Brick day 33, 34, 35, 36 & 37 - Out of hand!

This whole stage of bricklaying is getting out of and hand and I am so angry and fed up with the bricklayers and the SS!!! 

It seems like everyone's giving us the run around! I'm sick and tired of it! Just because we are the ones stuck in the middle, they feel that they can treat us any way they like. I'm really fed up with our site supervisors! He hasn't kept a single promise he's made regarding the timing of things and now he seems not to care.. 

So the day they left their wheelbarrow behind.. they cam the next day, which was great. That was it for them. They haven't come since! been a week nearly! Doing 2 straight days work is nothing! Our site supervisor who keeps turning dodgy and dodgy everyday! He was saying he'll be going to supervise and check on the bricklayers twice a day... seems like 2 days work is all that he can do too!

I called him today and he said the brickies called Friday evening saying that the bricks have finished so he had to order more hence why the brickies didn't come on Monday.. but if he was checking site twice a day how did he not see that on Thursday? Or Friday? Seems like he's just lying to get out of having to chase the bricklayers.. just excuses it seems! 

Apparently they would come today to put the bricks out to do work.. from what I've seen, seems like no ones been on site..the thing I don't understand is why our site supervisor is not chasing it up? The last time we talked to him, it seems like he had made it clear to the brickies that they need to finish up on our house before going anywhere else.. seems like he cant keep his promise or do his job! 

Apparently they will come tomorrow.. we'll see.. 

Brick day 21 & 32 - Final ultimatum

Yesterday no one came even though the weather was amazing! I was fuming when I found out no one had come once again! especially when they were supposed to be coming on both Monday and Tuesday and they didn't come either of the days! 

Today the bricklayers were on site and they have don't the left side of the house and a little bit more of the pillars.. the pillars seems like they aren't moving much..

Our SS sent us an email saying that the bricklayers have been warned and told that if they don't turn up everyday, they wont be working for Rawson again.. its good that that they are aware of the seriousness of them slacking off but if they decide to push boundaries and not come its still bad for us because our SS said its hard to find brickies who will work on half started job.. so in the end we will have further delays..

It seems like the brickies got the message because today, for the first timethey have left their wheelbarrow and things behind.. which means that they will be back tomorrow. They have told our SS that apparently this is the only they are working on and it will take only another 3 to 4 days. I just want them to finish up and go! 

There still needs a bit of work on the front,, but it will happen when most of the bricks have been used and  there's space in the front to put the scaffolding in.. it still feels like not much done because the front still has the frames showing.. but there has been a little bit more work.. i just need them to FINISH it!

Brick day - 27,28,29 & 30 - Ups and down

From my last post the weather on Thursday was good but due to the rainy weather on Wednesday the site was wet..so no work.. they did come on Friday..there was a been a bit on that day.. they did some work on the left side of the house reaching the first floor.. its hard to see since there's so much scaffolding and all.. 

From Friday no work since..some of them were supposed to be here today..but no sign of anyone.. 

There was more sand delivered on site today.. so all the supplies are being taken care of.. 

Hopefully more brickies are back on site tomorrow to keep going.. they just need to push through and finish it.. how long do they want to drag a house...?  I don't see or understand why they would do that? 

Fingers crossed for tomorrow! 

Brick day 26 & 26 - Bump in the weather

Yesterday there were some workers on site continuing with brick work.. they started on the third and last pillar in the front.. not like the others are finished... but I think they are trying to get everything to a certain height to clear bricks..this will then allow them to put up the front scaffold and get started on the first floor.. 

First floor hasn't been touched at all! The brickie who they only needed 4 - 5 days to finish the brick work was lying...xause its nearly been 4 days of work..and the house is nowhere near finishing! 

Can you believe that in this week they have done the same amount of days they have done in the last 12 weeks! That's a joke!! 

