How to build a house and escape from scammers

How to build a house But do not be deceived?

Found on the Internet a beautiful picture, printed out plans on the printer.

We chose a construction team. The creator or the foreman, looking honestly at your eyes, said with confidence:

"The owner, personally, I do not need a project for construction. Why waste money? I have enough of your picture. "

It's true, why pay for a piece of paper?

The cost of materials, on the advice of the executive, you decided to pay "on the fact". Agreed on the price of the work and hit the hands.

Foundation

Have passed 3-4 weeks, the foundation is ready.

 

Builders are required to pay for work.

Control questions:

How to check if the foundations are properly executed?
How to check if the amount of material you have paid matches the work performed?
How to check if shipping costs correspond to the amount of materials delivered to your site?
How to find out if another foundation is built on the adjacent street of your concrete?
The answer is 1: you have to trust the builders "by word" and pay a job.

And it was necessary: ​​give the anchor drawing, which shows the plan of the foundation, layout of the reinforcement, the section of the foundations, as well as the specified amount of concrete and fittings.

Drawings of foundations should look like this:

 

And then, after performing the work, you would not have to believe the word. You should have taken a specification of materials similar to this:

 

 

and ask: "And why was the over-consumption of materials?" And, if the commander could not explain, deduct the cost of the materials from the salary. (see article "What can not be saved")

The walls

A detailed description of materials for construction - in the article "What to build a house?"

At the site it is time to import wall materials: aerated concrete or ceramic blocks, brick. Need fittings. Need jumper over windows and doors.

By the way, the types of jumpers are very large, all have different strength and purpose.

Control questions:

How to calculate how many blocks, bricks, sand and cement need?
How to determine how much armature and diameter are needed?
How to determine whether the heir to the choice of concrete crosspieces was wrong, since they should withstand the weight of reinforced concrete slabs?
How to check shipping costs for materials delivery?
Due to the fact that there are only pictures, it is impossible to check the correctness of the expenditure of materials. And again the question arises: "And not whether the next assignment of the commandant is built on my materials?"

The answer - 2: and again have to believe builders "on word" that everything is done correctly, the materials are not stolen and ... pay work.

And it was necessary: ​​to give anecdotal drawings of plans and facades, the plan of jumpers and monolithic belts, the list and number of used materials.

The jumper plan should look like this:

 

And after performing the work, you have to take a specification that looks like this:

and check the specification with cash receipts or invoices, whether purchased. And then, if necessary, ask: "And where used concrete and fittings not specified in the specification?" And take away the excess funds from the salary.

Overlap

 

Responsible moment! Overlay construction:

It is necessary to import plates, and if the overlap is wooden beams, order a crane.
Plates have different lengths and widths.
Between the plates will be areas of monolithic reinforced concrete.
In the overlap should leave a hole for stairs.
Control questions:

How to find out in advance what panels are needed?
How to choose a cheaper supplier?
How many plates should be and how to make them rational?
How to determine the construction of the monolithic areas between the plates, given that the walls, furniture and so on rest on it?
The answer is 3: I have to hope again that everything is done correctly, the jumper does not hit, the panels on the head will not fall, the material is not stolen and ... pay again.

And it was necessary: ​​take a drawing of overlappings, which should look like this:

 

•  знайти на кресленні специфікацію матеріалів:

 

 

• find out by phone, at which factory it is most advantageous to buy panels, and give the executable money.
  And then, after mounting panels and concreting monolithic areas, you will not have to worry about over-spending.

  Roofing

It seems that the completion of construction is already close. It's time to take the roof.

However, it should be borne in mind that boards and bars for rafters, mauerlatov, racks have different sizes. For each home your own.

Therefore, roofing materials do not lie in the warehouse, they are sawn under a specific order.

Therefore, boards and bars must be ordered in advance. At least a month and a half before the start of roofing work.

Control questions:

How many and what sizes do we need sawn timber on your roof?
How to calculate what sizes should be rafters, mauerlat, racks and the like?
What distance is allowed between the rafters?
Answer - 4: you have to believe again on the word ...

And it was necessary: ​​take a drawing of a roof;

 

 

• find the specification of materials in the drawing:

• Call the nearest sawmill in advance and dictate the list of materials. And the executor is instructed to bring the materials.
  And you will get an excellent roof:

Conclusions:
The result of construction, based solely on trust, unpredictable.
He is often unsatisfied.
At best, this is a stolen material, at worst, a scattered building.
To avoid mistakes and deception, it is enough to use the project.
As stated earlier, in addition to "pictures" in the project, there is a drawing of designs and a list of materials. Having a list of materials in your hands, you can pre-determine the cost of materials and check that in what amount spent by workers on the construction of your home.

How the project looks in full, You can see here - Project Warehouse

When starting to build, do not forget the folk proverb: "The greedy pays twice, and the bad one - three times."

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