We are (finally!) about to sign with a builder to start a major project which involves two extensions and some major internal reworking of rooms and walls including moving a kitchen to a whole new room and creating a bedroom where there isn't one. Total cost around £100,000 not including the fortune we have already paid out on architect, and endless endless surveyors. (we are in London if that matters) This is not the first time we have done a major renovation but it is the first time for an extension and structural work. (we are moving out for the duration).
So, what do you wish people had told you before you undertook your project? What advice would have been helpful? I am a bit of a control freak and am dreading this to some degree. In my mind, builders never work quickly enough or do a good enough job (totally not true - I am aware of that!). What should I be doing now, or preparing in my mind, to make this all run more smoothly? Any advice gratefully received!
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We are about to sign with a builder for major project - what do you wish someone had told you before you started yours?
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Wiifitmama · 10/01/2017 18:47
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