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Maxine

Hi. I’m looking at building 40 sq metre sleepout on piles with bathroom early next year. Needs consent. Thinking of getting plans and specs etc done(LBP) and applying for consent myself. Then perhaps going on builderscrack for a qualified builder to works at an hourly rate. There might be , with economic downturn , builders looking for work. I did this in 90s and had a wonderful builder to guide me from buying materials to council inspections. Didn’t realise I was a project manager. The drawbacks as I see are dealing with the Auckland City Council, and coordinating drainlayer, plumber and electrician. Have had great tradesmen from BuildersCrack tho. This will be stressful. I’m old but pleasantly persistent. On the other hand do I go to a building firm for a quote and get stressed that the firm will remain solvent.? That’s my main concern. And quite possibly get stressed following up the usual things that can go wrong. Advice would be appreciated. Thanks so much Maxine
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Veronica

Hi Maxine How exciting! Sounds like you know what you’re doing with the plans etc. On two different projects, we found our draughts person to be excellent in helping pull all the info together for the consents. We might have filled out a few forms, but really they did the heavy lifting. Whether you go for a main contractor (who will probably draw in subbies) or for directly engaging the trades yourself, I imagine they each come with pros and cons. I’d give some thought to: – time – I would expect a main contractor would be able to start and finish more efficiently, than you seeking to coordinate multiple trades (unless that was your line of work) – risk – what do you do if the plumber and the sparky are at odds? At least if you have a main contractor, it’s their job to sort it out. If you do go with a main contractor, make it your business to know who the subbies are – price – I don’t think many will offer a fixed price right now. I would expect you’d get a better idea of true cost with a lead builder – but that might not be an issue for you. – next year might be tricky for a number of firms. However, it’s in your interest (and ours) that they are able to turn a profit. We want builders to still be around in 10+ years. Hope this helps – enjoy your project.
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