You are lucky to have a wife having same ideas. My husband and I sometimes conflict. I told him we should quote outside to have jobs done such as driveway, landscape...if they are cheaper but he refused. He wants Clarendon to do all jobs. I believe he will change his mind when seeing the price at tender appointment 😀
Hi Jess,
Trust me, my wife and me are totally opposite. But I always listen and make sure it make sense.
Example: I love the one with Balcony, my wife reject it and asked "if you wanna use and clean the balcony, you are welcome to get the facade". So, I listen, she is right. I am seldom using it and dont like cleaning it.
I also wants Clarendon to do everything, but my wife wants to do it outside.
But, I do what is make sense. If its architecture and council related, I get Clarendon do it, otherwise I do it myself.
If its too expensive and not council related, I do it outside.
Example: Driveway, Clarendon quoted $12,500 with "many conditions" which is not make sense. so technically its a crap. So I will do it myself outside.
Landscape, I am not doing it at all, my wife love garden and selling succulent, so we are using what we have right now and will build our own landscape.
But, all I need to make sure is that the landscape plan is correct and approved by Council (Clarendon will do this). As long as Council already approved the drawing, I dont need to get council approval anymore.
PS: Landscape plan will include your Driveway, plants as well as additional slabs that you asked for. (I did asked the drawing to include my additional slab for my alfresco, so I dont need to get council approval).
Actually, I explained to my wife, that its OK to get quote and we doesnt have to take it and agree with it, it is actually good to know how much Clarendon charge and you can use it as comparison at later stage. you can delete it during 2nd appointment (Colour studio appointment) as long as you havent sign the final contract yet.
Dont worry too much, tender appointment is more to architecture and putting allowance in it. Once you see high numbers, both you and your husband will start reducing it during your colour studio. when it comes to colour studio, let me know, i may able to give you suggestion.
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You just need to make sure that the architecture have satisfied your family. Example: Alter room size, Alter window, switch position, etc.
Thanks for your sharing. I told my husband waiting till tender appointment that we will have the ideas and make decision what we should let them do and what we can choose to do outside