Consumer Guide

What can a Professional do for me?

What can a Professional do for me?

© ACA 2011

23 July 2012

Whatever your project, professionals can act on your behalf from the initial stages to the completion of your building project.

Whatever your project, professionals can act on your behalf from the initial stages to the completion of your building project, whether it be;

  • a residential, industrial, commercial or other building
  • a traditional or contemporary new building
  • maintenance, upgrading, alterations or an extension to an existing building
  • large or small scale, simple or complex

In appointing a qualified and competent professional you will know they have the appropriate training and provide solutions on the best way to meet your requirements.

A professional’s services can include the designs and negotiating and advising on statutory requirements such as planning permission and Building Regulations approvals. They will be able to inspect and certify the building work as well as provide guidance on costs. They will also advise if you need to involve other specialists involved in the design of buildings and how to find the appropriate people to undertake the construction work. Other specialists might include engineers (structural, civil, mechanical, electrical), and surveyors (building and quantity).


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