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Steps to take pre-offer; want to knock walls down etc.
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An opinion/quote from a builder would be helpful for you, but you would be saying to the builder:
There's a house I might make an offer on
... and the offer might be accepted,
... and the sale might complete in 3 to 6 months time (or never),
... and then I might pick you to do you the job.
A lot of the more experienced builders will have learnt from experience that it's not a good use of their time to quote in situations like this - where there's a low probability of getting the job, and it would be a long time in the future. But I guess there's no harm asking.
I agree. A lady who viewed ours came with a builder and paid him an appropriate hourly rate. That way, she got decent advice from a dependable builder who had a proper look around. Seems fair enough to me...0
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