Can the Building Control Officer recommend a suitable builder?
I’m afraid not. Your Building Control Officer is required to be completely impartial in his/her dealings with any builder or client and this would obviously not be possible if he/she were in the position of recommending one builder ahead of another. We are well aware of the difficulties involved in finding a good builder however and hope that recent Government initiatives on controlling the ‘Cowboy Builder’ will lead to us being able to offer more assistance in the future. For the time being we would recommend that you: 1. Choose an established builder and ask to talk to previous clients – ask if they were happy with the work, was it started and completed on time and was the final bill in line with the estimate. A builder with a reputation to preserve is more likely to be around if you have problems later. 2. Never choose a builder on the basis of a low estimate alone. Good builders who refuse to cut corners will seldom be able to compete on price of those that do. 3. Avoid builders wh
