There is a big difference between a free quote (estimate) and a comprehensive fixed price quotation. To obtain a fixed price quotation you will first need a set of plans for which you will need to engage a draftsman or architect who have very limited understanding and involvement in actual building and construction costs. Without having a builder involved from early planning stage budgets tend to blow out significantly and in fact approximately 80% of plans drawn by architects are never built for this reason.
Our concept stage has been developed as a low-cost alternative where we, as design and construction specialists design your extension using our experience and understanding of building methods and costs to provide the best solution to meet your requirements and budget. As you can appreciate and understand, there is a significant amount of time, effort and expense that is involved in preparing a concept design and comprehensive fixed price quotation specific for your proposed extension and renovation. To provide this highly specialised service we enter into a preliminary agreement and require payment of a nominal fee to suit your project.