builders with you on viewings??

bs0u0128

if going to see a place that looks like it needs work doing, is it ok to ask a builder to come with you to be able to get an idea of the cost involved for when negotiation starts? would a builder be likely to charge for this or just do it as a normal quotation?

dwhl

hi there,

i see no harm in asking a builder to come and view the property with you. would be best if you could find a friend, who is also a builder. But failing that a friendly builder would probably come along. I'm not sure how much, if at all, they would charge though.

I guess, although I may be wrong, that a good builder might pick up what is later picked up by the surveyor and certainly should have a good grasp of the costs involved.

hope this helps

david

tandeh

a builder should definitely come, for free, he has a potential quote on his hands.

cattie

Ah, but a builder may not be prepared to give up his valuable time for free to look over a house that a buyer is only considering & hasn't even entered into negotiations for.

The builder needs to feel confident that he has a pretty good chance of getting some work out of any visits for quotes.

If you know someone in the building trade this would be the ideal solution, but if not then you need to be prepared to possibly pay for a builder's time to look over a property that isn't yours.

bobsa1

I've tried to get builders to look at a house I will own in a couple of weeks and nobody will until I own it!