Progress:
So since the last time I updated the blog it was Oct 21, 2011 so it's safe to say FINALLY!!! Last post was done after a month of waiting and after over 4 months of waiting for Jayman MasterBUILT to get framers it's also safe to say it's about time, it shouldn't have taken this long, and we are rightfully frustrated.
After a long time of Jayman telling us "Oh it will be next week" "It will be in the next couple weeks" to "We can't find framers" we finally have them. Supposedly everyone was having troubles finding framers from them all going to Slave Lake (because of the fires) to there not being many. From the outcome of everything it just seems to me (yes, there is a shortage of framers) that Jayman MasterBUILT is very very cheap. It took them 3 months to start THINKING about paying the framers more and offering a more competitive wage. They said they would be raising the prices of what they pay the framers and in the end they'd "have" to raise the prices of the houses because of it. In the end though they did not give the framers competitive wages per sq/ft and are paying less. They are paying $6 per sq/ft while the competition is paying $7-8 for the same thing. To be honest I don't know why the framers that they do have now are working for less.
I sent them an email on Christmas Eve regarding since this was a very unrealistic waiting time without anything being done to the house if there were to be any consideration in regards to the framing as well as inquiring about the survey they've been telling me about for the past 4 months that I have not received (at this time depending on the questions they ask they might not get the best answers). Either way those parts of the email were ignored in their reply back about the framing.
We talked to the framing crew today and they seem exceptionally nice. At first when we were talking to them they didn't know we were the people whose house they were building (very personable). They joke about how they call themselves the ABC Crew as their names are: Amanda, Bob (yes, we have our own personal Bob The Builder), and Cameron. They were also very open to answering all our questions about what they were doing and how they do stuff and what they plan to do next. On the bright side they did mention that the people that poured the frame did it very well and that they wouldn't have to alter any of the framing because everything was already perfectly straight. I think tomorrow we will bring them coffee and doughnuts (keep them warm and energized).
I am very thankful that we have a very relaxed landlord where we are as it would make this wait a bit more difficult nor are we having the hassle of selling a house. I can't imagine if this was happening and we had to line up a house or move because of a lease ending.
I'm also excited to say that I have officially stood on the main floor of the house for the first time! It will be where the back door is. Hopefully the good weather keeps up so we can get the outside of the house finished fast. It's been such a good winter for building houses (not for White Christmas' though).
