Once in a while we recommend or a customer require us to build only the structure and separate the agreement for the finishing – this we also recommend for specific reasons such as budget limitations or when the owner specifically wants to manage the supply and installation of finishing furnishings such as when the furnishings have to come from abroad and the owner wants only the brand supplier to install such furnishings.
Items that may require specific brand installers include but is not limited to special upvc windows, special parquet floors, imported asphalt shingle roofing, sound proof or special acoustic ceilings. Sometimes even common items like painting and standard glass windows that don’t require special brand side installers or workers, owners may separate these, to cut the budget schedule in different phases or different headaches.
The structure only contract may even sometime cut the total build budget in half as some furnishings could cost up to half of the project. This is also beneficial for the builder as he will be able to focus on the industry standards of the build.
Structure only contracts usually include only the concrete works, structural design requirements, electrical and plumbing rough ins. If the roofing, painting, and tiling are just standard or average priced, the builder may also request to add it to the contract as a separate add on cost so that the structure can be presentable. The special owner supplied furnishings can be easily added later on.
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