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Builders can manage many things
More and more architects and design companies are offering full design and build services, taking care of your entire building project from start to finish, including planning applications, appointing and 'project managing' your builder, guiding them through the construction process for you.
Now, speaking personally as a fully qualified bricklayer, and very experienced building contractor, it is that service I find very baffling, and more than just a little bit insulting. It seems the fashion these days for these companies to find new ways of taking work, and profits away from builders, although I havnt seen many architects fighting each other to get the job of mixing the bricklayers mortar for him as yet!
Besides just being an enjoyable rant, there is a point to what i'm saying, and that is your builder is perfectly capable of doing their job, do not need to be guided or managed, and are usually far more experienced in the day to day running of site based projects, than the guys trying to land the job of managing them.
As a main building contractor, we are much better placed to offer you such services, and we employ professional outside services only when necessary.
Below, we take you through the 3 design, planning and project management packages we offer.
Plans
Either producing your plans in house, or working in conjunction with a local Leicester architect whom we have a longstanding working relationship with, we first discuss with the client their ideas and particular requirements, as well as their budget, then supply drawings for outline or full planning permission application, along with a written estimate for completion of works. We also guide the client through the
The main benefit of working this way is that the client will be assured that the finished designs are achievable within their working budget, and also that the contractor is ready to proceed immediately once planning permission is granted. It also makes the whole process much less complicated and stressful by only having one port of contact to liaise with during the pricing and planning stage.
Also, should the client wish to proceed with another contractor after the planning application, they are not tied in or obligated to any additional fees or charges with ourselves, the drawings are their property to use as they see fit.
Your plan
Whatever contractor decision you take during the plans process, the finished drawings are your property from the moment of purchase.
Planning approval
We offer a complete design and build package for customers looking to have plans drawn up, submitted, and work carried out such as home extensions, garages and new builds, all under the umbrella of one company.
We offer a complete design and build package for customers looking to have plans drawn up, submitted, and work carried out such as home extensions, garages and new builds, all under the umbrella of one company.
Working in conjunction with a local Leicester architect whom we have a longstanding working relationship with, we first discuss with the client their ideas and particular requirements, as well as their budget, then alongside our architect, supply drawings for outline planning permission application, along with a written estimate for completion of works. We also guide the client through the planning process with the local authority.
The main benefit of working this way is that the client will be assured that the finished designs are achievable within their working budget, and also that the contractor is ready to proceed immediately once planning permission is granted. It also makes the whole process much less complicated and stressful by only having one port of contact to liaise with during the pricing and planning stage.
Also, should the client wish to proceed with another contractor after the planning application, they are not tied in or obligated to any additional fees or charges with ourselves, the drawings are their property to use as they see fit.
Management
With all our home extension services, we provide a project managed service as standard, something our competitors in the design sector can very rarely boast. We do however offer even more extensive services for managing projects, which are detailed in our gold, silver and bronze service packages.
For more information on service package prices, please get in touch.
Other available design services
Kitchen and bathroom design
We offer a design to completion service for kitchen and bathroom refurbishments, which includes complete supply and labour costings, and 3D renderings of proposed layouts. All such design work work is free of charge and comes with no obligation to buy.
Garden design service
We offer a 2D garden design service for clients looking to redevelop the front or rear outside space of their homes. Garden design services can include items such as patios, driveways, garden walls, raised borders, and garden structures such as garden rooms or pergolas.
Structural steel calculations
All proposed large openings in new structures, or wall removals in existing properties, require load bearing calculations to be conducted, to determine dimensions and specifications of steelwork to be used to support the structure above. This is also a part of the building process we take care of on the customers behalf, working with local structural engineers to supply all relevant designs.