Self Building CDM requirements / responsibilities Advice needed.

[saveasteading]

Keep a diary. Weather, who is on site and times. what happened?

 

Have a pocket sized note pad upon your person all the time for  notes to self and with names and tele numbers .

 

a file for everyone's names, addresses and for the contractors' insurance cover notes...… check these as sometimes they just get the cheapest quote from the back of The Sun.  so cover level, nd what hey do might be wrong.

 

first aid kit...a decent one with bandages etc.

 

what safety kit do you and family have? boots with steel toe caps and soles? helmet, high vis.....they really do keep you safer.

practically , a bump cap is good as it protects  your head enough for most things, and you are likely to wear it.

are you going to insist that contractors wears similar?

 

start a good photo system with dates and/or process.  Take far too many: they can be deleted later but might as well all go onto a usb.

 

Building Inspector lined up?

 

Never be shy about asking a contractor what they are planning to do, and when, and if there are any likely issues.

 

Praise good effort. don't be shy about anything that bothers you.

 

Is it a VAT reclaimable project? Looks like it. Be organised from the start with files and folders and spreadsheets.

 

are the contractors supplying materials or you?

 

 

 

 

[saveasteading]

Keep a diary. Weather, who is on site and times. what happened?

 

Have a pocket sized note pad upon your person all the time for  notes to self and with names and tele numbers .

 

a file for everyone's names, addresses and for the contractors' insurance cover notes...… check these as sometimes they just get the cheapest quote from the back of The Sun.  so cover level, nd what hey do might be wrong.

 

first aid kit...a decent one with bandages etc.

 

what safety kit do you and family have? boots with steel toe caps and soles? helmet, high vis.....they really do keep you safer.

practically , a bump cap is good as it protects  your head enough for most things, and you are likely to wear it.

are you going to insist that contractors wears similar?

 

start a good photo system with dates and/or process.  Take far too many: they can be deleted later but might as well all go onto a usb.

 

Building Inspector lined up?

 

Never be shy about asking a contractor what they are planning to do, and when, and if there are any likely issues.

 

Praise good effort. don't be shy about anything that bothers you.

 

Is it a VAT reclaimable project? Looks like it. Be organised from the start with files and folders and spreadsheets.

 

are the contractors supplying materials or you?

 

 

 

 

[Benpointer]

18 hours ago, saveasteading said:

Keep a diary. Weather, who is on site and times. what happened?

 

Have a pocket sized note pad upon your person all the time for  notes to self and with names and tele numbers .

 

a file for everyone's names, addresses and for the contractors' insurance cover notes...… check these as sometimes they just get the cheapest quote from the back of The Sun.  so cover level, nd what hey do might be wrong.

 

first aid kit...a decent one with bandages etc.

 

what safety kit do you and family have? boots with steel toe caps and soles? helmet, high vis.....they really do keep you safer.

practically , a bump cap is good as it protects  your head enough for most things, and you are likely to wear it.

are you going to insist that contractors wears similar?

 

start a good photo system with dates and/or process.  Take far too many: they can be deleted later but might as well all go onto a usb.

 

Building Inspector lined up?

 

Never be shy about asking a contractor what they are planning to do, and when, and if there are any likely issues.

 

Praise good effort. don't be shy about anything that bothers you.

 

Is it a VAT reclaimable project? Looks like it. Be organised from the start with files and folders and spreadsheets.

 

are the contractors supplying materials or you?

 

Thanks - all good points.  Hand't thought about a first aid kit - will get one organised. 

 

Think I am pretty well lined-up with what I need to do for the VAT reclaim.  Most contractors are supply and fit but I do have some materials I am buying and I'm keeping a careful record ready for the reclaim.

 

I am currently wrestling with planning - trying to decide how much I can parallel various trades on-site, e.g. 1st fit electrics while my chippy is timber-cladding outside.  Coming to the conclusion: 'not much'; it's all looking quite sequential at the moment.

[saveasteading]

5 minutes ago, Benpointer said:

it's all looking quite sequential at the moment.

That works best if you have the time. Otherwise there is always some reason that they are delayed by the others.

You really need to talk to them a lot about anything they need done, or left undone.

 

I find its best to have something 'useful' to do around the place so I can keep an eye out, be available, but not hanging around in the way or being seen to be watching.

 

If that means clearing up after them so be it, as long as they know its a favour.