by Paul Devereux | Apr 16, 2024 | Exterior
Ever wonder what happens once the doors are closed and quantity surveyors are talking about your project? We’re not ones to keep things to ourselves, so take a look at the 6 common but crucial conversations that can shape the outcome of your project. Working through...
by Paul Devereux | Apr 9, 2024 | Exterior
It’s tempting to look at what everyone else is doing to get a handle on costs, but market rates aren’t a real reflection of what that final figure should be. Take a look at the 3 main reasons market rates don’t work. You can’t get an accurate comparison. Each company...
by Paul Devereux | Apr 2, 2024 | Building
The construction industry has seen a rise in the amount of freelancers out there. With more and more Quantity Surveyors opting to go on their own are they all talk and no action? They market themselves as the more personalised and cost effective choice but the reality...
by Paul Devereux | Mar 19, 2024 | Exterior
You see something missing from the drawings, something you know is essential. Leave it out of the tender, score the job, and figure it out later as an “extra”, right? Wrong. You’ll get found out, and fast. Everyone gets burned – especially the...
by Paul Devereux | Mar 12, 2024 | Exterior
Ever started a project only to realise halfway through costs were spiralling out of control? You were so eager to get going there was one critical step you rushed – the importance of going over the contract with a fine-tooth comb. Contracts might sound like a pile of...