Weather building new or renovating an existing structure, creating a new home is a journey of discovering who you are, what you want, how you want to live, and where you want to be. Creating a home is more than building "3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms." What We Do in Our services :
To provide the client with sound clear advice at the outset of the project about: the design/development potential; approx
imate building costs; the need for various statutory consents; project programming and likely time scales; the need to engage the services of other professional consultants and specialists.
• To respond as accurately and appropriately as possible to the client’s brief.
• To advise generally on pertinent aspects of the client’s brief.
• To develop and to produce design schemes which we consider to be viable in terms of ‘build ability’ and in terms of local authority guidelines, planning strictures and building legislation.
• To develop the design to detail and to produce all necessary detailed construction drawings, diagrams specifications and schedules etc to enable the building contractor to carry out the works to a satisfactory standard.
• To seek ‘Planning Consent’ and ‘Building Regulations Approval’ at the appropriate stages to the project.
• To pay attention to the health and safety matters and have sensible regard for the end users of our schemes.
• To pay attention to the rights and amenities of adjoining owners.
• To advise the client on the ‘Party Wall’ matters and where necessary to work with party wall surveyors to reach the appropriate agreements with adjoining owners.
• To inspect closely for quality control and workmanship 0n the building contractor to achieve satisfactory results. To guide and advise building contractors and specialist sub-contractors as and when necessary.
• To advise the client on matters relating to building contracts and building procedures.
• To oversee the building contract and to monitor the work in terms of quality, progress and costs as closely as is reasonably possible.
• To inform the client of any significant developments or variations as the building contract progresses, in order to alert the client to any aspects of the project, which may be at variance to the agreed scheme, and the agreed scope of work.
• To keep a watching brief over matters relating to costs and cost variations and to keep the client informed as much as it is reasonably possible during the course of the building contract.
• To inspect the building at the completion of the project and to draw up schedules of outstanding works, incomplete items and building defects; and to instruct the builders accordingly in order that all building work is satisfactorily completed.
