Builder went quiet after frame - is that normal

bench-seat-27

Lake Macquarie volume build. Frame went up over about three weeks, photos looked fine, then basically nothing for ten days. No site meeting, no text about what is next. Supervisor used to reply same day.

Contract says lockup stage is next but no date. I am not trying to be the annoying client ringing daily. Also dont want to find out in a month they were waiting on us for a colour we already picked.

Is a week or two of silence after frame pretty normal in NSW right now, or is that when people start chasing. What did you do when your builder went quiet at that stage.

davefrom-2009

Common enough. Often they are lining up the roof crew or waiting on a delivery before they book the next inspection. Does not excuse zero communication though.

Send one polite email listing frame complete (your date), ask for programmed dates for lockup and rough-in, and copy the contract admin if you have a name. That usually gets a schedule rather than a shrug emoji.

gumleaf_88

We had two weeks quiet and it was windows stuck in a queue, not us. Still should have said.

Check your portal or selections inbox for anything sitting in draft. Some volume guys will not book the next trade until every electrical and colour box is ticked even if you thought you finished months ago.

bench-seat-27

Update: supervisor rang back after the email. Roof sheeting starts Thursday, lockup booked for the following week. Turns out they were waiting on engineering sign-off on a beam change we were never told about. Relieved but annoyed we found out by chasing.