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We contracted on a build in the dirt phase. September 2015 for a projected completion of June 2016. Tract/spec builder. Closed August 29, 2016. The builder has contract language that allows for virtually every delay scenario--it's in your contract.
The shipment of 80 bathtubs from overseas is delayed---construction delayed. Municipality has a backlog in issuing new building permits--construction delayed. Even 2-3 days of catastrophic weather can delay projects for weeks, depending on the work affected. 3 guys on a framing crew quit and go work for a competitor in a tight labor pool--construction delayed.
We sold our home (moving out of) on the schedule we wanted, which set us up to move into our new home as projected. We ended up in a short-term rental for almost 3 months while waiting--which was inconvenient and disruptive, but not because of a willful act of the builder.
it is not like the builder is doing it on purpose, right? The builder knows it has to be done and does all it can to get it done. One of the unpredictable factors could be the weather. When it rains a certain work cannot be performed. The property has to be dry to continue. Be understanding of this.
I think your attitude is a bit immature. Let them finish when they can. They are not doing it to make your life miserable. We are currently in the process of building a home and we were given 'approx' close date , ahem -a range -from April 2019 to September 2019. I am cool with this.
Jokingly called the law of asymptotic completion by an old boss of mine. His theory was that a contractor could only finish half the remaining work in any payment period. So if you gave them draws every week then they'd get less and less done as time went on. The other part of it is they never really finish you finally just stop paying them and tell them to go away.
In all reality very few construction projects of a whole building complete on time. I've heard the process best described as like assembling a car engine while all the parts are moving while the car is on the highway and you are trying not to crash. Since any project is trade offs between time, money, and quality when the contract specifies certain quality and certain price the thing that gets sacrificed is time.
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