No matter how careful you are, delays is not avoidable because weather is change, and people is change that is why it is important that we should be aware of the causes of delays during house construction. Delay is common because constructions is complicated and involve a lot of different people. Everyone must be working together to avoid delays. The contractor will suffer because of the overhead expenses as well as owner of the house.
The following are some causes of delays during house construction:
- Excessive bad weather
Bad weather is unavoidable but we can avoid excessive bad weather if we start our house construction during summer season before the rain starts.
- Insufficient manpower
If there is no manpower, delays will be expected so it is important to verify your contractor if he has enough manpower to do the job.
- Labor dispute or labor disagreement
Labor dispute or labor disagreement is avoidable between contractor and his labor or subcontractor. The contractor should have extra person or labor so that the construction will not stop.
- Contractor mismanagement
Make sure that your contractor has good reputation and trusted. There are times that the contractor may not know how to manage money and people.
- Failure to purchase material on time
Sometimes the contractor forgets to order material in a timely manner.
- Delivery delays
If the supplier delays the delivery of materials
- Owner house modification
Owner requests additional work or some modification for the design of the house. Small modification can have large impact to the construction.
Now that we are aware of the possible causes of delays, make sure to come up with the solution if we experience the above situation. Proper planning and scheduling can prevent this unavoidable situation.