Attack of the minions

Just haven't felt up to posting lately.  The whole building thing has gone waaayy beyond funny.
Hugh has been to mediation at the court.  No result and they have to go again in September.
The crew have been back and done repairs that have actually created new faults,
The BSA inspector came back to check as Tony Moran advised they had done all the repairs and observed  they had done very litle and that the deck actually looks worse than when he had first seen it!!!  He told Tony Moran it looked like his apprentices had been let loose with no supervision.  
Hmmm.  I think that is what we had been saying since very early on.
We have lodged two new lists of faults to be attended to.  About another 35 items.

Now they have asked to return for three more days, Today to Friday to fix the repairs and a few more things.
We have Tony Moran here today to supervise.  Pity he hadn't deemed it necessary to do so earlier.  We might not be in this mess.

He is on the roof with his minions scuttling about and cutting and drilling and who knows what destrucion they are causing this time.
Can only pray it doesn't rain.

09 June 2011, Thursday, Drizzly

Examples of Coastal Patios workmanship

Asst size screws driven too deep and allow water to pool

Top of handrails.  No plugs in bolt holes

I think this speaks for itself!!!

Badly swaged wires, ends left jagged and dangerous.

Tony Moran from Coastal Patios and another person arrived at 7.30 am as expected.  After a quick look at the deck, they suggested that the answer they would be using was to punch the already over screwed screws further into the deck, and then fill the resultant holes with something.
Hugh explained that was not acceptable.  We do not want a lot of deep holes with bits of putty coming loose and falling out.
Tony commented that he had tried to contact the guy from the BSA to find out what he actually wanted done but had been unable to.
Hugh told him today was the last day to remedy but Tony said they did not get the letter til the 18th so they still had time.  Tony then left.

03 June 2011, Friday, Sunshine

The Coastal Patio crew arrived at about 7.30 am.  First request was to use some power as all their tools had flat batteries.  They didn't think to charge them overnight at home of course.
So the day was spent with the house full of guys trying to fix the mess they had created.
The electrician also turned up to get the lights and power points connected up.
That was somewhat of a revelation.  We found they had been told not to finish up back in December.  All manner of reasons given at a meeting that was called by Tony Moran.  Basically, they were told the job had turned toxic, We were at fault, Tony was the person being hard done by.

Razor sharp edges on gate

He was rather surprised that Tony's workers were here under instruction from the BSA.  And that they were fixing 11 category 1 defects.
We  were just sooo happy to see the back of their trucks as they laod rubber up our driveway.
It was horribly shortlived joy tho because on opening my email I found a further request from Graham Towndrow from Coastal Patios to enter the property again ..

Coastal Patios is requesting entry to your property on Thursday June 9th at 7.30am to inspect the decking before repair.
What the....  9th is the last day of the 28 days they were given to fix the job.
I feel like we are just being held to ransom by this mob.  How much longer are they going to be arriving at dawn, Fiddling around all day and then wrecxking our garden and drive with their trucks.

 

02 June 2011, Thursday, Sunshine

Interesting assortment of washers used

Coastal Patios guys on-site to "fix" the category 1 faults in the building work.

Due to arrive at 7.30 but got here at 8.00.  By 8.30 Hugh has called BSA re Matt's mouth.  Comments like "I thought your Missus dug this out.  You could have got her to do a decent job".     I really do not need this.
Tony Moran also arrived about 8.30 as well.  He seemed to be acting as the go-fer, running to and fro dropping off the gear the boys needed.
Not sure how the expect to fix all the faults in just 2 days.