• Introduction
• Getting Started
• Know Your Requirements
• Contacting Contractors
• Establishing Credibility
• Obtaining And Agreeing Quotes
• Starting The Work
• Financial Arrangements
• Operation And Maintenance Manual
• Good Working Relations
• Record-Keeping
• Professional And Site Teams

Getting The Builders In

• Introduction
  • A Homebuilding And Renovating Management Book For The Uninitiated
  • Ten Golden Rules Before Starting Your Project
• Getting Started
  • Setting Out Your Objectives
  • Setting Out Your Budget
  • Setting Out The Technical Aspects
  • Minimising The Initial Cost
  • Drawing Up A Timetable
  • Progress Reports
  • Insurance
  • Professional Fees
  • Planning Permission And Scheme Design
  • Building Regulations
  • Works Requiring Planning Permission/Consent
  • Trees
  • Mechanical And Electrical
  • Legal Requirements
  • Condition Schedule
  • Party Wall Awards
  • Issuing A Notice
• Know Your Requirements
  • Drawing Up A Specification
  • Security On Site
  • Health And Safety On Site
• Contacting Contractors
  • Contractors And The Size Of The Project
  • Directories
  • Local Papers
  • Recommendation
  • Advertising Boards
  • The Internet
  • The Response To Your Enquiry
• Establishing Credibility
  • Reference Checks
  • Portfolios Of Work Completed
  • Inspecting The Company Set-Up
  • Establishing Insurance Cover
  • Inspection Of Equipment
• Obtaining And Agreeing Quotes
  • ‘like For Like’ Quotes
  • Breakdown Of Quote
  • Cost-Saving Exercises
  • Timescale Programme Of Works
  • Extras And Variations
• Starting The Work
  • Contract Of Agreement
  • Method Statement
  • Inspection Procedure
  • Site Set-Up
• Financial Arrangements
  • Valuation Of Work Completed
  • Contingency Plans
  • Making Payments
  • Bonus/Incentive Schemes
• Operation And Maintenance Manuals
  • Operation Manuals
  • Maintenance Manuals
  • Test Certificates
  • Guarantees
• Good Working Relations
  • First Meeting With Main Contractor
  • Site Set-Up
  • Visitors
  • Site Instructions
  • Inspections/Quality Control
  • Environmental Issues
  • Welfare Facilities
  • Health And Safety Issues
  • Site Meetings
  • Correspondence
  • Avoiding Conflict
  • Site Tidiness
  • Photographic Records
• Record-Keeping
  • Issuing Drawings
  • Project File
  • Diary
  • Telephone Numbers
• Professional And Site Teams
  • The Construction Team
  • Responsibilities Of Site Management
  • The Design Team