Frequently Asked Questions About Building Construction
By Peter K Zeller

How much money should I pay my contractor in advance?

• It depends on whether you are talking labor or materials. If you are dealing with a weak contractor, you may be asked to pay for the materials in advance...This is risky, however, you may want to take this risk to get a lower overall price. Make the check payable to both the contractor and the supplier. And...

Constructing a New Building? Worried About Getting Fleeced?
By Russell A Dyer

"To build is to be robbed."

Some of you may remember this quote featured in the Banwell Report in the 1960's. It was used in reference to the growing feelings of building clients', resentful towards the spiralling decline of the building industry's performance. Despite the inevitable furore at the time little was achieved in providing a solution.

One migh...