Saving money

They say learning is remembering and boy, oh boy have I been learning a lot over the holiday season! In my book, “Your 7-Step Home Extension Plan”, I recommend spending time, before you start the building works, designing your fixtures and fittings for kitchens and bathrooms, and selecting internal doors, flooring, tiles and even selecting the grout colour – before you start the works. I had a small disagreement with a client earlier in the year who insisted on supplying…

I received a call from a client who wanted a rear extension and kitchen refurbishment. I offered him our services for Project management but he declined and said he would like to take the challenge on himself. He worked as a Senior IT Project Manager in a very well paid and demanding role that included international travel. He told me that he had seen on Grand Designs that they didn’t use Project Managers, and even though they overspent on their…