ᐅ Structural contractors overwhelmed? Current situation in the construction industry!
Created on: 14 Oct 2018 15:51
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Zaba12
Hello everyone,
Yesterday, I had an interesting conversation with my electrician that somewhat surprised me. Fortunately, it doesn’t affect me anymore, but he said that in the last 1-2 months he tried to find a shell builder for a new construction project within his family.
The 2-3 shell builders he knows and contacted gave him an estimated start date of late summer 2019. Of course, this is due to a strong order backlog.
I find this really striking, especially considering that many people are currently in the planning phase and expect to start construction at the beginning of 2019.
You have to imagine, this guy is a professional with probably more connections than many others here, and still can’t get a shell builder.
Regarding the family building subsidy, the timeline is tight since it is limited until December 31, 2020, and can only be applied for upon moving in.
Honestly, I didn’t expect the construction situation to be this critical.
Yesterday, I had an interesting conversation with my electrician that somewhat surprised me. Fortunately, it doesn’t affect me anymore, but he said that in the last 1-2 months he tried to find a shell builder for a new construction project within his family.
The 2-3 shell builders he knows and contacted gave him an estimated start date of late summer 2019. Of course, this is due to a strong order backlog.
I find this really striking, especially considering that many people are currently in the planning phase and expect to start construction at the beginning of 2019.
You have to imagine, this guy is a professional with probably more connections than many others here, and still can’t get a shell builder.
Regarding the family building subsidy, the timeline is tight since it is limited until December 31, 2020, and can only be applied for upon moving in.
Honestly, I didn’t expect the construction situation to be this critical.
A friend planned to start building in June this year, but nothing has happened so far. The general contractor (GC) keeps postponing, and now they say construction will begin in November or December. I’m curious because I can’t imagine starting the shell construction in the middle of winter.
Otherwise, the situation seems to be:
- many orders
- poor quality
- very high prices
- long waiting times
My buddy is an electrician, and he says that the times when he had fewer jobs were much better. Now it’s just a burden for both customers and tradespeople.
Otherwise, the situation seems to be:
- many orders
- poor quality
- very high prices
- long waiting times
My buddy is an electrician, and he says that the times when he had fewer jobs were much better. Now it’s just a burden for both customers and tradespeople.
tomtom79 schrieb:
When I recently mentioned that Schwörerhaus doesn’t have any appointments before 2020, someone replied that their competitor can deliver in 16 weeks because they added an extra shift... That person clearly had a bad experience with the seller. I still keep that comment in mind, as well as the person who urgently needs a home builder to deliver a finished house within 9 months from now because their landlord wants them out due to selling the property.
I think many will be surprised when the planned housing subsidy, homeownership grant, etc., fall through because the house can’t be occupied on time.
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HilfeHilfe15 Oct 2018 06:46Well, nobody wants to do the hard work in (almost) any weather. Yes, we had a great summer and autumn. But that means the guys have to work even harder.
I can completely understand wanting to stick to a 40-hour workweek and leave on time.
It feels like every child in our neighborhood goes to secondary school. They'll probably all end up in IT. So who’s left? The so-called bad migrant kids. They’re probably the ones doing the work.
I can completely understand wanting to stick to a 40-hour workweek and leave on time.
It feels like every child in our neighborhood goes to secondary school. They'll probably all end up in IT. So who’s left? The so-called bad migrant kids. They’re probably the ones doing the work.
Or there are career changers.
I can’t hear it anymore: “My son wants to train as an agricultural machinery mechanic/welder/painter, but if you have an office job, I’d prefer that.”
There are so many people for ordinary office work, and they earn minimum wage here in our region.
I can’t hear it anymore: “My son wants to train as an agricultural machinery mechanic/welder/painter, but if you have an office job, I’d prefer that.”
There are so many people for ordinary office work, and they earn minimum wage here in our region.
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