Want to make your construction process simpler – and you more sane and confident? 

Manage Your Build is my online program that will give you key knowledge, tools, cheatsheets and industry insider checklists and tips, plus strategies to save your sanity and budget as well.  

This online program can support you, help you avoid expensive mistakes and drama, and put you in the driver's seat, feeling confident during the construction of your new home or renovation. 

Head to www.undercoverarchitect.com/manageyourbuild to see more about what's inside the program, and how it can save you stress and money as you navigate the construction of your reno or new home. 

SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: 

This podcast is called "The Stages of Home Construction". We're diving into the process of home construction for both new builds and renovations, so you can feel informed as your project gets built. We'll be looking at the what, when, who and how of each stage and we'll be giving you loads of helpful, cost saving, and stress saving, ideas and information along the way. 

Have you wondered what's going to happen during the construction phase of your renovation or new home? The actual step-by-step process of construction? What the stages are in how it gets built? And when you'll have to make payments, what they're for, and how to be sure the work is complete and done correctly?  

And have you heard horror stories about builders going into liquidation, and homeowners having already paid 80% of their building contract, with only 50% of the home being complete? Or builders not coming back to finish the home because they've had their last bill paid and are not interested in returning to deal with the incomplete work? 

This construction phase can be a huge challenge, full of stress and expensive problems for the newbie renovator or home builder. 

When you enter into a contract with a builder for the renovation of your existing home, or construction of your new one, you enter a legal process. That process is laid out in the document you sign together, and any accompanying documents and drawings that form part of the contract. The contract describes the work that needs to be completed. And it outlines the obligations of both parties, and the processes for contract execution are also detailed. 

The contract also outlines how work needs to be paid for as the project progresses. Whichever contract you're using, it will outline the total cost for your project, and then this will be broken up into a schedule of payments. Those payments will be aligned the completion of specific work as you move through each stage in your building or renovation project. 

These staged contract payments can also be known as Draws, Progress Payments, Progress Claims - just to name a few of the terms for them.  

And they can be a huge source of confusion as you try to work out if the builder has finished the work they're claiming a payment for, and make sure you're not getting caught out and paying ahead. 

So, in this season of the podcast, builder, Duayne Pearce, and I (architect, Amelia Lee), are taking you through The Stages of Home Construction.  

Listen to the episode now to learn more. 

PODCAST PARTNER: QUOTESPEC 

This season’s podcast partner is QuoteSpec. QuoteSpec is a cloud-based app that enables builders and tradespeople to create great-looking, professional, easy to read, and comprehensive quotes for reno and building projects, in a simple and super fast way.  

Ask your builder or tradesperson "do you use QuoteSpec?" and if they don't, send them here to find out more about it ... www.quotespec.com.au/undercoverarchitect

