How to address the grey areas between trades

DAVID SNELL The author of Building Your Own Home, David is a serial self-builder and has been building homes for 50 years

Over time, the particular skills of individuals have evolved into the various trade disciplines that we know and recognise today. But the trouble has always been the ‘grey areas’ which fall between trades, and the debates around just who is responsible for what, particularly where tasks undertaken by one or several trades abuts another. This problem has been exacerbated in recent times by the introduction of new technologies and new methods of doing things to the point where, in some instances, entirely new trade disciplines have grown up.

For those opting for a turnkey solution or employing a project manager or main contractor / builder to oversee the build, these grey areas will be smoothed over and