Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Feb 05, 2013 5:04 pm G'day All, I'm at the stage of seeking quotes from timber companies for the timber supply for my timber floor bearers / joists, timber stud walls and timber roof structure (suit clay tiles). IN approaching 4-5 of the bigger timber companies in Perth, they seem to all want a few hundred dollars UP FRONT to do the quote. They suggest that they cant do the quote without doing the design work and this has to be covered. Of course, I dont want to pay 3 companies to all do the same thing, but how will I know who is the best price without this? I suppose I can just pay one of the suppliers to do it and then send thprovided design to the others for quoting. Any thoughts / guidance on this? What did you do? Cheers - Wayne Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 20354 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15886 I couldn't attached the photo for some reason. Here is the link to the photo https://pin.it/79jwdMp 1 3109 |