Hi everyone
I'm undergoing my first project and just need a bit of advice on builders charging for extras. I am only a week in, we have the foundations dug and I have had an email from the builder advising there will be some extra charges. I was given a quote to do foundations, drainage, shell, roof and install windows.
The extras they have mentioned are
1/ shuttering of trench sides and pipes as requested by the building inspector.
2/ deep drain issues that need to be done to the Side of the house.
3/ rodding access to the internal soil stack.
Does this sound reasonable or are they trying it on?
My thoughts are as follows
1/ the shuttering of the pipes would I imagine be standard and should have been included in the quote. There are a couple of areas which need shuttering on the side of the trench. 1 of these could not have been foreseen at quote stage so I am happy to pay for this. The other and larger of the 2 could have been foreseen so I'm not too keen to pay for this.
2/ the deep drain issues are something which would have been obvious at quotation stage. There is a manhole right next to where we are installing a toilet and the builders knew the drains were deep here and the toilet would go into them.
3/ the rodding access was something the building inspector asked for. I would imagine it would only be adding a cheap part anyway but again surely if they have quoted for sorting out drainage this should include making sure it's to the building inspectors specification.
Please let me know what your thoughts are so I can decide a reasonable way to proceed. I'm on a tight budget and am just concerned that I don't want them adding all sorts on which should have been included to help bring the value of the job up.
Thanks
I'm undergoing my first project and just need a bit of advice on builders charging for extras. I am only a week in, we have the foundations dug and I have had an email from the builder advising there will be some extra charges. I was given a quote to do foundations, drainage, shell, roof and install windows.
The extras they have mentioned are
1/ shuttering of trench sides and pipes as requested by the building inspector.
2/ deep drain issues that need to be done to the Side of the house.
3/ rodding access to the internal soil stack.
Does this sound reasonable or are they trying it on?
My thoughts are as follows
1/ the shuttering of the pipes would I imagine be standard and should have been included in the quote. There are a couple of areas which need shuttering on the side of the trench. 1 of these could not have been foreseen at quote stage so I am happy to pay for this. The other and larger of the 2 could have been foreseen so I'm not too keen to pay for this.
2/ the deep drain issues are something which would have been obvious at quotation stage. There is a manhole right next to where we are installing a toilet and the builders knew the drains were deep here and the toilet would go into them.
3/ the rodding access was something the building inspector asked for. I would imagine it would only be adding a cheap part anyway but again surely if they have quoted for sorting out drainage this should include making sure it's to the building inspectors specification.
Please let me know what your thoughts are so I can decide a reasonable way to proceed. I'm on a tight budget and am just concerned that I don't want them adding all sorts on which should have been included to help bring the value of the job up.
Thanks