Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Any Recommendations for a Knockdown Company? 4Aug 10, 2019 1:49 pm Be wary of the ‘hidden asbestos’ scam. Its a confidence trick. Some companies may win your trust, commence the job, then find non existent hidden asbestos, send you a few fake photos whilst you are at work etc, and charge you extra $ to remove and dispose of it. Extra fiddly manual labour etc. They will say they are saving you money with their particular removal process. If you want to avoid this trick make sure you get written into the demolition contract that you or someone needs to actually see the hidden asbestos on site to confirm it’s actually there before authorising additional work. Turn up a few times unannounced to check the additional work is actually being done. Visually confirm what they say. Ask the neighbours to look too. Gopro cameras on the site may also be worthwhile. Re: Any Recommendations for a Knockdown Company? 6Aug 20, 2019 2:34 pm Norfolk Be wary of the ‘hidden asbestos’ scam. Its a confidence trick. Some companies may win your trust, commence the job, then find non existent hidden asbestos, send you a few fake photos whilst you are at work etc, and charge you extra $ to remove and dispose of it. Extra fiddly manual labour etc. They will say they are saving you money with their particular removal process. If you want to avoid this trick make sure you get written into the demolition contract that you or someone needs to actually see the hidden asbestos on site to confirm it’s actually there before authorising additional work. Turn up a few times unannounced to check the additional work is actually being done. Visually confirm what they say. Ask the neighbours to look too. Gopro cameras on the site may also be worthwhile. Hi Norfolk, Thanks for another valuable tip. Do you have any companies operating in Sydney that are trustable? Cheers Re: Any Recommendations for a Knockdown Company? 10Aug 21, 2019 2:39 pm In this case It is not appropriate or prudent to mention the company name in this forum. Suggest you do your due diligence very carefully, don’t accept that everything published is real, read and fully understand the details of the contract you sign, don’t believe any claims for extra payments without verifiable proof like actually seeing for yourself. These principles should protect you. Hi We have finally decided to complete a KDR on our corner plot in NE Melbourne suburbs. Given its a corner plot approx. 400 sqm just a standard design may not fit the… 0 8579 if the original house is in good condition most of what you listed could be added in stages without the need for KDR and costs and disruption of having to live elsewhere… 1 13690 multiple occ properties are always billed by trades at a premium, rarely per sqm for the lot. You either have trades you know whoe will do by sqm or youre going to get… 1 2252 |