What Does “Standard Construction Look Like?”
If you want “rock bottom prices” you must agree to accept a fairly basic visual standard, similar to ordinary rented accommodation.
It Typically Includes:
- Standard concrete block cavity walls with plaster inside and outside.
- Standard pitched roofs with synthetic slates, OR standard flat roofs.
- The minimum level of insulation required by the building regulations.
- Basic electrical fit- outs with one central light bulb in each room, white plastic switches, and a double socket in every corner.
- Structural openings formed by the builder’s own block- layer, this will limit the design of windows and doors to straight openings supported lintels, rather than specialist steelwork. This means you can only make relatively small rectangular openings.
- White UPVC double- glazed windows.
- White UPVC or painted softwood soffits and fascias to roof- eaves.
- Basic red- deal stairs where necessary, suitable for carpet, but not of visual standard.
- Fitting of the cheapest possible bathroom fittings.
- At handover, the building will be ready for a painter and decorator, for carpet fitting, and for kitchen- fitting.
EXCLUDES:
- Kitchens
- En suite bathrooms.
- Any finishes or furnishings.
- Major structural steelwork.
- Large windows or high quality doors.
