Only Lawtech remain on site and we are hoping for a good day.
Following the bad weather last week and the disorganisation of Lawtech’s PM we are now running 2 weeks over the initial completion date.
We were early on site but there are another gang of renderers on site not the ones that tried to complete the works at the end of last week
Friday 12th November - Day 21
Only Lawtech’s contractors remain on site.
BBCL and Lawtech’s subcontractors met as planned on site, but as predicted the weather was worse than the day previous. We did however wait on site until midday to see if it would clear, but we had also kept a close eye on the MET weather report and this weather had been forecast for the day and the weekend. We made a decision that we didn’t want to make, and that was to abandon the project until Monday in the hope we would have some resolve.
As you can see our PM was not a happy chappy!! Today was the proposed site compound breakdown date.
BBCL and Lawtech’s subcontractors met as planned on site, but as predicted the weather was worse than the day previous. We did however wait on site until midday to see if it would clear, but we had also kept a close eye on the MET weather report and this weather had been forecast for the day and the weekend. We made a decision that we didn’t want to make, and that was to abandon the project until Monday in the hope we would have some resolve.
As you can see our PM was not a happy chappy!! Today was the proposed site compound breakdown date.
Thursday 11th November - Day 20
Only Lawtech’s contractors remain on site.
This photo shows the additional scaffold canopy fitting to provide support for the new Tarpaulins. Below shows now late in the year severe weather conditions.
Due to the continual delays caused by Lawtech, our main concerns now lie with the winter weather conditions which are now upon us. If the project had been completed on the completion date as specified by Lawtech we would literally be home and dry! We are also worried what will happen now with the finish should it get wet. The renderers have been told to steam ahead even though they too have the same concerns with what may happen.
By this stage, the day had crept on with no progress at all, the sub, sub-contractors were still struggling with trying to attach the Tarpaulins and the wind & rain kept coming. It was decided that we would try and continue tomorrow weather permitting. The subcontractors were staying locally so we arranged to meet on site in the morning to discuss a way forward as the forecast was not great.
This photo shows the additional scaffold canopy fitting to provide support for the new Tarpaulins. Below shows now late in the year severe weather conditions.
Due to the continual delays caused by Lawtech, our main concerns now lie with the winter weather conditions which are now upon us. If the project had been completed on the completion date as specified by Lawtech we would literally be home and dry! We are also worried what will happen now with the finish should it get wet. The renderers have been told to steam ahead even though they too have the same concerns with what may happen.By this stage, the day had crept on with no progress at all, the sub, sub-contractors were still struggling with trying to attach the Tarpaulins and the wind & rain kept coming. It was decided that we would try and continue tomorrow weather permitting. The subcontractors were staying locally so we arranged to meet on site in the morning to discuss a way forward as the forecast was not great.
Wednesday 10th November - Day 19
Lawtech
So today now being well over the programmed completion date, and this being the second assured completion day I have the initial renderers back on site that was originally on the project. Today is dry but very windy and the renderers were trying to temporary screen the sides of the property with Tarpaulins which are torn and have holes in. I spoke with all 3 of the renderers and asked if they would complete by close of play today. They obviously said no and said they had an additional 3 days left to completion. This has now had a large impact on the final week of the programme; the scaffolder’s who are due in tomorrow to dismantle, the Double Glazers who were re programmed in for tomorrow need the scaffolding dismantled in order to access the porch door for the door install. At this stage the breakdown of the site compound is scheduled for Friday which now just won’t be achievable.
So today now being well over the programmed completion date, and this being the second assured completion day I have the initial renderers back on site that was originally on the project. Today is dry but very windy and the renderers were trying to temporary screen the sides of the property with Tarpaulins which are torn and have holes in. I spoke with all 3 of the renderers and asked if they would complete by close of play today. They obviously said no and said they had an additional 3 days left to completion. This has now had a large impact on the final week of the programme; the scaffolder’s who are due in tomorrow to dismantle, the Double Glazers who were re programmed in for tomorrow need the scaffolding dismantled in order to access the porch door for the door install. At this stage the breakdown of the site compound is scheduled for Friday which now just won’t be achievable.
In addition, BBCL aided in helping Lawtech’s sub contractors by provided them with new Tarpaulins and cable ties, so that they can actually try to start the top coat tomorrow and keep any potential rain off the newly coated walls. The reason for this is the subcontractors were told by the middle subby (Not Lawtech, buy someone who was subcontracting to Lawtech!) that everything was sheeted up for them today – but this was not the case! Following the renderers calls to the middle subcontractor they had been promised that Tarpaulins will be on site tomorrow and considering all the failed promises by Lawtech’s PM and Co this could not be chanced, so we supplied the renderers with the sheets that they required.
As another addition, we will arrange for our scaffolder’s to come to site first thing tomorrow to help by adding some additional scaffolding (canopy) for the tarpaulins to be tied to and give additional protection from the weather.
Not surprisingly, once we asked the subcontractors if they are to complete the below DPC insulation and render works, they knew nothing about this section of these works even though the insulation was delivered to site that day and signed for.Tuseday 9th November - Day 18
Will Lawtech be on site we asked ourselves!
I arrived on site Tuesday expecting to see a large gang of renderers as we did have a good dry day to proceed, and we found no operatives on site which was very disappointing!
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