A Small Construction Disaster experienced by a friend who built and did not get what she had paid for.Project Pro is a collection of helpful Tools, relevant Training and an engaging community curated to help you manage your Home Build Project l

012 Season 01 Wrap

Dec 31st, 2019 16m 45s

Thanks for joining me throughout Season 01 of the Podcast. It's been a sharp learning curve and I hope you are finding the content of value.I have lots of plans for Season 02 so join me in the New Year of 2020 as we explore the theme of "Onboar

011 When your Builder gives you that Sinking Feeling

Dec 27th, 2019 20m 52s

The decision to build is very much about self determination. Getting to own a home that suits you, where you have made design decisions and you aren’t then living with someone else’s.It is a cruel irony that in order to get this end result of u

010 When your Builder is Ruining your Life

Dec 26th, 2019 18m 21s

Building a home can be a very emotional experience.You have gambled all your worldly wealth on this fabulous vision you have in your head of this beautiful new home. You are trusting your Builder to deliver on that vision, and quite frankly – m

009 When your Builder wont give you your Fancy Bathtub

Dec 18th, 2019 16m 9s

Working your way through the complexity of home design can be daunting. You will give your Builder lots of instructions to customise a standard design and mold it into your unique project.How to manage this complexity? And how to you safeguard

008 What Happens when your Builder can't use a Tape Measure

Dec 1st, 2019 14m 51s

We’ve all heard them, horror stories of residential clients who come out the other end of a construction contract having had an awful experience and wishing they had never started building.Build a home is a complex undertaking and to some exten

007 6 To-Do's No 6 Meet your Obligations

Nov 27th, 2019 12m 23s

Your Contract terms have been developed over many years . decades and are designed to sustain the industry with builders who can turn a profit and keep operating while keeping home construction affordable for people.When in conflict first thoug

006 6 To-Do's No 5 Manage Your Budget

Nov 27th, 2019 17m 55s

Managing your Budget – obviously this topic is a Biggie, as the enormous cost of your project will very much be a defining factor in whether you were able to go ahead and what you are going to get at the end.You budget is also way bigger than j

004 6 To-Do's No 3 Control Your Documents

Nov 15th, 2019 12m

Your Home Build Construction project will require a lot of documents. Once your contract is signed your Contract Documents are defined.But changes can happen as your project develops, and your project is defined by more than just the Constructi

005 6 To-Do's No 4 Keep Good Records

Nov 15th, 2019 9m 52s

It is imperative for the success of you Home Build Construction project that you keep things in order, and it is the major challenge for all Contract Managers to develop a workable system to support capturing and storing information efficiently

003 6 To-Do's No 2 Read the Contract

Nov 14th, 2019 12m 12s

Neglecting to Read the Contract. This happens all the time, even in Commercial construction mostly because the contracts are huge. Those of us who are familiar with contracts skim through to find the project specific content. But the residenti

002 6 To-Do's No 1 Understand the Process

Nov 14th, 2019 14m 9s

Every builder has a different process to on-board new clients. This process will have grown out of how the builder works best to formulate your design and contract, but will also have been shaped by how the Builder chooses to do business. These

001 What your Builder Doesn't want you to know

Nov 13th, 2019 12m 42s

Project Pro is a collection of helpful Tools, relevant Training and an engaging community curated to help you manage your Home Build Project like a Pro.Get hold of your copy of my FREE PDF - "6 To-Do's" to Protect your project, available for do

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