- Hello
I wanted to chat to you about
something that I see a lot of people do,
as a means of either trying to save money
trying to get a handle on their budget more accurately.
This is Lucy, she's just saying hello.
So trying to a handle on their budget,
more accurately,
trying to basically eliminate builders margin,
and control their project more effectively.
And it's this idea of getting a builder to do the work to
either lockup,
so basically just getting all the internal linings done,
and the place basically secure and weather proof.
And then managing everything from that point on,
so kitchens and bathrooms, and joinery,
and all of those types of things.
And I see a lot of homeowners,
they'll tackle this idea as a cost=saving strategy,
and also
they'll tackle it as a means being able to sort of
get process from a lot of different
kitchen designers, or bathroom designers,
and supplies and those types of things in an effort
to try and kind of compare apples with apples,
because sometimes it can be difficult to understand
exactly what a kitchen is going to cost
when you look at a builder's quote
because it's split up slightly differently.
So, I just want
share a couple of things that are pitfalls
that you need to be aware of if this is what
you are planning to do for your project, okay?
Because if you don't know these things going in,
it'll get you into trouble down the track.
So what you need to understand is that
you'll go through your design process
and you'll get all of your town planning approvals
that you might need,
and then you'll get your building approval,
or your construction certificate, to be able to
commence construction.
And then part of actually achieving your building approval,
or your construction certificate final sign off
and being able to move back in,
is getting a private certifier
or building inspector
or somebody from your council (it will depend where you live)
but there will be a person who then comes at
different points to inspect the work,
or needs to see certificates that the work has been
executed and completed
to meet legislation,
to a certain building standard. All of this paper work
and all of this process gets gathered up to
complete your building approval
and say that your building has been built according to
Australian standards and building regulations
and according to the town planning approval that
you achieved for it - and the house is ready for
you to move back in to.
Now, what the challenge is, is that bathrooms
and kitchens in particular,
they're areas where a lot
of coordination is required.
So what do I mean by this?
Well, what I mean is that there's a lot of trades
that will need to basically sleeve in and out.
So they'll need to come, do their work, leave,
come back again, do more work, leave,
and that can happen with electrical, with plumbing,
with the joiners, with the plasterboard guys,
with whoever is doing your splashback
or your stone bench tops
or whatever you're choosing in that regard.
And it's literally like this really intense level
of work flow that has these people stepping in
and out of it.
Now if you've got a builder who is including your kitchen
and your bathrooms as part of their scope
of works to deliver,
then of course they'll manage all of that.
If you're going going to outsource those chunks of work
to other contractors and leave the builder out of it
and just get the builder to do a certain amount of work,
then somebody is going to need to coordinate
all of that work flow.
And the challenge
is understanding where the builder's work stops
and where these peoples' work starts,
and particularly in regards to your approval,
so that you don't get caught up.
Because something like plumbing, for example …
the plumbing will go in behind all the walls,
all the waterproofing will go on for a bathroom,
for example. The wall lining will go on the interior
of that room, the plumbing will then be brought through,
all of your tiling and all your fixtures
and all of those things will go in,
and then the plumbing will need to be fit off,
so taps can actually go on.
And the plumber basically certify that
all of that work has been done
and the waterproofing is being maintained,
and all of that is up to standard.
And then that's the point that you actually get your
certification finalised for that room.
But if that's not happening with the one builder,
then what happens with it? Who manages that,
who executes that for you,
and how does that get coordinated so that you can
tidy up all your approvals
and know that they're being done properly?
The other thing is, in understanding
where the builder's work stops
and where these other people's work starts
is also in understanding your quotes and your costs.
I see a lot of homeowners really stumble on these
because they'll have assumed that a certain piece
of work was included in somebodies' package [of works],
or they'll have not even known that
that piece of work needs to occur,
and so the trade will turn up on site
and say, 'Well this hasn't been done,
we need this done before we can do our work,
you need to get this person in,'
and it's an extra cost that you didn't anticipate.
So if you are thinking about doing this with your project,
getting the builder to finish work to a certain stage
and then getting other contractors in that you'll manage
to try and finish off these spaces
and places in your home,
then make sure that you understand the work flow overall,
and how these two things will work together
so you won't get caught out with gaps for extra trades
and extra costs and things like that
that you haven't anticipated.
And two, understand your approvals,
understand how you'll still achieve all of your required
sign offs for construction certificate
or for your building approval so that you do,
at the end of the day, have an approved home,
that you're able to move back in to
and that it's all done and dusted
and all the paperwork is sorted out.
I hope that helps,
if you have any questions pop them in the comments below
and just go in eyes wide open.
That seems to be the Undercover Architect motto
(laughs)
right?
See you later, bye.
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