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Building a new house is exciting, especially when you understand how the process
works. However, it is not as easy as
most people think both in the aspect of development and management. This brings
a lot of frustration to most people. If you are involved in managing every facet
of the construction, then you should get yourself prepared for a lot of
unexpected activities such as abandoning of work by some contractors, using of
inferior materials or changing the finishing design completely. Also to be
expected are stealing and damaging of materials at the worksite, communication
breakdown, delays on the job and using inexperienced workers to do a substandard
work.
Most sub-contractors
have the habit of walking away from the job if they feel they have nothing to lose.
This occurs very often when they have collected reasonable upfront payment. Some
decide to walk away from the job for no absolute reason. While some walk away after
realizing they under quoted for the job or if cost of materials have gone up
due to delays in the ordering and execution of the job. This can be minimized by
ensuring that you get a reliable sub-contractor base on recommendation. Your
materials suppliers and vendors most times know very reliable sub-contractors
who can deliver quality services. You can also ask other sub-contractors
working with you for a recommendation. Never pay for their services upfront and
make sure you purchase all the necessary materials yourself, that way if they are
not forthcoming on the job the services of another sub-contractor can be
employed.
Some sub-contractors
result to using inferior materials or good quality but entirely different from
what was agreed and quoted for. They do this to maximize profit or avoid loses
that may result from quoting below market price. To avoid or eliminate the use
of low quality materials; you will have to buy the materials yourself and then
pay them for their workmanship.
Stealing,
damaging or wastage of materials is very common at the site, most especially if
the workers are not monitored or supervised properly. No accountability on the
side of workers with regards to making sure your materials is well managed for
the job as per requirement. Most of the time all they are only interested in is
executing their job but does not show any responsibility towards safe keeping
of the materials. This increases the building budget. To mitigate this make
sure you have workers under supervision at all times and make them accountable
for the materials they are using.
Poor
communication is another problem which can result in delays and rework at the
work site. You need to have regular visitations and updates on projects status
and feedbacks. Workers need to be supervised to ensure work is being carried
out as per plan. If you are managing workers yourself, make sure they
understand their expectations and always check completed work thoroughly before
paying them.
Some
contractors or sub-contractors are very slow at executing their work. This may
be as a result of inadequate personnel, lack of technical know-how or absence
from work for some days. As a result they are not able to meet the deadline. The
attitude of absconding from work most times has to do with sub-contractors
managing or executing two or more different jobs at the same time. So you have
to be very proactive at doing a background check on any contractor or sub-contractor
before awarding them the job. Always give and agree on realistic deadline for
the job.
Inexperience
workers do a substandard job which results in wastage of materials and rework.
On many occasions it is very difficult to tell for the first time if a worker
is skilled or unskilled and experienced or inexperienced on a particular job
except he carries out the job or get somebody to vouch for him.
So to have a
house built to a superior quality, within budgeted goals and time frame entails
hard work, supervision, good communication and very importantly having the
right skilled and experienced workers.
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