Moonshine Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 I was expecting my delivery of joists and Caberdek on Tuesday, having explained to the manufacture that due to site restrictions I will need to handball them off the truck and will need to arrange to have bodies on site when the delivery arrives to unload. On Monday i was pressing them via email and phone to confirm the time of delivery on Tuesday so i could get people there, they came back saying it won't be Tuesday, but probably Thursday or Friday. I told them categorically it couldn't be Friday, and if this week it could only be Thursday. I re-arranged my bodies on site for Thursday. Driving to work this morning after doing the school run, i get a call at 8:30 from the driver telling me they were 10 mins from site, also pretty much at the same time i got a text from my bodies on site that they can't do Thursday. So i ended up in a nightmare scenario of a significant delivery turning up unannounced, needing the materials for my build and no one but me to unload it. Hence this is how i spent my morning (after urgently booking A/L from work) unloading 2.5T of joists and caberdek off the back of a lorry, then also carrying most of it up a flight of stairs to 'ground floor' above the basement. Needless to say i have a sore back and in need of a cold beer (after sending a sh!tty email to the manufacturer) If you don't have a sense of humour (or some physical capability) don't self build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshine Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) The beauty (fantastic to have joists and flooring) and horror of what I was faced with this morning. Edited December 8, 2021 by Moonshine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Head down, arse up go ! ..... All the very best of luck mate, watched your progress with interest for a couple of years now....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) Nobody wants it to happen, you hope it don't happen, and when it happens, it happens, I've had it happen, I am not happy when it happens. Thank goodness you'd popped out and you weren't out out.??? Progress can be painful, but at least its progress. Edited December 8, 2021 by Marvin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 15 minutes ago, Moonshine said: The beauty (fantastic to have joists and flooring) and horror of what I was faced with this morning. A lorry with building materials! Such a rare and magnificent beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 41 minutes ago, Moonshine said: If you don't have a sense of humour ...don't self build. Should we make that the official forum motto? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshine Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 1 hour ago, ToughButterCup said: watched your progress with interest for a couple of years now....... Just do the opposite of what I do, and she'll be rite. 50 minutes ago, Buzz said: A lorry with building materials! Such a rare and magnificent beast. It included 54 sheets of caberdek 22mm at a reasonable price, driver even said I was lucky to get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshine Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 30 minutes ago, ProDave said: Should we make that the official forum motto? I thought it already was Maybe an admin can add it to the home page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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