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Options for a new build

  • 01-12-2013 9:05am
    #1
    lownhard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 167 ✭✭


    The most obvious is to use a contractor from start to finish, and under the new Act coming into force in March it might be the only option.

    There is still the direct labour option available until March, I think. Hoping to be started before the end of Februaruy

    My question: Have people built using sub contractors where the subbie is responsible for labour AND materials? Is this common? Do subbies have difficulty getting credit from supliers or is this something they don't want to get into?

    I was thinking project could be made up of different tender packages: Groundworks, Blocks, Roof, Plumbing, Electrics with someone acting as a type of project manager to coordinate between the trades. Perhaps you could call it "Direct Labour & Materials"....

    I am aware that the latter two option bring a host of requirements regarding insurance, health & safety, tax, psdp issues...but just wondering if it is possible/common and what might be the potential problems...


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  • #2
    mfceiling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,902 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    lownhard wrote: »
    The most obvious is to use a contractor from start to finish, and under the new Act coming into force in March it might be the only option.

    There is still the direct labour option available until March, I think. Hoping to be started before the end of Februaruy

    My question: Have people built using sub contractors where the subbie is responsible for labour AND materials? Is this common? Do subbies have difficulty getting credit from supliers or is this something they don't want to get into?

    I was thinking project could be made up of different tender packages: Groundworks, Blocks, Roof, Plumbing, Electrics with someone acting as a type of project manager to coordinate between the trades. Perhaps you could call it "Direct Labour & Materials"....

    I am aware that the latter two option bring a host of requirements regarding insurance, health & safety, tax, psdp issues...but just wondering if it is possible/common and what might be the potential problems...

    Depends on the supplier. I buy my metal direct from the guy that makes it and even then i pay for it at the time of collection. Sometimes i have to buy from a third party and again i still pay at time of collection.

    Talking to the guy i buy my fixings from and he says that credit is basically impossible to get nowadays with them. His boss has offered me a credit account twice but i prefer to pay at time of purchase (1 less bill at the end of the month).


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