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What you get
A house from the ground up, a plot that needs building on, or a replacement dwelling.
OUR SERVICES
New builds in Oldham and Greater Manchester
A house from the ground up, or a plot that needs building on.
WHAT IT INVOLVES
What new build work involves
A house from the ground up, or a plot that needs building on.
The sequence is predictable
Setting out, groundworks and drainage, floor, shell to wall plate, roof, weathertight, first fix, plaster, second fix, finishes, externals.
Settle who does what early
Whether you already hold drawings and structural calculations, who deals with building control and the new build cover, and where the utility connections stand.
IN THE QUOTE
What is in the quote
A clear split of what is his to do and what sits with you or your designer- Groundworks, drainage and the floor, priced as their own stage
- The shell, roof and getting the building weathertight
- First fix, plaster, second fix and internal finishes
- External works around the building
- A staged programme, so payment follows work that has actually been done
Most new builds that go badly go badly at the joins between the parties, not in the brickwork. Settling who does what early is the job.
HOW WE DO IT
How a new build job actually goes
Four steps, start to finish, so you know what happens and when.
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Tell us about the plot
What is there now, what you want to build, and whether you already have permission. Photos of the plot and any drawings you hold.
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What the site and the permissions allow
Access for machinery and deliveries, where the services connect, the ground conditions, and what the approved drawings actually say. Permission is the council's decision and we build to what they grant.
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A written quote by stage
Groundworks, shell, roof, services, fit out and externals, each priced as its own stage so you can see where the money goes and when.
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Built in stages, with the inspections in them
Each stage is finished and inspected where building control requires it before the next one starts, so nothing is covered up that should have been looked at.
THREE WAYS TO START
Talk to us about your new build
Whichever is easiest. You get the same answer from all three.
Or send it in a minute
Three boxes and a photo if you have one.
PAST WORK
Recent work
Finished jobs, photographed on site.
Call us for your new build quote
A written quote, itemised, with no obligation.
USEFUL TO KNOW
New build questions
Do you handle planning and building control?
No, and it would be worth being suspicious of any builder who says they will handle all of it for you. The building work is the job here. Planning applications, structural design and the building control and new-build cover process sit with you or your designer, and what he does is tell you clearly what is needed and when it has to happen.
Do we need drawings before you can quote?
For a realistic quote, yes. A new build cannot be sensibly priced from a description. If you do not have drawings yet, the useful first conversation is about what the plot will take and roughly what the build would involve, so you know whether to spend money on a designer.
How is a long build paid for?
In stages against work completed, agreed in writing before anything starts. Never in a large lump up front. That is worth insisting on with any builder on any long job.
How long does a new build take?
Months rather than weeks, and the honest variable is not the building work but how long the things around it take. A programme comes with the quote, and where something is outside his control the programme says so rather than absorbing the risk silently.
Often booked alongside
Property maintenanceGET A PRICE
Tell us about your job
Three boxes and a photo if you have one. We price it in writing, with no obligation.
Where we work from
Based in Oldham, covering Greater Manchester.
07542 569 403
office@akjohnbuilders.co.uk
Oldham, Greater Manchester