Planning & preparation
Five things to confirm before work starts on your site
Most cost overruns do not come from material prices, but from things that were never checked at the start.
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Planning & preparation
Five things to confirm before work starts on your site
Most cost overruns do not come from material prices, but from things that were never checked at the start.
Materials & specifications
Choosing finishes that hold up in Bali's climate
High humidity and sea air shorten the life of many materials that last for years elsewhere.
Building in Bali
The work sequence that often gets reversed, and what it costs
Some tasks look as if they can be done at any point, yet their order decides whether something has to be torn out later.
Project lessons
Renovate or build new: how to weigh it up
Renovation is not always cheaper. There is a point where keeping the old building adds cost and uncertainty instead.
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Materials & specifications
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Building in Bali
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