Stage 3
Design and Contracting
So, you’ve got a plan of the retrofit improvements you want to make to your home. But you can’t just hand this to a builder and ask them to crack on.
This is where you might need help from consultants, designers, engineers and sometimes contractors or suppliers with early advice.
This step is about commissioning any detailed technical design needed to describe the work you’d like to do in full. This in turn informs a schedule of work that contractors can price up with confidence.
It’s definitely been a mix of having professionals do some elements and having some elements that we could do ourselves. This was driven by skills, and the skills we could pick up ourselves obviously led to a DIY approach. But things that were too technical for us to learn but also to have the confidence of doing it properly, that led to calling the professionals in.
We suggest you approach this stage in two parts, commissioning specific design work before approaching procurement.
Things to remember during design development
Key Areas
Commissioning Design Work
Now it's time to consider which products, materials and construction services are needed for your retrofit project. With high quality design work to hand you can be clear with contractors about the materials and attention to detail you want them to quote on.
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Procurement
Choosing and engaging a contractor is a big step in your retrofit journey. It’s important to enter this process with as much information as possible, from initially identifying potential builders and creating tender documents to selecting a contractor and developing a contract.
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Our Services - Stage 3
At People Powered Retrofit we offer a range of services to help you develop your retrofit design and find people to install your retrofit measures.
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