Q&As

Our builder is unhappy with us because of the changes we have asked him to make. He is hinting that it is costing time and money and will need to be addressed at the end of the job. Our problem is that neither of us has had anything to do with the building trade before, […]

A builder we are negotiating with to construct our new house has offered to work on a flat-fee basis, whereby he would charge all labour and materials at cost and add 20% for his overheads and profit. Do you think this is a good system to work on and is 20% a fair figure for […]

Because our plot is quite small, we are having difficulty finding a design with the space we need for our family. We are considering incorporating a basement into the plan, but are concerned about the extra expense involved. How much would it cost?