end, it became tight and the quality was poor. Although there was a discount, in hindsight, I would have preferred to ask for corrections. At that time, the move was imminent (I still had to install 10 doors and 100 linear meters (330 linear feet) of baseboards), I was on a business trip, and privately organizing a lot of people. On top of that, it was also the week before Christmas.
Conclusion: not only remind about the final deadline early on, but also about the required quality, which may need rework to be maintained by the deadline.
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Conclusion: not only remind about the final deadline early on, but also about the required quality, which may need rework to be maintained by the deadline.
Sent by Stephan via T.alk