Why Good Project Management Is Key to a Successful Home Extension
A home extension is one of the biggest investments you’ll make in your property. Done well, it transforms how you live in your home and significantly increases its value. But without proper organisation, even the best-designed projects can quickly run into delays, budget overruns, and unnecessary stress.
That’s where strong project management comes in. It’s the backbone of a successful home extension and often the difference between a smooth build and a frustrating experience.
At Stubbs Homes, project management is at the heart of what we do and includes:
Providing expertise and advice along with consistent communication and a single point of contact for our clients
A full and transparent timeline of your project with regular updates as the build progresses
Coordination of specialist trades that have been proven to deliver to our exacting standards with on-site management and quality checking throughout your project
Managing materials and deliveries required to complete your project
Coordination with local authorities for building inspections and ensuring work meets building regulations with compliance certification
Full documentation and record keeping of all aspects of your build, providing clients with peace of mind and ongoing review of standards
Hands-on management of your project to solve potential issues before they escalate and regular budget and contingency reviews to keep costs on track
When working on your home extension, our team will also act as the Principal Contractor, a requirement of the Building Safety Act. In charge of managing your build, we prepare all health and safety documentation required and coordinate the site set-up for a smooth build from start to finish.
Can home owners project manage the build themselves?
It may be tempting to save costs by coordinating your extension yourself, however it does come with a lot of risk and stress.
Home extensions involve multiple stages and trades from groundworks and building to electricians, plumbers, plasters and more. Without proper organisation, delays can quickly build up with unnecessary downtime between stages and no clear sequencing of work.
Project planning from a professional also helps to control your budget as we provide overall realistic costings from the start and always build in a contingency to help our clients achieve the end result they’re looking for whilst sticking to their budget.
Without in-depth knowledge of best practice building techniques, it’s also difficult for quality to be monitored throughout every stage. As project managers, we ensure the trades we use are accountable for the work they complete and have the experience to specify the correct materials and standards required.
Coordinating a large-scale project such as an extension also requires a lot of time and communication and so managing this yourself can be a very stressful experience and quickly turn into an almost full-time role!
Design and Build Specialists
Stubbs Homes is a small, family run business with decades of experience in helping home owners with renovations and home extensions. Operating from Warsash, we take on the design and build of projects within an approximate 30mile radius of our location.
Learn more about us and the process for requesting a quote for your building work and then book in for a free discovery call.