Licensed and
Qualified builders
In todays building indusrty, Not all builders are created equal, even with qualifications and licensing, even the building code.
How many sob stories do we still hear, lots. A lot this is due to people price shopping, which is understandable to to the high cost of building.
Nearly all franchise builders maximise profits by doing
Above standard insulation
High quality double glazing, not cheap imported glass
Treated ply wood flooring
4x2 framing throughout
Sound batts to bedrooms
Stainless nails to exterior fixing
Quality sub trades only
Flush walk throughs only to decks
Enamal paints only, small nap rollers= very flat high quality finish
Minimal joins in plaster
We issue you with budgets for your kitchen, floorings and bathware, so you can shop around and get what you want, if you go under budget you get a cash back
competitors
Minimium standard insulation
Maybe using cheap imported glazing? Not as clear as english made glass
Partical board flooring ( Weetbix)
3x2 internal framing
No Sound batts
Galv Nails still used
Using cheapest quotes for trades
Standard door entrances
Acrylic paints, big nap rollers to hide defects
Using every scrap of plasterboard
They tell you what you can have in term of kitchen, floorings and bathware, not a lot of flexability, isn't it your house