The projects that run smoothly are the ones where the decisions were made before the first wall came down. Here is the short version of what we ask every client to settle up front.
Lock the scope before you lock the budget
A fixed price is only meaningful against a fixed scope. Write down what is in and what is out, including the dull items — skip hire, making good, final clean — because those are what turn into arguments later.
Order the long-lead items early
Windows, bespoke joinery and anything imported set the real schedule. We place those orders in week one so the site never waits on a delivery.
