Its frustrating to see home builders that go into the project without a clue on how to go about it. They trust their builder or foreman to do the work hoping they will take their best interest in mind always.
An example of this is the house construction just at the back of the house. Here is what's happening:
1. The house is not yet complete after about 10 months. (Very long for a small bungalow house)
2. There are only 4 workers doing the construction. (Too little if you want to have an efficient and effective crew).
3. They seem to take their time. Doing small work here, then doing short work there.. all over the place. (The construction has no direction!)
4. No one familiar with the construction business is supervising the work.
5. The owner seem to have hired the workers on a daily wage. (This can only be ok if there is someone to supervise). This is probably the reason why the workers are moving soooo slow - the slower the work, the more money they get. And they get to be paid even if they are doing wasteful work.
6. Probably no milestones, no deadlines.
Add the fact that they wake me up every Saturday morning with their power tools noise at 8am. I still need to catch up on sleep but no can do.. Frustrating!!!
Did the owner really think the construction can take that long? Is he not getting good advice from someone besides the builder?
10 months is very long for a small house. A brand new one can only take 7 month to build (just make sure you have the cash to finance your building project). A full year is only good for mansions with intricate architectural details.
Only 3 or 4 workers doing the work? This is a disaster on efficient work especially in construction. They will only slack (tatamarin) doing small work here and there. There is no motivation. There is no accountability. for every skilled worker, you need one or two "helpers" to make the job efficient. the one doing the plastering works in your wall must not be the same person mixing up the cement or getting water to put on the mix. the helpers make the work so much more efficient and FAST! Even carpenters need helpers. Only painters can have no helpers.
Construction workers doing meaningful work without supervision are a rare breed and can be likened to someone winning the BINGO game with 10,000 people. You need proper supervision.
When you have competent supervision, you can now pay the workers on a daily basis.
Are you building now and going nowhere and losing money on inefficient work? Its time to get help before its too late.
Emil M.
emilmendoza2003@yahoo.com
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