We have bought a house and need to make some changes before we move in. These are to keep our sn child safe mainly. We hired an architect and they are to manage the build - expensive but we are too busy to try to take this on ourselves. Anyway we got the builders bids in and they are double the architects estimates. We did get a few esestimates but they were all alike. The architect said this was due to variations in the scope of work. We had made some small changes - should they have warned us before putting the project to tender that it would be so much more?
Anyway since this its taken 10 days before I could meet w architect and builder to discuss changes that would help reduce the cost. Even tho I was offering this by email and my work is v flexible. Now the architect says he can't change the drawings until end of this week which means we are well into next week before well get quotes and can start the work
At this rate we'll have owned the place for a month before we even get started.on making the changes.
Is this how it usually works? Are we doing something wrong? Ideas for speeding this up? We really want to get the alterations done before moving as managing our child in a space that keeps changing and maybe has no kitchen for a few days breaks me out in a cold sweat but this is v expensive. I thought things were lined up do that we would start work within a week.of getting the keys.
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Firsttimer7259 · 19/05/2015 16:49
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