Estimating Services Case Study
Destroying your most precious asset in order to create your dream home is a scary and courageous thing to do. But that’s just what this Oxfordshire couple did to their old, dilapidated 1960’s family home.
Initially they worked up designs with their architectural practice, Anderson Orr Architects. Then they secured planning to strip the house back to a shell and completely remodel it to create a modern eco home. However, after having spoken to a number of local builders it was clear that the project was significantly over-budget. The project was therefore in serious risk of becoming un-affordable. This is when the lead architect approached us to help get their client’s project back on track financially.
Step One
The first step was for the CLPM Quantity Surveying team to create a detailed estimate for the building project. This helped the architect and their clients to understand how their plans translated into building costs.
CLPM can provide a basic high level budget to show that your plans are in the right price bracket that you are considering,
Then, they can produce a much more detailed breakdown so you can be assured your plans are affordable.
Can you afford your plans?
From this detailed breakdown the clients were able to more accurately quantify how they could cut the costs of their plans. They knew they either had to adjust their designs or change some of their specifications. This is called value engineering.
The CLPM Quantity Surveying team are highly experienced in this area, and are able to help you make savings.
The work also highlighted the opportunity which existed with this particular project for their clients to save money by sourcing and buying their ‘big ticket’ materials direct rather than via their build team.
The Result
As a result, the project – which when we initially met our clients was so close to being cancelled – went ahead and was completed on budget after 12 months.
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