Gaf Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) Going through tenders received from builders at the moment. One has listed trap doors and has listed 70 trap doors under the "Roofing" section of the tender. It's definitely listed as a number and not an area/m2. They are priced per trap door and the total is €8k. House is two story and is 218m2 in total. There is only one attic access door included on the supplied construction drawings. Are these typical? Are they likely access trap doors to help with plumbing, electrician etc. during the build and then get sealed? Edited January 14 by Gaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Wtf is a trap door? And why would you need 70 of them? Sounds dodgy to me. Might be worth questioning it with the builder to see what they say they’re for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaf Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 5 minutes ago, Thorfun said: Wtf is a trap door? And why would you need 70 of them? Sounds dodgy to me. Might be worth questioning it with the builder to see what they say they’re for. Yeah it seemed odd when I came across it in the breakdown, particularly when I saw the total cost. Wanted to be a bit informed before querying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 12 hours ago, Gaf said: Yeah it seemed odd when I came across it in the breakdown, particularly when I saw the total cost. Wanted to be a bit informed before querying it. hopefully someone who actually knows what they're talking about will be along soon to assist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Ask them to clarify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 It could be a simple typo or they meant something else. With 70 trap doors you’d have more doors than roof. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 hour ago, Thorfun said: someone who actually knows what they're talking about will be along soon to assist. Not me. But I'm guessing the builder ( or a consultant estimator) has copied an old estimate spreadsheet and repopulated it. Or it could be a spellchecker howler. You'll get his attention by saying you'll just have one trapdoor please for £115 and please deduct the rest and confirm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 57 minutes ago, saveasteading said: Not me. But I'm guessing the builder ( or a consultant estimator) has copied an old estimate spreadsheet and repopulated it. Or it could be a spellchecker howler. You'll get his attention by saying you'll just have one trapdoor please for £115 and please deduct the rest and confirm. does make you question the builder's attention to detail though and what they'll be like if they get the job if they don't double check the quote! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 50 minutes ago, Thorfun said: don't double check the quote! 1. Not builder's comfort zone looking at spreadsheets. 2. You can get a bit word and number blind after a few iterations. It's scary as well as time consuming presenting quotes, especially binding ones. Estimates not so much, and maybe run off without too much thought. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaf Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 7 hours ago, saveasteading said: 1. Not builder's comfort zone looking at spreadsheets. 2. You can get a bit word and number blind after a few iterations. It's scary as well as time consuming presenting quotes, especially binding ones. Estimates not so much, and maybe run off without too much thought. I'm more thinking along these lines. I met the builder in person and he seemed very genuine, no BS, and when trying to calculate something else with Excel mentioned being useless at using the programme. He also received the Excel from his QS, so he didn't draw it up originally. By the posts so far, it doesn't look like it's anything standard to see that many trap doors listed, so will link with him and check what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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