Unfortunately today the weather didn't hold out and it was raining for most of the morning.. no work on site today... but the weather is back to being good for us tomorrow and Friday so hopefully some more work and more workers on site.. from what I've heard there's only been a couple of workers here and there.. when they have their whole team a lot more work gets done.. I don't know whose houses the other brickies are finishing off..I don't know what they have against our house...? it seems like its always someone else's house being finished off! never ours! 

Brick Day 22,23,24 & 25 - Ever so slow...

Last Friday and today there has been a little bit of progress.. i just get a picture of a snail or turtle trying to get somewhere.. that's the amount of effort and enthusiasm which was seen on the only bricklayer laying the pillar to our house. he was very reluctant to talk and seemed quiet rude.. at least he was doing work.. he was the only one on site Friday..

Today I didn't get a chance to see what work was done but my husband saw that more work to pillar was done and the side of the garage wall is up.. the weather is getting shaky now.. today it held up but tomorrow is not looking good...

As i mentioned earlier its a vicious cycle that we're in.. weather, no bricklayer, no bricks and it just keep going around and around...

No photos today.. but hopefully will get some this week..

Brick day 16,17,18,19, 20 & 21 - Nothing!

There has been absolutely nothing done since last week! NOTHING! 

The unexpected day was the only day they've come! They were supposed to come Monday but didn't.. and then Tuesday apparently the main brickie guy's car broke down.. and today once again nothing! No explanation from our SS even though i called him when i checked our place around 9 this morning..

This is getting just beyond bearable! I don't understand why it is taking so long to do the bricks! 

All we can do is just wait, never knowing if there's going to be work done or not.. the weathers been absolutely great! not a cloud in the sky type of weather so there's nothing really holding the bricklayers back.. we just want to get our house done!! That's all we want!! 

Brick day 14 & 15 - So unexpected

Yesterday we got an email from our SS saying that we would most likely finish in late November!! This is so late and longer than we anticipated..I am soo crushed by the news!!! The frames went up so quickly and I hoped we would finish early or at least in our contracted time.. that's what our SS has been saying all along till yesterday.. I feel very deceived... in our contract it is due to finish in October but due to this long wait our SS thinks it will be in late November! It is so heart breaking and frustrating to hear this!! Everything is out of a control and all we can do is read emails,wait and hope that bricklayers turn up on site.. 

We were also told that no work would happen till tomorrow and they would work for the rest of the week.. but today I went by the site and there are about 5 bricklayers working :S I'm not complaining.. its great that they're there..But I was talking to one of the bricklayers and he said that they won't be back again till next week now!! 
Also he said that they are doing about 4 other houses with ours.. I guess that explains them only coming once a week.. and he did mention that they only need about 5 more days to finish off all the bricks..but if they only come once a week that's like another month or so we'll be waiting!! 

I don't like this information being incorrect and everything just happening whenever.. its very unreliable to have a building process this way.. 

We''ll just have to wait till tomorrow to see what happens.. most likely nothing...

Brick Day 10,11,12,13 - Only one day...?

So once again we've been told one thing and a totally different thing happens..

We were told that from Saturday one wards the bricklayers will be working on our house and that's all.. it started off well on Saturday.. there were about 5 brick layers in the morning and then 3 remaining for another couple of hours... it was very exciting to see part of the pillars come up with the split bricks.. you can really see the bricks being thinner than the others and a lot sleeker..I've attached some photos below..

But we were very disappointed to hear from the bricklayer who said they still had another 2 more days to finish off on another house..however he did cover his tracks saying there would still be some working on our house.. 

However yesterday and today there hasn't been a sign of anyone on site.. Very disappointing! It seems like the bricklayers aren't able to work on our house more than one day at a time! This brick stage is dragging so long... 

You might think its only brick day 13.. why am I sounding so frustrated.. its not really the 13th day.. its 9 weeks and 13 days so I feel that I have every right to feel frustrated and annoyed at the lack of work happening and so many promises being broken time after time!