Getting set for success
“There isn’t a single, utopian answer to the question of how a site should be laid out. There are, however, a few guiding principles”
Before you start your build, it’s essential for a project to be planned out and made ready. Failing to set your stall out properly will make the construction process much harder and you will risk falling foul of health and safety regulations. My final article in this series explains how to set up a building site and ensure your project starts on the right foot.
Putting aside the myriad legalities that must be complied with, a building site is a place of work and should therefore provide a safe environment for everyone working on it. A well organised site setup will maintain health and safety, and help to ensure construction flows properly, delivering a quality product at an appropriate price. Good trades like tidiness, so an organised site will encourage them to turn up and put in their best standard of work.
All building plots are unique. Some are very large, while others are small and offer only a tightly restricted space to work. This means that unfortunately there isn’t a single, utopian answer to the question of how a site should be laid out. There are, however, a few guiding principles to ensure safety and functionality are maintained. If you have a main contractor, this
