Before you commit to investing hundreds of thousands of pounds purchasing your next property we would strongly advise that you allow a small amount in your budget to have an experienced Chartered Building Surveyor to carry out a thorough inspection of the property.

First Point Consult prides itself on giving the best information in a clearly laid out, user friendly report format to allow you to complete your purchase with confidence.

Our Building Survey reports comprise detailed text sections, photographs and sketch lay out plans and will:

• Identify items of concern
• Suggest remedies to the issues identified
• Give budget costs for remedying issues identified
• Suggest when the works need to be done to allow you to budget correctly

Please visit our Contact page and send us an enquiry should you wish for us to provide you with a quotation for our services or should you require more information.

When carrying out refurbishment and new build projects variations to the initial concept are inevitable.

Say you appoint a building contractor to build you a new two storey extension and to demolish your dilapidated garage for a fixed lump sum fee.  As the scheme progresses,  you may decide that you no longer wish to demolish the garage and you ask the builder to give you a rebate on the lump sum fee that you had agreed.  Inevitably the contractor will give you a very poor rebate to protect the lump sum that was promised to him, and as each element of work has not been individually priced, you are going to be in a very weak negotiating position if you challenge his offer.

First Point Consult can help you manage the construction cost of your project by producing a detailed quantified Schedule of Works which your appointed Contractor will have to complete when submitting his competitive price at Tender stage.

So, should you decide to omit the demolition of your garage, or should you wish to re-plaster a larger area of your house, you will be able to do so with the pre agreed competitive Scheduled rates giving you maximum value for money and minimising the potential for disputes.

The price Schedule of Work will be the most valuable tool available to you during the construction phase and it will save you a lot of time and money when dealing with variations and agreeing the Final Account sum with the contractor.

Please visit our Contact page and send us an enquiry should you wish for us to provide you with a quotation for our services or should you require more information.

Chartered Building Surveyors are trained in having a good appreciation of current building legislation and standards as well as being able to provide detailed design for house refurbishment schemes and new build projects.

First Point Consult can provide you with bespoke detailed drawings which are required by the Planning Service and Building Control for their approval prior to any significant works being allowed to take place to your property. Once approved, these drawings will be used by your building contractor on site to complete the work.

First Point Consult can:

• Carry out a detailed measure survey of your existing house
• Draw up existing floor plans and elevations
• Provide sketch design options
• Develop the preferred option
• Fill out the necessary application forms on your behalf

Please visit our Contact page and send us an enquiry should you wish for us to provide you with a quotation for our services or should you require more information.