Renovating and building extension, planning received, what next?

patsyrockem

Hi all, I am renovating my family home, basically it was a big B&B until my parents retired. They are going to live in one side of the house which will require very little work and I am going to live in the side with all the bedrooms. I have got someone to do the drawings etc for planning and I have recently received planning permission to build on a living area and kitchen. There are a few walls to be knocked internally to make a decent sized bedroom and an en suite. I have shown one builder around and he came back with a price but there was no detail in his quotation and I have no idea whats included in his price. He won't be getting the job!! I intend to replace all the windows and facia on the whole building. I am going to need a few quotations for the bank and what I need to know is what my next step is.
Do i need a quantity surveyor to price it for me?
Do I need a building surveyor to assess the job for safety, cost etc?
Would a BER accessor be able to give me specifications for insulation, windows etc. to bring the house up to a modern spec, before a builder tells me what I'm getting.
The job is held up with a legal matter at the moment but I'd like to have things in place when it is finalised. I'm new to all this and I'm beginning to wonder am I out of my depth before I even start. I would appreciate any help, any more information required please ask. Thanks.

rayjdav

patsyrockem wrote: »

Would a BER accessor be able to give me specifications for insulation, windows etc. to bring the house up to a modern spec, before a builder tells me what I'm getting

Wrong attitude from the start. The builder is told what he is to deliver by you/your agent from the agreed tender.

A good local AT/Arch will set you straight re the actual work. They can prepare tender docs that will be priced from, in detail.

cmore_2

Looking at your post.

There is a few different things you can do,
first off you have plans
On a small job you normaly would get a Schedule of works done out this breaks the job into sections and has specs on it but as you said you have time a Bill of Quantities is the best for having everything listed for the builder and yourself. With both you can have a safer way of making payments for each specific job. As well everyone is pricing the samething ( not later getting this is what we normally do ) and if your looking for a loan to pay for it you have done your home work for them.

Try to be clear on what you want and you will get better prices
Hope it's some help

patsyrockem

Thanks for the replies, would a bill of quantities be my next step while I'm waiting? Thinking of getting a local guy with a good name but who wants to get paid weekly for his work. He told me it would be very difficult to price. He did a similar job for a friend, a bit more expensive than other builders prices but did a fine job. Any theories on paying guys weekly or daily? Would i need a qs to do up the bill of quantities? Thanks again

daver123

From my experience i was glad i went to a architect and took all the advice from him.