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When the client won’t pay for a quote
So you have spoken to your client who wants you to price their build for them, and you have told them you would like to outsource the...
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Blog Bites – hot tips on measuring concrete
Concrete works come in many forms… slabs, perimeter walls, columns, beams… the list goes on. Because all the different types of concrete...
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Top tips on pricing labour
I was going through all the blogs I’ve written before – there are a lot! And I realized that there was a topic that I probably hadn’t...
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Scope Creep
Case Study Almost a decade ago, we were in the throes of pricing work for those very first repairs undertaken by EQC after the Canterbury...
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Unforeseen Building Works
The Stuff That Bites! How often do you reckon unforeseen works creeps and bites you on the backside? Its all well and good to measure all...
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The cost of thinking long term when building
So often a person looking to build is so interested in the ‘right now’ of what it is they want, they neglect to think about the...
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Square Metre Rates
m2 – The perfect marketing tool Ahhh the good old square metre rate. You see them all the time, group home builders love them and we can...
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Comparing Quotes
It seems the general public thinks that comparing one quote for another is easy….. I’m sure your clients do, right? Yeah, no worries, we...
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How To Fund Your QS
When Money Trickles Out The Door I’m aware that one of the road-blocks around having a QS help you with your pricing, is cost. We are...
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Contingencies
Non-disclosed contingency It sounds a bit more sinister than it actually is, but this type of contingency can take many forms. It’s not...
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Words of wisdom from Glenn
How to get the most out of your QS spend Clarify with a call A quick phone call between builder and QS can help lay out how the builder...
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6 Hacks to Check Your Accuracy When Pricing Residential Builds BEFORE You Send to a Client
1. Each job can have some key measurements which you can then use as a filter to check whether the rest of your measurements make sense....
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Using a labour charge out calculator
MANY of you guys have already, but if you haven’t, then I suggest you email either me or Paul and ask for a copy of our Labour Charge Out...
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QS – Cost Or Investment?
“Why should I use a QS when I can price my own jobs for free?” Let’s get something straight – I am not a QS however, I do manage a team...
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Costing Time Spent
Many moons ago, I was chatting with a business coach and he gave me some awesome advice. He showed me what it looked like on a chart when...
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Types of Quantity Surveyors
The quantity surveying industry is small, there are less of us than there are engineers! That being the case, you do tend to get...
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Internal QS vs Outsourced QS
Five parts to make a skilled QS Quantity Surveying is a funny old industry. I think the reason for this is that it stretches so far...
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Managing Client Cost Expectations
When a homeowner comes to you and they want a new home or a renovation to their existing home… it’s a big deal for them. I think...
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Don’t chop your margin!!!
It’s not a bargaining chip! Why is it that every time I hear a builder trying to make the budget of a project work for the client, the...
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Words of wisdom from Jamie – using labour constants
“Being a Better Business Through Labour Constants” I am sure you have heard of labour constants and their relevance to your take off. It...
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