verytime a house owner proceed with the construction
purchase a new or old house work without much intervention.
for his own occupation, The house owner normally get the
most likely he will do some renovation contractor through
renovation to the house he recommendation of friends or
bought. The extent of renovation relatives and they assume the
depends on individual requirement contractor to be competent as far
or budget. Whenever a house owner as construction is concerned.
want to have renovation done to
his house, he will most likely While most renovation contractor
look for a interior designer and are competent to a certain extent
a renovation contractor. The in construction works, many small
renovation contractor will timers acquired their experience
construct the skeleton of new from years of involving in the
extension or make modification to business, many will built
the existing structure of the according to what they know when
building as well as the various they were not provided with a
services such as plumbing structural plans. While not all
installation works, sanitary renovation involve structural
installation works and the changes, some major renovation
electrical wiring works. The may involve extension and changes
interior designer will then work to the existing structure. In the
together with carpenter to finish absence of structural plans, the
off the renovation by putting of contractor will built the
the finishes and furniture. structure based on his experience
and unless the contractor himself
Most of the time, after is a qualified engineer, his
confirming the quotation of the experience in structural
renovation contractor, the owner soundness of building actually
will allow the contractor to leave much to be desired. There
may be cases where the owner may carried out in accordance with
want a certain pillar (known as the certified plans.
column in engineering
terminology) to be removed and The engagement of structural
the contractor obliged without consulting engineer is important
advising the owner on the as the construction of the
consequences in taking down the structure only account for a
column. There may be cases where portion of the total cost of
owner decided to add another renovation where the other cost
floor to the building and the that involved include the
contractor do so without finishing works and the furniture
strengthening the column and the and fittings that is installed in
foundation. Hence it is advisable the property itself. There are
that the owner engage a many cases where the house owner
structural engineer to design and proceed with the renovation
supervise the construction so without a structural consultant
that the end product is and when the renovation completed
structurally sound. Or at least with major works and much money
the owner should include the spend in putting all expensive
engagement of the structural finishing and fittings, suddenly
engineer in the scope of works of they found their house start to
the contractor so that the owner crack here and there and when all
can request from the contractor a things have been completed, it
stamp and certified copy of the would cost a lot to rectify the
structural plans before the construction as a lot of
commencement of construction and construction works will have to
with the structural plans, the be carried out again in the
owner can liaise with the correct manner and in the
engineer concerned so that the process, all expensive finishes
construction work is actually will have to taken off and
majority will be damaged in the to the impending failure may not
process of them being demolished be available and dweller may be
and of course the labour cost caught off guard if there is any
involved, not to mention the collapse that happen suddenly.
wastage of money.
Therefore it is always wise to
Another case would be upon the engage an engineering consultant
completion of construction and if if you intend to embark on a
the interior finishes involve the major renovation to ensure that
putting up of ceiling below beam whatever extension and
level and the wallpaper on the modification to building is done
wall where all brick wall and in accordance with acceptable
column is covered up. In which code of practice and standard
case, any cracks that appear may before one even put in all the
not be visible to the occupant of expensive finishes and fittings.
the house and any visual warning
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