September 26, 200818 yr comment_277483 Well, I thought I'd spawn a new thread to post this. We are having to work at some bodgie places lately. Here is the latest... This is a 1960's block of units. They bought the block of 6 for $1.5 Million. They ripped out 4 of 6 undercover basement car parks and turned them into 2 more units. (Now totaling 8) They have dug out the front yard and built an area for 5 parks. So that's 2 original basement parks + 5 new ones totaling 7, while there is 8 units?? The upper floors have many many holes punched into the ceiling. One would think that we would need to resheet the whole thing, but no, just patch. Each unit may have upto 10 holes in its ceiling. They removed a wall which left a trench behind. The walls on either side aren't the same level so the patch in the middle is on an angle. Here are some of the patches... This is my favorite. I found the piece of plasterboard that was cut out. :yes: MASSIVE HOLE To think, they'll sell these units for around $400,000.00 each. There will be more... Report
September 26, 200818 yr Author comment_277484 This was another building but this afternoon. I found it funny. They just cut the post off. Report
September 26, 200818 yr comment_277486 You do realise that its common practice to patch plasterboard like that..... Patch it - Tape it - Stop it out - Sand it off Re-sheeting the ceiling would mean needing to affix new cornice. Is the place heritage listed? Meaning certain features have to be kept or the council will come down on you like a tonne of bricks. Sure it mainly refers to exterior features....but its not exclusive of internals as well. What work are you doing on the places? Edit* Judging by the progress pics, I guess your the Plasterer. Edited September 26, 200818 yr by kangaroosa Report
September 26, 200818 yr Author comment_277491 They are adding cornice to it. Its a full remodel without spending money on plasterboard. We currently are sheeting but usually do framing (Steelframe) Report
September 27, 200818 yr comment_277661 You do realise that its common practice to patch plasterboard like that.....Patch it - Tape it - Stop it out - Sand it off Re-sheeting the ceiling would mean needing to affix new cornice. Is the place heritage listed? Meaning certain features have to be kept or the council will come down on you like a tonne of bricks. Sure it mainly refers to exterior features....but its not exclusive of internals as well. And in some councils, like toowoomba, it can also go as far as wiring, switches etc.... Report
September 28, 200818 yr Author comment_277678 These builders are just plain cheap. Us good as it would have been to demolish the building and start over, it would have costed too much. Spend less for maximum profit. Report
October 3, 200818 yr Author comment_278833 Well not so much of a bodgie but an OMG!!. I've been working on this job site lately. Its a massive complex with 3 towers, 9x units, several million dollar penthouse appartments, two pools and a gym. I find it funny that the whole complex is built in a floodway. Well it use to be, now its raised (except for the carparks) The building in the background has the majority of the units. All the carparks are connected and the one at rear is under this building. Seems that someone set fire to a pile of cardboard in that garage and it melted all electrical wiring and PVC plumbing pipes going up into the tower and the smoke has gone up into the A/C ducts. So They've had to replace almost everything, plasterboard, PVC pipes, fire hydrant pipes, a/c ducts electrical etc. We had to replace the fire resistant sheeting today. This is the head that spans over the last carpark entrance. In the afternoon we went back to this building we were at a few weeks ago. I found this bodgie. Would you buy a one bedder unit who's entrance is in the underground carpark?? And lastly, this is how they patched up a mistake in the wall... NEATO!! Report
October 27, 200818 yr Author comment_285059 We were sheeting up this unit when we noticed two chicks in this nest. But we had to put the ceiling up so up it went. We could here the chirping all day till about 1. Then they went quiet for some reason. Report
November 6, 200817 yr Author comment_287822 Well, I think its been long enough. There were no birds. Just an empty nest. And lets just hope that this wall isn't load bearing. Report
November 8, 200817 yr comment_288213 And lets just hope that this wall isn't load bearing. it looks load bearing to me. Wow how do these people sleep at night Report
November 8, 200817 yr Author comment_288220 A few days later I saw a guy scooping hand fulls of cement or render into the gaps. I don't exactly think all the air holes would have been removed. Report
December 2, 200817 yr comment_294603 Sheet it up boys. There is plenty of wood left. Is that damage caused by termites ? steel frames FTW Report
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