Building a House or large project?
We can Guarantee Quantities and Price so you can stick to your budget and not be 20% over on material
because it was a material estimate (GUESStimate). Read the following so you do not get caught overspending your budget
THE ESTIMATE vs. REALITY
If you are
reading this letter, you are either contemplating building a home, or you are actually ready to build your dream home.
In either case we would like to take just a little of your time to clear up a misconception.
As you try to
determine the cost of your project, you will probably visit several lumber and building material suppliers.
You will have your blueprints with you and will exchange information and ideas in order to obtain a building material estimate and
price quote. This may be your first time through the process, and believing each estimate and
quote to be the same, you simply choose the lowest price, and this phase of your project is complete.
Here’s the misconception: Each
estimator may have a different interpretation on how to do the material estimate. The process
may not be the same at each supplier; the quantities may be different. Let us assume that
Dealer A quotes you $10,000.00 and Dealer B quotes you $9,000.00. You are happy and
choose the lower price from Dealer B… but wait, that’s 10% less… why? The answer
is Dealer B (the lower price) simply missed something on the estimate, or substituted a different product, possibly an inferior one.
Don’t get caught, the “extra” material will be shipped anyway, and you will have to pay the extra… There were no savings.
At Merrett
Building Centre, we have a fully trained professional Estimator on staff, along with the tremendous buying power of 1000 stores across
Canada. We can supply your home from the foundation to the roof at competitive pricing, with
quality products and exemplary customer service.
We want to be
your PROJECT PARTNER, and will work hard to earn the supply of material for your home.