ᐅ Order of Trades – What Were Your Planned and Actual Sequences?
Created on: 18 Aug 2021 14:49
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There are already several threads here with questions about construction processes, as well as reports from “finished” homeowners who have shared their cost calculations.
Now I would be interested to learn about the planned sequences in your projects and how reality turned out:
For example, if construction start dates are delayed, sometimes the third contractor can still keep up, but the fourth cannot, which creates a gap in the schedule; for the fifth, you might even need to find a replacement, while the sixth can come before the fifth...
Several “finished” homeowners have already presented their cost calculations here and highlighted deviations.
Now I would like to see similar comparisons regarding the time schedules.
Please also specify how the construction was carried out, for example: “general contractor, but with some subcontracted trades or owner-performed work mixed in.”
Now I would be interested to learn about the planned sequences in your projects and how reality turned out:
For example, if construction start dates are delayed, sometimes the third contractor can still keep up, but the fourth cannot, which creates a gap in the schedule; for the fifth, you might even need to find a replacement, while the sixth can come before the fifth...
Several “finished” homeowners have already presented their cost calculations here and highlighted deviations.
Now I would like to see similar comparisons regarding the time schedules.
Please also specify how the construction was carried out, for example: “general contractor, but with some subcontracted trades or owner-performed work mixed in.”
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pagoni202018 Aug 2021 19:30Since we need and want to move out of our current place, we will probably move in even though it won’t be completely finished for a long time. Since we don’t have young children, this shouldn’t be too problematic, and I will be on site myself to continue working.
We’ll see… nonetheless, the pressure on the service provider must be maintained, even though I generally don’t like doing that.
I basically understand problems and accidents, but in most cases, it turned out for us to be simple unreliability, empty promises, or delaying tactics.
None of that would be necessary since I can understand a “no” or “unfortunately the date has been postponed to…”—phrases or obvious empty expressions, however, I cannot.
Well then… in hindsight, it will feel less unpleasant.
We’ll see… nonetheless, the pressure on the service provider must be maintained, even though I generally don’t like doing that.
I basically understand problems and accidents, but in most cases, it turned out for us to be simple unreliability, empty promises, or delaying tactics.
None of that would be necessary since I can understand a “no” or “unfortunately the date has been postponed to…”—phrases or obvious empty expressions, however, I cannot.
Well then… in hindsight, it will feel less unpleasant.
pagoni2020 schrieb:
Roy BlackThat was Roger Whittaker. 😀P
pagoni202018 Aug 2021 19:54K1300S schrieb:
That was Roger Whittaker. 😀tsk tsk tsk, this young generation... I remember every detail of my first (and only) standing blues. Never say anything bad about Roy again.I’m really too young for this. 😱
On the topic: Our contract states a construction period of seven to eight months, which was reached last week. However, there have been hardly any real delays, and the sequence was mostly in order. The only exception was the inspection chamber, which wasn’t installed in the first attempt (during the earthworks) because the sewer connection fitting couldn’t be found. It will be installed next week. Otherwise, I only found the parallel workflows somewhat limited, but maybe that’s still being blamed on COVID-19. For example, the plumber worked first, followed by the electrician, who officially postponed his work to prevent the expensive cables from being trampled. The utility company started two weeks later than planned, and last but not least, our front door will only be installed at the very end.
A true monitoring of schedules is not possible because the site manager (wisely) has not committed to an official construction timeline. All in all, it will probably take closer to ten months rather than eight, but with the knowledge I have now, I think eight months was an overly optimistic estimate from the beginning.
On the topic: Our contract states a construction period of seven to eight months, which was reached last week. However, there have been hardly any real delays, and the sequence was mostly in order. The only exception was the inspection chamber, which wasn’t installed in the first attempt (during the earthworks) because the sewer connection fitting couldn’t be found. It will be installed next week. Otherwise, I only found the parallel workflows somewhat limited, but maybe that’s still being blamed on COVID-19. For example, the plumber worked first, followed by the electrician, who officially postponed his work to prevent the expensive cables from being trampled. The utility company started two weeks later than planned, and last but not least, our front door will only be installed at the very end.
A true monitoring of schedules is not possible because the site manager (wisely) has not committed to an official construction timeline. All in all, it will probably take closer to ten months rather than eight, but with the knowledge I have now, I think eight months was an overly optimistic estimate from the beginning.
pagoni2020 schrieb:
tztztztz, this young generation..... I still remember every detail of my first (and only) standing blues. Never speak against Roy again. We used to call that the “stamp rock.”
Ah, those were the days.
For us, it was Barry Manilow.