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Renovation advice — Building consultant — Professionals
Renovation advisers should be comfortable working with incomplete existing-building information. The useful output is a reasoned brief and sequence, with clear assumptions about retained fabric and interfaces rather than an unsupported fixed scope for all trades.
Service scope
Advice on the scope and sequence of changes to an existing building, considering retained elements, defects, intended use and the interaction between separate improvements. It supports a renovation brief rather than automatically designing or carrying out the work.
What is normally included
- Existing-condition and objective review
- Renovation options and sequencing
- Definition of further surveys or specialist appointments
What is not included
- Unspecified full renovation contract
- Assumption that new finishes resolve underlying defects
Qualification checks
- Establish retained and replacement elements
- Review known defects
- Clarify whether occupation continues
- Identify dependent design decisions
- Agree scope of drawings and follow-up
Quote guidance
Price the review and agreed renovation options before optional detailed design. List site visits, drawings and specialist surveys separately, and explain how substantial changes to the brief would affect the advice fee.
Lead risks
- The client may conflate design advice with construction pricing
- Cosmetic priorities may conceal unresolved building defects
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