So you’re in need of a retaining wall. Whether it’s a small wall you need built. Or you have a massive landscape job you need done, you want to make sure the hire the right retaining wall builder within the Sunshine Coast area that you feel you can trust and you get along with. Depending on the size of the job your retaining wall builder might be there for a while so we feel this is an important step of the process.

Getting Yourself A Solid All Round Retaining Wall Quote

The first step of the process is getting the builder out to your site to give you a quote. This is the first point of interaction and you’ll pretty much get a feel for the professionalism they have. This is something we make sure you feel comfortable with.

Another fair point is if a retaining wall builder can’t give you a quote within a certain time frame then there might be an issue or two down the track. This may not happen but i’m just pointing it out. Any quality Sunshine Coast retaining wall builder should be able to give you a fair idea as to what the job may cost. In saying this they will usually need time to write up all the costs that are associated with building a retaining wall that may take a day or so. So please take this into consideration.

Questions? Of course. Ask Away. That’s important for you and the builder.

Make sure you can get your hands on a detailed outline quote before you agree to the job. That will involve something like the outline of the job proposal. The tasks involved and a breakdown of the costs of labour and materials. Make sure your quote clearly states weather the price can fluctuate based on condition changes and or materials. If you can get a good flow of communication from the start. That in my eyes is a positive start.

Is Your Sunshine Coast Retaining Wall Builder Licensed and insured?

This is a no brainer really. And I’m sure you have this covered. But It’s important to mention this. Having these two steps covered means the retaining wall builder meets the Australian standards of quality and safety. Important notes to factor in.

Make sure that all the workers are insured to work on the site and they have public liability insurance just to give you piece of mind. Also make sure the insurance policies are up to date.

What this will do is weed out the bad businesses. If they haven’t got these details you know they are not above board. And if they cannot prove it you know they are just bullshitting. If your happy with the info they provide I’d say your good to go.

An example of this that I know of is. There was a young apprentice on the site unattended that was using a power tool. And yep he cut off his finger. And the builder wasn’t covered because he left his apprentice unattended. Not very professional. So if you knew this and noticed it you could point this out. But if all the details are all good this would not happen.

Get Your Relevant checks For Peace Of Mind

This may not apply to a landscaping business as the builder will always be outside. But if your unsure of anything you could get yourself a background check. You just never know. And every honest business will not have a problem you going into this territory.

Passion For Their Retaining Wall Craft.

The best work usually comes from someone who loves what they do. Something we pride ourselves on. Top quality workmanship comes with a tonne of passion and drive to give the best they can do. This can be a hard one to work out but a good way is to check out their work they have previously done. Usually you can find this on their website as they usually post previous work for potential future clients like yourself. Of course that’s where we come into play. We enjoy building sunshine coast retaining walls. That’s what we do.

Where Is Your Sunshine Coast Retaining Wall Builder Based

For your sake this can be an important part of the selection process. The last thing you would want is for your builder to be late all the time because of traffic. Although you should be ok in the Sunshine Coast area but I thought I’d mention this anyway.

So when your looking. Make sure they are reasonably close to where you are. Although this can be challenging in the bigger cities. Builders most often will travel for their work as I’m sure it’s not too often they will get work close by. Although I don’t think this would happen In this area, but some builders have their boundaries. Something that would most likely happen in the bigger cities.

If you need more info on retaining wall regulations you can check it out here.

Anyway these are just a few things to keep in mind. If you looking to build a retaining wall in the Central Coast area we’d love to help you out. Get in touch and book a time for us to come out and give you a free on site design consultation.