Two storey extension at side, single storey extension at rear +repositioning of drains to accomodate extension.
I had around 7 quotes from various builders for the work undertaken, but none filled me with as much confidence as Paul. Of the seven, four of them would only give an estimate over the phone based on submitted plans, saying they had done the same type of work the previous week, one came out with a pre-prepared quote expecting me to sign up immediately.
It was only Paul at JP builders that came without the preconceived ideas of how the build was to go and took an interest in the actual job, noticing that drains may need to be moved and that soil was probably on a good clay base so that the foundations should be fairly straight forward, little details like those filled me with confidence. The other companies that came to the house for the quote were done and dusted in about 10 minutes, Paul was there for about an hour looking for any potential issues.
All the companies quoted but another pleasant surprise came when Pauls quote came in, typically it was around 35%-45% less than the others, I was happy to go ahead, with Paul saying he could start in mid-late August (quotes were gathered around May 2011) – I still had to have the planning approved so I was happy with the start time.
Building got underway in 1st week of September due to a couple of minor overruns on other jobs with his customers asking for extras or unforeseen work on those builds, but I was expecting a some variation on the start time for those reasons, so this was not an issue.
Once underway, Paul and his team were very affable and efficient – they started early in the morning and would work Saturdays if they though the project was going off target in time terms. They worked quickly, but had a good eye on quality all the time. Communication was good at all times, and any potential problems/issues/improvements were relayed back to me quickly. They all worked on the job as a team, and concentrated purely on my house – they were definitely not shooting off to multitude of jobs elsewhere.
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Sunderland, 03 October 2011
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