Getting the Builders in: How to Manage Homebuilding and Renovation Projects

Contents......Page 6
A homebuilding and renovating management book for the uninitiated......Page 10
Ten golden rules before starting your project......Page 15
About the author......Page 18
Setting out your budget......Page 20
Setting out the technical aspects......Page 21
Minimising the initial cost......Page 23
Drawing up a timetable......Page 24
Progress reports......Page 25
Professional fees......Page 26
Planning permission and scheme design......Page 27
Building regulations......Page 30
Works requiring planning permission/consent......Page 34
Trees......Page 39
Mechanical and electrical......Page 41
Legal requirements......Page 42
Condition schedule......Page 43
Party wall awards......Page 45
Issuing a notice......Page 51
Drawing up a specification......Page 54
Health and safety on site......Page 63
Contractors and the size of the project......Page 73
Recommendation......Page 74
The Internet......Page 76
The response to your enquiry......Page 77
Reference checks......Page 80
Portfolios of work completed......Page 81
Inspecting the company set-up......Page 82
Establishing insurance cover......Page 83
Inspection of equipment......Page 85
'Like for like’ quotes......Page 86
Breakdown of quote......Page 87
Cost-saving exercises......Page 89
Timescale programme of works......Page 93
Extras and variations......Page 95
Contract of agreement......Page 101
Method statement......Page 104
Inspection procedure......Page 108
Site set-up......Page 111
Valuation of work completed......Page 115
Contingency plans......Page 116
Making payments......Page 117
Bonus/incentive schemes......Page 119
Operation manuals......Page 121
Maintenance manuals......Page 122
Guarantees......Page 123
Site set-up......Page 128
Visitors......Page 130
Site instructions......Page 131
Environmental issues......Page 134
Welfare facilities......Page 135
Health and safety issues......Page 136
Site meetings......Page 137
Avoiding confliict......Page 141
Site tidiness......Page 142
Photographic records......Page 143
Issuing drawings......Page 146
Project file......Page 149
Diary......Page 150
Telephone numbers......Page 151
The construction team......Page 154
Responsibilities of site management......Page 155
The design team......Page 162
What if things go wrong?......Page 167
M......Page 171
W......Page 172