FOR RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST CLICK HERE

Want to make your construction process simpler &ndash; and you more sane and confident?&nbsp;
<a href="https://undercoverarchitect.com/manageyourbuild/">Manage Your Build</a>&nbsp;is my online program that&nbsp;will give you key knowledge, tools,&nbsp;cheatsheets&nbsp;and industry insider checklists and tips, plus strategies to save your sanity and budget as well.&nbsp;&nbsp;
This online program can support you, help you avoid expensive mistakes and drama, and put you in the driver's seat, feeling confident during the construction of your new home or renovation.&nbsp;
Head to <a href="https://undercoverarchitect.com/manageyourbuild/">www.undercoverarchitect.com/manageyourbuild</a> to see more about what's inside the program, and how it can save you stress and money as you navigate the construction of your&nbsp;reno&nbsp;or new home.&nbsp;
SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE:&nbsp;
This podcast is called "The Stages of Home Construction". We're diving into the process of home construction for both new builds and renovations, so you can feel informed as your project gets built. We'll be looking at the what, when, who and how of each stage and we'll be giving you loads of helpful, cost saving, and stress saving, ideas and information along the way.&nbsp;
Have you wondered what's going to happen during the construction phase of your renovation or new home?&nbsp;The actual step-by-step process of construction?&nbsp;What the stages are in how it gets built? And when you'll have to make payments, what they're for, and how to be sure the work is complete and done correctly?&nbsp;&nbsp;
And have you heard horror stories about builders going into liquidation, and homeowners having already paid 80% of their building contract, with only 50% of the home being complete? Or builders not coming back to finish the home because they've had their last bill paid and are not interested in returning to deal with the incomplete work?&nbsp;
This construction phase can be a huge challenge, full of stress and expensive problems for the newbie renovator or&nbsp;home builder.&nbsp;
When you enter into a contract with a builder for the renovation of your existing home, or construction of your new one, you enter a legal process. That process is laid out in the document you sign together, and any accompanying documents and drawings that form part of the contract. The contract describes the work that needs to be completed. And it&nbsp;outlines the obligations of both parties, and the processes for contract execution are also detailed.&nbsp;
The contract also outlines how work needs to be paid for as the project progresses. Whichever contract you're using, it will outline the total cost for your project, and then this will be broken up into a schedule of payments. Those payments will be aligned the completion of specific work as you move through each stage in your building or renovation project.&nbsp;
These staged contract payments can also be known as Draws, Progress Payments, Progress Claims - just to name a few of the terms for them.&nbsp;&nbsp;
And they can be a huge source of confusion as you try to work out if the builder has finished the work they're claiming a payment for, and make sure you're not getting caught out and paying ahead.&nbsp;
So, in this season of the podcast, builder,&nbsp;Duayne&nbsp;Pearce, and I (architect, Amelia Lee), are taking you through The Stages of Home Construction.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Listen to the episode now to learn more.&nbsp;
PODCAST PARTNER: QUOTESPEC&nbsp;
This season&rsquo;s podcast partner is&nbsp;QuoteSpec.&nbsp;QuoteSpec&nbsp;is a cloud-based app that enables builders and tradespeople to create&nbsp;great-looking, professional, easy to read, and comprehensive quotes for&nbsp;reno&nbsp;and building projects, in a simple and super fast way.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Ask your builder or tradesperson "do you use&nbsp;QuoteSpec?" and if they don't, send them here to find out more about it ... <a href="http://www.quotespec.com.au/undercoverarchitect">www.quotespec.com.au/undercoverarchitect</a>
FOR RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST <a href="https://undercoverarchitect.com/podcast-avoid-horror-build-or-renovation-myb/">CLICK HERE</a>

If we haven’t met before, I’m Amelia Lee, the architect behind Undercover Architect: an online business to help and teach homeowners like you how to get it right when designing, building and renovating your home.

Undercover Architect is all about giving you access to the industry knowledge and insights you need to avoid the mistakes and dramas that can cost you thousands, tens of thousands and even hundreds of thousands of dollars. And it’s about levelling the playing field, so that the world of renovating and building doesn’t seem so mysterious, and you can be the active driver in your project, navigating it with know-how and confidence.

Undercover Architect helps and teaches homeowners through this podcast, the website, and online courses and programs, including my flagship program, HOME Method. I truly believe that when you know the questions to ask, the steps to take and the best way to create a home that works, feels great, and that you feel great in, you can enjoy the process of building and renovating, as well as the home you move into at the end of this ambitious journey.

Consider Undercover Architect your secret ally: whoever you’re working with, and whatever your location, your budget or your dreams. For more, head to www.undercoverarchitect.com

If we haven’t met before, I’m Amelia Lee, the architect behind Undercover Architect: an online business to help and teach homeowners like you how to get it right when designing, building and renovating your home.
Undercover Architect is all about giving you access to the industry knowledge and insights you need to avoid the mistakes and dramas that can cost you thousands, tens of thousands and even hundreds of thousands of dollars. And it’s about levelling the playing field, so that the world of renovating and building doesn’t seem so mysterious, and you can be the active driver in your project, navigating it with know-how and confidence.
Undercover Architect helps and teaches homeowners through this podcast, the website, and online courses and programs, including my flagship program, HOME Method. I truly believe that when you know the questions to ask, the steps to take and the best way to create a home that works, feels great, and that you feel great in, you can enjoy the process of building and renovating, as well as the home you move into at the end of this ambitious journey.
Consider Undercover Architect your secret ally: whoever you’re working with, and whatever your location, your budget or your dreams. For more, head to www.undercoverarchitect.com

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