Lifestyle Value

Consider how your lifestyle will be affected during the time that you are building. It’s important to work with a builder that has a firm control over the building program. A good builder will be able to give you an accurate time frame for completing the works.

Working with a builder that has good management practices can make the process less stressful for you. Your neighbours will also be affected by your building project. Even if you are living off-site during the construction program, your builder will be ‘representing’ you to your neighbour for the time he is working on your site. This is important for when it comes to you moving back in.

Investment Value

It’s important to understand the negative impact that a poorly built house or extension can have on your property value. The quality of the building materials and the workmanship of the construction will have a significant impact on the value of your home in the time from project completion to when the time comes to sell. Building works that have aged badly and are in a bad state of disrepair will mean either lost sales revenue or additional cost to upgrade the works before you on-sell.

Be wary of deciding to work with a builder simply because they came in with the cheapest quote. It’s not uncommon for home builders to artificially lower their price to win the job, and then recover those costs during the construction phase through variations claims. Builders can also cut costs by using cheaper products that will often mean inferior quality.

You may look like you will save when you go for the lower quote, but it may end up costing you much more in the long run when questionable work has to be rectified due to inferior materials and workmanship.

We make it a Stress-free Process

When considering building your project, consider how your lifestyle will be affected during the construction phase. Are you planning to move off-site while the building process is under way? If not, will you be able to live in a construction site and deal with building contractors arriving at 7am to start work? Most importantly will the builder be restricted and the project schedule delayed by you living on site? This can have a serious effect on your family life not to mention the projects success. Arranging alternative accommodation can save you a lot of time, cost and stress.