Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Dec 15, 2016 7:21 pm I have a found a home design that really suits my needs. However, some of the lock-up stage materials are from a particular company I'd rather not give money to due to its past treatment of asbestos victims. Am I able to say I want to use other products, or do they lock you into using what they want? PS I should add that because I've only made enquiries so far, the company only ever replies with their standard email responses and never actually answers my questions. I don't want to sign a contract and then find out they won't be flexible. Re: How flexible are the major home companies on materials? 3Dec 16, 2016 6:51 am It depends on who is your builder of choice. Some large project builders may be unwilling to change from their supply chain just for one job but many smaller or boutique builder would not care. As joker says you should have it in your contract and the best way to do that is to nominate a supplier of your choice in the special conditions. I share your disgust at the immorality of the treatment of the asbestos victims and as a potential victim myself, as a young man working in the building industry I was never told or protected from the dangers of exposure to asbestos. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: How flexible are the major home companies on materials? 4Dec 16, 2016 1:44 pm You are the customer and have the right to ask for anything when building a house. The larger builders will generally be less flexible as they are more structured in their approach. Slim margins means they need to keep tight control of their suppliers and costs. To move outside that channel could mean larger than expected increases in your final price. If you want more control over the supply chain of your builder you may be better off approaching the smaller ones. Re: How flexible are the major home companies on materials? 5Dec 19, 2016 6:40 am arcachon You are the customer and have the right to ask for anything when building a house. The larger builders will generally be less flexible as they are more structured in their approach. Slim margins means they need to keep tight control of their suppliers and costs. To move outside that channel could mean larger than expected increases in your final price. If you want more control over the supply chain of your builder you may be better off approaching the smaller ones. I'm happy (sort of) to wear larger costs to avoid paying for materials to a loathed company. A very close friend of mine was killed by materials produced by those people. He was 33 when diagnosed and 36 when he died. I am thinking of just taking my design to a boutique company and asking them to handle it... it would be easy to buy the lock-up and lining kits and sell what I don't want, but it would still fund that company, so am looking for alternatives. Re: How flexible are the major home companies on materials? 6Dec 19, 2016 8:31 am Lee54 arcachon You are the customer and have the right to ask for anything when building a house. The larger builders will generally be less flexible as they are more structured in their approach. Slim margins means they need to keep tight control of their suppliers and costs. To move outside that channel could mean larger than expected increases in your final price. If you want more control over the supply chain of your builder you may be better off approaching the smaller ones. I'm happy (sort of) to wear larger costs to avoid paying for materials to a loathed company. A very close friend of mine was killed by materials produced by those people. He was 33 when diagnosed and 36 when he died. I am thinking of just taking my design to a boutique company and asking them to handle it... it would be easy to buy the lock-up and lining kits and sell what I don't want, but it would still fund that company, so am looking for alternatives. Doesn't necessarily have to be a boutique builder. You could take that design to many builders and ask if they have something similar that can be modified to suit. Doesn't require much leg work either. Just draft an email with the relevant info and send it off to a number of builders. Make sure you include the stipulation about supplier materials and see what responses you get back. That's a fantastic result! Happy you got it sorted out. cheers Simeon 6 8640 in the stormwater pit or the drain? Those dont look like theyd fit in the drain. Separately, the pits do get stuff in them during the course of the build. For the most… 1 7932 We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. The quote above was purely for “pre-wiring” so the blinds company can install the motors and blinds. That’s why we… 5 16275 |