Self Build Pre-Construction Services - Plan & Build Better : CLPM Ltd

Pre-Construction Advice & Support for Self-Builders

Are you in the pre-construction phase of your self-build project?

Having delivered training courses at the NSBRC for many years we understand the needs of our clients in the self-build and custom build community. Our pre-construction services are flexible, and affordable and can be tailored to your individual needs.

So whether you need to buy a few hours of one of our expert’s advice, or would like us to work with you throughout the planning and delivery of your construction project, we can help.

Our services include preparing Design Reviews, Schedules of Works and Programmes.

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Design Reviews

Whether you’re self-building via brick-and-block or a modern method of construction, getting an independent 3rd party to check (and help you enhance) your plans will give your project a valuable boost, as well as an extra level of scrutiny.

If you have an outline design, but have yet to decide which construction system to use, we can help you decide. Then, once you have more detailed drawings, we can carry out a design review and check your plans for omissions, errors, inconsistencies and complications. Whilst we do this, we can also highlight the risk areas in your design or suggest cost opportunities which could save you time and money later on.

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Self-Build Client Testimonial

““Karim’s confidence-building visits genuinely helped us build a better house with less stress. We couldn’t have had better support. Karim was ‘hands on’ when he needed to be and hands off when he thought we knew what we were doing!“

Mr & Mrs O, Surrey

Schedule of Works

Ensuring you have an accurate and comprehensive Schedule of Works for your self-build project is critical, but it can be a daunting task. Especially if you have complex heating arrangements or are keen to make your new home as energy efficient as you can.

CLPM can help you check, gather together and complete all of the documentation you’ll need to get prices for both labour and materials and brief you build team.

The more thorough the Schedule of Works, the more accurate the quotations will be from the trades. And most importantly, the less likely there will be mistakes or gaps which might lead to unexpected overspends later on.

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Scheduling & Programmes

Time is money, and as a self-builder you’ll need to closely control the progress of your build team. Any delays will inevitably mean extra costs – and could risk additional knock-on effects too. The last thing you want is to lose another trade’s availability slot later on in the build. Having a detailed, realistic programme with key milestones will help you to monitor progress and highlight, and resolve any major issues quickly. It will help you schedule your material deliveries, and give you a greater understanding of the timings for the financial aspects of your build, such as loan draw-downs or invoice payments.

In addition to helping you prepare a programme for your project, we can advise on Health and Safety and Site Set Up too.

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Why CLPM?

Because appointing CLPM to provide pre-construction services will give your self-build project the best possible start.

Whether you choose to have a CLPM project manager help you over-see your build or want to organise and control the build yourself, appointing CLPM before you go onsite will help you achieve a far better result.

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