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ABBEY CONSTRUCTION IS A CAPE TOWN-BASED CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WITH ITS ROOTS IN HERMANUS. DRAWING ON NEARLY FORTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, ITS OWNERS KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY WORK AND THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH CLIENTS.

EXPERIENCE HAS TAUGHT THEM THAT TWO ASPECTS THAT GOVERN MOST CLIENTS' ASSESSMENT OF THEIR DEALINGS WITH BUILDERS:

  1. THE QUALITY OF WORK
  2. THE QUALITY OF COMMUNICATION

"ABBEY CONSTRUCTION DEDICATES ITSELF TO TWO GUIDING PRINCIPLES. WE ASK OURSELVES:

  1. HAVE WE DONE THE BEST WORK POSSIBLE?
  2. HAVE WE KEPT THE CLIENT INFORMED OF ALL ASPECTS OF THIS PROJECT?

IF WE CAN ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS WITH AN UNEQUIVOCAL YES, WE HAVE BEEN TRUE TO OUR COMPANY'S GUIDING PRINCIPLES.

TRANSPARENCY AND HONESTY ARE THE KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL CLIENT/BUILDER RELATIONSHIP. TO HELP US WORK CLOSELY WITH CLIENTS WE PROVIDE AN ONLINE WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORT FOR PROJECTS THAT KEEPS THEM INFORMED OF ALL ASPECTS OF A BUILD.

 
WORK SCHEDULE, WEEK THREE, TURNER RESIDENCE, 9 TURTLE CLOSE, VERMONT- OCT. 2007
DATE
SCHEDULED WORK
DAILY PROGRESS
MON1
REMOVAL OF OLD KITCHEN UNITS
REMOVAL OF OLD UNITS AND REMOVED OLD LAMINATE FLOOR COVERING
TUE 2
RE-MEASURE FOR NEW UNITS
RE-MEASURED
BEGIN TILING OF FLOOR
CLEAN FLOOR, REPAIR HOLE, TILE
ORDER UNITS (FRASER KITCHENS) &
GRANITE TOPS (GRANITE WORLD)
ORDERED: KITCHEN UNITS TO BE DELIVERED ON THURSDAY, TOPS TO BE DELIVERED
ON FRIDAY
WED3
GROUT FLOOR TILES
FLOOR GROUTED, TWO NEW TILES LAID- WERE LOOSE
NEW PLUMBING (BATHROOM EMPORIUM )
ALL NEW PLUMBING- SINK, RINSE BASIN, WASHING MACHINE, DISH WASHER
THU 4
NEW UNITS INSTALLED (SKELETON)
LOOSE TILES GROUTED
GROUND SKELETON INSTALLED
FRI 5
NEW UNITS INSTALLED (SKELETON)
GRANITE TOP NOT READY- SUPPLIER PROBLEM (READY MONDAY
AFTERNOON). PHONED CLIENT TO INFORM THEM AT 10H35
COUNTER TOP INSTALLED
SKELETON COMPLETE
HUNG UNIT DOORS AND HANDLES
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HOW YOU DEAL WITH CLIENTS DETERMINES THEIR SATISFACTION WITH THE WORK. KEEPING CLIENTS INFORMED OF DEVELOPMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND INVOLVING THEM IN THE SOLUTIONS PLAYS A BIG PART IN A STRESS-FREE AND PRODUCTIVE CLIENT/BUILDER RELATIONSHIP.

AT ABBEY CONSTRUCTION, WE KNOW OUR SUCCESS DEPENDS UPON HIGH-QUALITY WORK AND SATISFIED CLIENTS.

 
     
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