We are pleased to offer an affordable online building consultancy package to our existing clients and new clients who have already engaged an architect or designer, but need continued support and advice, which their architect or designer may not offer.
We’ll take the stress out of choosing the right building contractor, set up all your third-party services, and put you on the road to a successful build.
Our job is to protect you and your home, ensuring that your building project runs as smoothly as it should, on time and on budget, with no hidden or out-of-control cost that puts the builder in control.
If you feel you would benefit from using WAB Online Building Consultancy, give us a call!
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE FROM WAB ONLINE BUILDING CONSULTANCY?
Unlimited Experian credit checks on builders.
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Unlimited Experian Credit Checks. By credit checking the builder early in the process, you can avoid wasting your valuable time inviting potential contractors to visit your home, spending valuable time going through your building project, then going through endless quotations, only to find that the building contractor is in financial difficulty.
If your potential building contractor has a bad credit rating, it could mean several things. For example, your contractor may:
- Go bankrupt before completing your building project.
- Make additional financial demands to complete your build.
- Hit you with extras to pay their debts.
We have found that builders who have a bad credit rating also do not have the correct insurance policies in place. This means your building project could be at risk.
We will supply a bespoke document titled “The Builders Questionnaire”, which is based on Government Regulation. If followed, this document will ensure that your building project is an excellent one. It will protect you from cowboy builders and will also save you thousands of pounds. It contains valuable questions that need to be answered by your potential building contractor. It includes fair and transparent templates of work schedules, payment plans, and questions that will safeguard your project and clarify expectations from the start.
We make sure that all the right questions have been asked before work starts, to ensure that all parties know what to expect from the outset. This includes checking and confirming that your builder’s quotation is not too expensive and too cheap.
Assessing building contractors’ experience, qualifications and previous client references. Confirming insurance details are correct and up to date. Making sure your project is fully covered before, during and after your build is complete.
Monitoring all areas of the construction process to identify where the builder’s cost may increase and discussing these areas with the contractors to avoid unexpected out-of-control additional cost.
Discussing and confirming the significant and unusual design elements of your building project to ensure safe delivery of materials, correct product installation, and avoid potential problems before work starts.
Confirming that your building contractor takes responsibility for all Health & Safety aspects of your building project. This includes your safety and the safety of your family, visitors, subcontractors, and all persons involved.
Making sure your building contractor provides written guarantees for all the building work.
Checking and confirming that the surrounding land conditions will not affect the building work.
Checking and confirming that the surrounding land conditions will not affect the building work. This includes conversations with neighbours and utility companies before work starts. The aim is to avoid potential interruptions and delays.
We ensure that no initial large upfront deposits are made before building work starts. When building work starts, we confirm the builder’s weekly payment requests. This ensures that you remain in control of the project, rather than allowing the building contractor or company to be in control.
We support you by having awkward conversations with the builder before the work starts, and not when things start going wrong.
Being available to answer any questions or concerns you may have during the build until your project is complete.
Mediate with the building contractor to resolve any problems that may arise during the construction phase.
We can arrange and put in place all your compulsory third-party services.
1. Building Control
2. Build Over Agreements
3. Party Wall Agreement
4. Structural Calculations
5. Planning Applications
6. CDM Health & Safety
What next?
Contact us and let’s have a chat. We’ll answer all your questions, advise you the best way forward, and offer you a tailored package that suits your requirements, whatever stage you are at.
