Services
Three kinds of work. Three ways to go wrong.
What separates them is not the price — it is how much you disturb what is already there, and how much of what you will find is still hidden.
Phases per job
The stages, in order
- New build
- 6
- Remodelling
- 6
- Refurbishment
- 5
01
New build
From the plot to the keys. It is the work where the most things depend on each other, which makes it the work that most depends on a schedule that holds.
What decides the price
The structure and the foundations. What sits under the floor is invisible from the plot, and it is where a new-build quote is won or lost.
What eats the schedule
Permits and curing times. Concrete does not dry faster because you asked nicely.
Includes
- Structure and masonry
- Water, drainage and electrical services
- Finishes and handover
02
Remodelling
Changing what is already there: taking down walls, redoing services, replacing what has aged. It is where the surprises live, because half of what you will find is behind a wall.
What decides the price
The state of the services behind the wall. Seventies plumbing changes the price of a bathroom entirely.
What eats the schedule
Whatever turns up when you open it. That is why the site visit comes before the price.
Includes
- Controlled demolition
- Bathrooms and kitchens
- Replacing old services
03
Refurbishment
Bringing a place back up without touching the structure: paint, floors, joinery, isolated plumbing. It is the work that fits in a short window between two uses.
What decides the price
Area and access. Painting three hundred square metres on a fifth floor with no lift is not the same job as three hundred at street level.
What eats the schedule
The window you get. An empty house is worked all day; an open hotel is worked when the rooms are free.
Includes
- Interior and exterior painting
- Floors and wall finishes
- Joinery and metalwork
Which of the three is your job?
If you do not know, that works too: the site visit is exactly for that, and it is what separates a price from a guess.