Mr Skill

It’s tempting, when you get a builder in, to forget about what you agreed to in the original Builders Quote, and to let the job roll into all other kinds of minor detail. The builder will be inclined to be helpful in the beginning. Later though resentment may creep in, with neither party inclined to broach the subject of a price increase.

At Mr-Skill we cannot emphasise enough that you need to have a budget and a specification behind your budget too. If you fail to do so, then the heat of disagreement could end up cooking up a real storm.

• No London Builder worth his salt will quote for any job without a specification, and in 99% of the time this will include a drawing too. If you are unable to provide at least a hand-drawn sketch with measurements, then with respect perhaps you have not yet decided what you want.

• The next step is to Find a Builder to provide an estimate against your sketch and supporting detail. We use the word estimate deliberately because a building job almost inevitably comes up against unexpected hassles. When this happens you need to be flexible, because the thick concrete covering the drain is at your home, and not the builder’s after all.

• This is why professional developers and construction companies often add a contingency provision to a job. The percentage value of this varies from job-to-job, and the amount is expensed by mutual agreement as the work proceeds. It simply is not fair to do this any other way – and fair is the little word that makes such a huge difference.

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