20 Questions to Ask Before You Sign a Building Contract
A plain-language checklist covering payment terms, retention, variations, and NHBRC/CIDB checks — grouped by when each question actually matters.
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A plain-language checklist covering payment terms, retention, variations, and NHBRC/CIDB checks — grouped by when each question actually matters.
A dated, weather-and-crew-logged daily record — plus a rolling monthly register with auto-filled day, week number, and crew totals.
Turn a scope change into a paper trail before the work starts, instead of a verbal “just add this” on site.
Forecast drawdown timing across several jobs at once, so you see which project needs capital next before it's urgent.
What NHBRC enrolment actually is, and how to check a contractor's CIDB grade before you sign anything.
A structured walk-through record for the moment a build changes hands — exactly where disputes tend to spike.
Retention held across several subcontractors and projects, in one place — so a release date never gets missed.
Track the legal window between practical completion and the end of the defects liability period, so nothing falls through.
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Miss a retention release date or a variation approval in a spreadsheet and nothing tells you. siteMargin flags it before it becomes a problem.
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