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Twelve questions to ask before you sign with a contractor
The answers tell you more about a builder than the quoted rate per square foot does.
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About scope
- What exactly is included in your per-square-foot rate, and what is excluded?
- Which brands and grades of cement, steel and blocks are assumed?
- Is the built-up area measured including or excluding balconies, stairs and parapets?
- Who pays for wastage and breakage?
About drawings and coordination
- Which drawings will you build from, and who approves changes?
- How will electrical and plumbing routes be decided before casting?
- Will you work from a coordinated model if we provide one?
About money and time
- What is the payment stage schedule tied to?
- How are extras priced and approved?
- What is the expected duration, and what happens on delay?
- Who supervises daily, and how often will we get a progress report?
- What is covered after handover, and for how long?
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