Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Start stop.

Well true to their word the gyprockers were finished by Saturday afternoon when we drove past, so it took then a total of four days to get the whole place done, except for around the stairs that aren't installed yet, and around the sliding doors in the family/dining rooms - I guess they come back and do that after the doors are installed.

Yesterday the site was empty as I drove by.

Jason just spoke to our SS, apparently this week they are "finishing things up around the gyprock"..whatever that means.. I think it means basically nothing is going on!

Next week stairs are scheduled to go in and I think he said architraves, and I imagine cornices too - unless cornices are going on this week.. (This is what happens when Jason speaks to the SS - its like a bad game of Chinese whispers!! LOL).

After that the doors will be installed and the week after - first week in Feb, the kitchen is due to be installed. Originally that was planned for late Jan so I guess trades are still scarce an things are slipping back a little.

I wonder if we will be in by Easter - which is late April this year? If not I will definitely cry! And probably throw some stuff around too..LOL

I was hoping late March for PCI, handover soon after. Lots of houses seem to be done 8 weeks or so after gyprock has finished but I have a feeling ours will be dragging..

I hope you all see some progress this week!!

5 comments:

  1. Metricon definitely have efficiency issues. Where I see with other builder, usually there is always someone on site each day. Even my neighbour noticed it too. Metricon really need to control their contractors a lot more.

    I sometime wonder if my SS knows what he's doing someday also. He tell me something and something else happens. I wonder if they are too overloaded with work or just confused about which job you are talking about.

    I was due for handover yesterday, but issues have arisen that will delay it. So I'm in the same boat, with the waiting game.

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  2. Well we havent seen any progress since Dec 13th!! This is ridiculous! If I knew Metricon would take this long with every stage I would have gone with another company!

    Shayne I think you will def be in by Easter! :)

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  3. "a bad game of Chinese whispers"... HILARIOUS (and I totally know what you're talking about) ha ha ha.
    I think there needs to be more women involved in the construction industry. Then we'd get a logical flow of trades and clear communciation - for 3 out of every 4 weeks at least!!!!!

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  4. You will definitely be in by Easter...surely they will be done in 13 weeks?! We are counting on being in by Easter, that is what's keeping us going! LOL

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  5. JayJay I wonder if here in Sydney they have become busy quite quickly and don't have enough trades lined up ? Metricon is relatively new to the NSW building market so perhaps they just arent fully prepared? Either way I was hoping things would move a little faster!

    Tonia & Rachael - I was secretly hoping for a late March handover but I think thats near impossible..LOL. Early April would be great - late April I may cry!

    Tonia our early stages were like a whirlwind, although we had a different SS then so I surprised yours is lagging.. Hope they get a move on with yours soon!
    Reinsey, LOL, glad I made you giggle! I agree more women in construction!!

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