horst Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 About three weeks ago I get a call from the elevator up here.They started a new pallet company making cardboard pallets and converted the old lumber yard buildings to use for the operation. First call I get we go look, they need a breezeway between the 2 buildings to drive the forklift through so they can store the pallets without having them go outside in the weather.Not only the manager but the entire crew comes out to show us what they want, everyones got a different idea, Im soon confused about what were actually doing. Next morning the head elevator office calls me and one of the other office guys asks me to come over.He walks me through it and everything he says is different then the plans we got the day before.I tell him Ill start in a couple weeks. Yesterday we go back, I make a material list, people start walking by, the plans are changed again.I make three different lists trying to cope with the everchanging plans.Finally I leave, order materials and go get some tools to start with.When I get back the first thing they do is tell me they decided to change the plans again.I dont even have the right materials to begin the job now. Last night we finshed framing in the first doorway in one building.The manager comes in, he wonders if its going to have enough headroom.Then he asks if I got permission to order my materials from the lumberyard instead of Menards. I snapped, I told him the last job we did for them i got my stuff at my menards, they charged more and took 3 days to get the stuff, brought me the wrong stuff 3 times and I didnt much care where they got thier stuff I got mine at the lumberyard.He mentioned the headroom for the forklift, I told him to get out and keep his crew away from me, I had enough plan changes, Im not redoing anything, and the only way to get more clearance would involve taking all the support posts out from under 20 ft of roofline.Id build it the way it should be built and keep as much room open as was humanly possible without the building caving in.I hope today goes better or Im gonna take my stuff and go home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bruteshooter Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Re: To many architects Sounds like you need to get jobs where the bosses are men instead of women. But either way, good luck in it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Re: To many architects Get the final plans in WRITING! That's called scope creep! New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clay008 Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Re: To many architects [ QUOTE ] Sounds like you need to get jobs where the bosses are men instead of women. [/ QUOTE ] Somebody is playing with fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Re: To many architects Been there and done that! I had to deal with half brains all day when I was doing commercial construction. No matter what you build chances are someone will love it, and someone will hate it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bruteshooter Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Re: To many architects [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Sounds like you need to get jobs where the bosses are men instead of women. [/ QUOTE ] Somebody is playing with fire. [/ QUOTE ] I'm here with my wife and we're currently making our plans for our new home on some property we bought. Sorry ladies, but under the circumstances, this is what came to mind first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Re: To many architects Sounds like a pretty screwed up situation Chris. Dont undertand why the management did not take charge and deal with gving you the specifics they wanted. Would have a tough time keeping cool under those circumstances too. Think with what you have had go on with some of those jobs with the changes being made and menards bringing you the wrong materials in the past, you might follow News advice of getting the final plan in writing, and letting them know before you ever start that you will order the materials from your own source. Least that way it cannot come back to bite you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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