Signed a contract with a builder!

Sheila writes...

Crazy or what but we’ve signed a contract with a builder. Although not crazy because we did actually want to sign a contract and get the work started. So, on Friday 12th October we met with our preferred builder and the architect and spent two hours working through a contract, called a Blue Form. There are 40 clauses in the contract – who knew – but all seemed reasonable. We negotiated over a few of them but no major stumbling blocks.

One interesting element was that there is a penalty clause if he doesn’t finish on time. However, the finishing date is 30th August. Quite a long build and to quote one local who we told it was taking 45 weeks replied with “bloody hell, what are you building?”. The builder seems a nice enough chap but sure we are only in week 1 of the project, plenty of time and opportunity to fall out.

Now onto phase two of the project which is interiors. Our next task is to make decisions on colour of walls, type and colour of flooring, what style and make of windows we would like and on and on and on. So much so that a white board has come into play.

Location of the rental

The white board is proudly sitting in the kitchen full of decision that we need to make in a timely manner, so the builder can keep to the schedule. If we delay him and the project is delayed the penalty clauses will not be applicable.

Another upside to the long build is that the rental house is so big we feel we are in luxury accommodation. That’s not to say it is very glam or anything, but it is officially classified & marketed as a five-bedroom house with two bathrooms. So much room in fact that himself and myself can spend hours apart and still be in the same house.

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