Request an onsite consultation with one of our Team, we know the unique challenges of extending and renovating, one of our experienced staff will provide an onsite assessment.
Visit you on site
Spend time, listen and discuss your building requirements
Talk you through what can and can’t be done
Discuss what Council will likely or not allow
Offer Building advise
Give you estimates and likely costs
Deliver open and honest feedback and insightful suggestions
Our site consultations are not provided by slick salesmen who are there to make a sale, but by experienced Builders with decades of experience who have your best interests at heart.
Look deeper than some glossy photos and a presentable and well and intentioned personality- as that shine may soon wane. Let’s provide you some information to help you choose the right builder
A poor builder looks like this –
Low ball price to get his foot in the door and then hit you up for extras later
Inexperienced
Poor documentation
Does not price the job properly (could go broke half way through the build)
Often unavailable because he is spread thin and trying to be in 10 places at once
Insufficient funds and financial backing, likely with higher insurance premiums due to risk profile
Poor site supervision
Cheap trades and materials
Un happy clients and poor reviews
In sufficient insurances
Does not answer the phone
Poor safety
Does not pay his trades
So what does a good builder look like, who can I trust?
Good track record – he is experienced and been in business many years, you can do an online search on his Licence to find valuable information
A specialist
Good communication
Documented system and process, you will notice a set processes for the way he operates and documentation to go with this
Covered with home warranty insurance and other full suite of insurances
Looks after and invests in staff, Industry training and compliance
Dedicated software systems
Good communication, you can pick up the phone and speak to someone
Quality trades
Good client reviews
Quality experienced and educated staff
Complies with statutory requirements
Will sign a contract and provide insurances before taking a deposit
Has solid financial credentials
We can go on but we are highlighting how much goes on behind the scenes, the things you may not see or have thought about and what is required to run a successful building business the things that need to be in place to provide quality and service.
So going back to our first question – do expect the quality experienced builder to cost more, these costs do need to be passed onto the client, choose your builder based on the right qualities and not a cheaper price.
