Teach a Block

Services and fees

An ecosystem of point-in-time oversight.

Every service is a fixed fee, quoted up front, ex VAT. No percentages of your build cost. No incentives to let the budget grow.

Two hiring routes

Retained by the homeowner, or retained by the practice.

Hiring route A

The Homeowner Watchdog

Client-paid

Billed directly to you. We act as your independent shield on the ground, delivering weekly visual reports to you and your architect's reference file. Your architect remains the sole statutory authority for final sign-off.

Hiring route B

Studio Eyes and Ears

Architect-paid

Billed directly to the practice. We act as your sub-consultant on site, executing the time-consuming weekly tracking and evidence gathering so you can protect your liability and reclaim your studio's hours. Certification stays entirely in your hands.

The flat-fee menu

Five services, priced in the open.

01

Pre-Contract Tender Audit

A forensic desktop review of up to three builder quotations against your drawings and specification. We flag hidden exclusions, artificial allowances, provisional sums and pricing gaps before they become variations on site.

WhenBefore you sign a building contract.

€2,450

fixed fee, + VAT

02

Continuous Weekly Quality Oversight

A recurring weekly one-hour forensic site walk throughout the active construction phase. We check structural alignments, build-ups, bespoke joinery grounds and finishes, and resolve defects face to face with your builder. Every visit produces a photographic report in your portal, with each snag tracked until it is closed.

WhenFrom first fix to practical completion.

€2,000

per four-week cycle, + VAT, billed in advance

03

Milestone Flaw Inspection

A single, intensive physical inspection at a critical project milestone: waterproofing and tanking, steel before it is boxed in, insulation and airtightness before plasterboard. The last chance to see the work before it disappears.

WhenBefore work is covered up.

€800

per visit, + VAT

04

Conflict Evaluation and Resolution

A specialised intervention when a critical problem or dispute has arisen between owner, architect and builder. A physical site evaluation and an independent, trade-qualified expert opinion report to break the deadlock and get the build moving.

WhenWhen a dispute is holding up the works.

€900

per visit, + VAT

05

Handover Master Snag

A microscopic close-out inspection at practical completion to protect your final retention funds. You receive an itemised master snagging list with annotated photography, issued directly to the contractor and tracked in your portal until every item is signed off.

WhenAt practical completion.

€1,500

fixed fee, + VAT

Scope, stated plainly

What we do not do.

  • We do not act as project manager. Daily operations stay with your main contractor.
  • We do not run schedules or order materials. We have no commercial interest in the build.
  • We do not certify. Statutory BCAR sign-off remains with your Assigned Certifier or architect.
  • We do not manage site safety. PSDP and PSCS duties remain with your appointed parties.

Ready to put an independent eye on your build?

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