You have the list of eight. Here is who it applies to.
Asking a builder you have never met for eight documents is reasonable. This page tells you who you are asking, and how to check the answers.
Andrew VB Construction builds extensions, back rooms and double storeys, and does the roofing, water tank, purification and solar work that goes with them. Our company registration number is K20251009353. Look it up on the CIPC register before you pay anything.
Five things we will not do.
What a builder declines tells you more than what he offers. Ours, each with the reason.
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We will not ask for a large deposit.
Money leaves you only against delivered materials and finished, photographed milestones, so you have only ever paid for work you have seen.
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We will not build before the plans are approved.
If you want to start early, we will say no. Buyers ask for approved plans when you sell.
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We will not quote a price per square metre before we have seen your site.
Ground, structure and specification decide the number, and a phone price ignores all three.
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We will not sign off work that is not ours to sign off.
Electrical and plumbing certificates come from the registered tradesperson who did the work.
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We will not print a claim we cannot back with a document.
You will not find "licensed", "guaranteed on time" or "best in the area" on this site. When the paper exists, the claim goes up with the paper.
Five promises you can hold us to.
Each one comes with what happens if we miss it.
A written, itemised quote before work starts.
Nothing is built until you have signed it.
Price changes agreed in writing.
A change you have not agreed in writing does not change your price.
Stage payments tied to photographed milestones.
No photos, no payment due.
A weekly progress update on WhatsApp.
If a week passes without one, the next stage payment waits until it arrives.
Certificates and a closed snag list before the final payment.
You hold the final payment back until you have both.
Check every name before you pay anything.
Every registered person on your job has a number, and each number can be looked up with the body that issued it.
We give you each name and number in writing. If one does not check out, do not sign.
- The company
- The CIPC register
- The draughtsperson who submits your plans
- SACAP
- The plumber
- PIRB
- The electrician
- The Department of Employment and Labour
Who we are a poor fit for.
If price is the only thing you are comparing, another builder will suit you better. Our quote includes plan approval, certificates and milestone payments, and a quote that leaves those out will always look cheaper.
We will decline the job if you want to start before approval, or want a certificate for work we did not do.
If that is the builder you want, send one message.
Send your suburb, the service you need and a few photos. Andrew replies to arrange a free consultation, and a written, itemised quote follows once he has seen the site.
- Suburb, service, a few photos
- Free consultation on site
- Written, itemised quote