Hi guys
I’ve always been curious about the building market. I generally use sites such as mybuilder.com to find tradesmen. Now, when I submit a job I generally get building companies that come back to be and then some of the actual builders who are doing the work.
Now when I’m talking to the actual builder who is doing the work, I generally get cheaper quotes for the works.
Then, I talk to a building service company, and they generally mention what their team will be doing, the number of guys they would have on site etc etc, the quotes are generally significantly higher.
Personally, I like to get technical I generally want to know the ins and outs of what is being done, I do as much homework as I can on the techniques/processes required for the job. When I talk to the actual builder, i feel like I have much more control to provide suggestions, getting my hands dirty on site etc.
When I talk to the building service company, they feel like sales man/project managers etc. It gives me less control, I can put my requirements and those requirements would be related to the guy doing the works. Besides, if the job isn’t that big, why would I need a ton of people on site?
Does anyone have similar experiences, feelings? Am I being overly OTT?
As an example, I wanted a 1.7 meter R.S.J. fitted for a new door. I had building services quote me from £3 - 5k (not including materials) quoting about 3 guys on site needed to do all the works. I had a builder quote me 3 days @ £150 a day. He seemed to know what he was talking about, so we went ahead, and he was happy for me to help. Ended up costing 3 days work the house is still standing. Job total including the admin, SE calcs, door, beam was about £2500. I would have paid £7k total if I went with a team of guys doing the same thing.
I’ve always been curious about the building market. I generally use sites such as mybuilder.com to find tradesmen. Now, when I submit a job I generally get building companies that come back to be and then some of the actual builders who are doing the work.
Now when I’m talking to the actual builder who is doing the work, I generally get cheaper quotes for the works.
Then, I talk to a building service company, and they generally mention what their team will be doing, the number of guys they would have on site etc etc, the quotes are generally significantly higher.
Personally, I like to get technical I generally want to know the ins and outs of what is being done, I do as much homework as I can on the techniques/processes required for the job. When I talk to the actual builder, i feel like I have much more control to provide suggestions, getting my hands dirty on site etc.
When I talk to the building service company, they feel like sales man/project managers etc. It gives me less control, I can put my requirements and those requirements would be related to the guy doing the works. Besides, if the job isn’t that big, why would I need a ton of people on site?
Does anyone have similar experiences, feelings? Am I being overly OTT?
As an example, I wanted a 1.7 meter R.S.J. fitted for a new door. I had building services quote me from £3 - 5k (not including materials) quoting about 3 guys on site needed to do all the works. I had a builder quote me 3 days @ £150 a day. He seemed to know what he was talking about, so we went ahead, and he was happy for me to help. Ended up costing 3 days work the house is still standing. Job total including the admin, SE calcs, door, beam was about £2500. I would have paid £7k total if I went with a team of guys doing the same thing.