Choosing The Right Builders London

By Author: Artur Filoncik
Total Articles: 4

There are home builders and there are companies that handle mega infrastructure projects. Selecting the right builder is the starting point to a project completed to perfection within the defined time frame and budget. A construction company may be chosen according to the needs of the client. It may be slight or extensive renovations, additions to the existing structure or construction from the ground up.

Be careful in evaluating the builder

It pays to be careful. This is because any building renovation or construction work is impossible to undo and rework is expensive as well as time consuming. One can hopefully come across the right builders London based provided you follow these essential guidelines:

• Do not finalise on the first meeting. Hold several meetings and discussions and find out how responsive they are. Any builder of repute will furnish testimonials and references as well as show you photographs of projects completed.

• A reputed company will rarely ask for upfront payment. Instead, they will have a well drawn up contract in which payment is usually on the basis of work completed. They will break up a project into components and assign time frames.

• Knowing all that is involved in the building process, reputed builders in London will take care of all documentation, council inspections and compliances to building regulations. As a client you will not have to bother with all these complex but unavoidable formalities.

• They will agree to take the final payment only when the work is complete and inspectors have given their approval. Builders you can trust will remove all debris and leave the site spick and span.

• You can expect quality construction companies to use quality materials and processes. They will also define each part and brand quite clearly in the estimate, offering options of going in for higher priced or lower priced alternatives.

• A builder should normally be able to offer architectural design as part of the process. This may be done with the help of an associate or an in-house design team. However, a client is free to get designs from an architect and obtain quotes from a builder.

• It is important to know if the builder has capabilities in house to handle all the diverse parts of construction ranging from laying out the plinth to flooring, walls, plumbing, drainage, electricity, painting and insulation.

• Builders with familiarity with green building practices are to be preferred since they will use processes that have least impact on the environment as well as take care of energy efficiency.

House owner’s responsibility

Evaluating a builder in London is one part of the process. The client also has responsibilities such as being quite clear as to his budgets and as to what he wants. Changing minds leads to unnecessary rework with consequent delays and cost increases as well as frayed tempers.

Going beyond plain evaluation

Most house owners only look at a builder’s capabilities in renovation or construction. However, they would benefit infinitely more if they considered the total business and capabilities of the construction company. Your house will need regular maintenance from time to time. You never know when you may need an electrician or a plumber or painter or kitchen specialist or a plain handyman to take care of minor issues. It is therefore important to keep the number of a builder handy who has his own in-house team of specialists in all these branches as it saves time and expense. For instance, in the case of plumbing issues or electrical issues, if you do not have plans it is difficult for the technician to know the layout. If you contract a builder who has all these teams he already has the plans of your house and service or maintenance becomes easy.

As can be seen, evaluating a builder only from the perspective of construction capability is like looking at one side of the coin. It is wise to think long term and look at the other part of the coin, which is services and maintenance. These are just as important as quality of construction and building aesthetics. It will save a lot of time and trouble besides giving you peace of mind knowing you have someone to take care of any issue at any point in the future.

Builders London is a London based Construction Company with a pan-European presence. Its specialises in not only handling turnkey residential and commercial construction but in providing total backup and maintenance services through its in-house crew of trained technicians.