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Wish you weren’t here! The importance of holidays away from the building site – and computer
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Builders are divided on the future
What to consider when costing a roof
The cost of tiling or slating a roof is dependent on the complexity of the roof to be covered and the final choice of tile. If you watch roofers at work, you’ll notice that the tiling to the main roof plains are laid very quickly, often in just a few days, and that the edge…
Wish you weren’t here! The importance of holidays away from the building site – and computer
How many hours have you invested in your business this year already? In just one day this week we’ve heard from two builders who have been getting up at around 4am to get paperwork done before putting in a full shift on site. And we regularly receive emails from builders in the early hours of…
What to consider when costing a walling system
Adrian Wild looks at what you can expect to pay for this part of your project. As with all external features, the choice of wall construction of a property has much to do with aesthetics. I’ve chosen a house design with a nett wall area of 117m2 to provide a cost comparison between different common…
The hidden costs of building Part 2
Last month we considered my top 5 hidden building costs including site appraisal costs, finance fees, trees, sloping sites and site acquisition costs. This month we’ll concentrate on my hidden costs 6-10. As well as basic build costs involved in the actual construction of your home there are a number of “secondary “ costs that…
Builders are divided on the future
The results are in. Our sister company has just conducted a survey with 1) users of EstimatorXpress (the same award-winning estimating software we use for our customer quotes) and 2) builders who have yet to make a purchase. The outcome? Builders not benefitting from EstimatorXpress quotations are feeling much less hopeful about business going forward…
The hidden costs of building Part 1
Previously we have suggested that using typical square foot/metre costs as they can be extremely misleading unless you have previously built a particular style and quality of house, in the same area with the same labour force. Experience shows there are very many variables that can significantly affect your costs. In addition to the basic…