IN THIS POST:
– Budget Estimation
– Research
– Consultation
– Vendor Selection
– Bulk Buying
– Bargaining
Buying the best construction material for building a house is important because your home’s structure will only be as stable as the materials used to build it. Finding high-quality material for your home might seem like a challenge, but you can make it a lot easier by using the tips we’ve shared below.
Tips for Buying the Best Construction Material
Want to get good quality raw material for your construction project? Here’s how to buy the best material for building your home:
- Estimate a budget
- Research the market
- Consult your contractor
- Buy from the right vendor
- Try to buy in bulk
- Bargain on the price
Let’s discuss how to find good quality raw material in detail below.
Estimate a Budget
First off, even before you buy the raw materials, you must make sure that the house’s construction plan is as per your liking. This part is fairly important. If you want to make changes, here’s how to select an architect for your project, who can help you modify the plan to accommodate your requirements.
Next, estimate just how much construction material you will need. Remember that this estimate is only possible once the plan is finalised. This stands true for new construction projects as well as renovations. Knowing the quantity of material you need for building your home will help you make a price estimate accordingly.
Research the Market
Once you know more about the material you will need for your particular project, it’s time to explore the market. For instance, if you are repainting your room, consider all the mainstream paint brands, along with their paint varieties and colour hues. Your research should also include the prices of all the possible options.
Continue to streamline your choice as per your personal preference. Say, for example, you want to paint a room in a purple shade. You should only consider the paint brands that actually offer that shade or can create a bespoke colour for you, eliminating all the other options. Similarly, if you need blue sanitary fittings, which is not a mainstream colour, you will have to look at companies that offer the shade you need or paint their accessories to meet your specifications.
Consult Your Contractor
Unless you plan to manage the entire build yourself, we’d advise you to hire a contractor for your construction project. Here are some tips on how to select the best contractor. Once that’s done, you can easily ask your contractor to source all of the materials for you. If you need to ensure the quality yourself, visit the market with your contractor and get in touch with the shops and vendors that they are on good terms with.
Choosing the right vendor can often be a matter of trusting someone to provide you the right quality of goods at the right price without scamming or taking undue advantage of you. Your contractor’s words and contacts can come in quite handy at this point, especially if you trust them to guide you correctly in terms of the monetary spending.
Buy from the Right Vendor
It is important to target the right vendors for your many purchases. So, how do you find the right ones? Well, after shortlisting your preferences and a consultation with your contractor, you’ll probably know whether you want to buy from the original dealer at the standard rates, or from a renowned fixture and fittings market in town where your contractor has useful contacts and can get you the items at a lower price in bulk.
Ultimately, the right vendor should be easy to communicate with, trustworthy, willing to bargain, and located within a competitive market where they’re trying to secure a buyer so that they’ll give you a good deal.
Try to Buy in Bulk
If you need more than one of anything, whether that’s a bag of cement, a can of paint, or a showerhead, play it smart and know how much you need from the get-go so that you can buy in bulk from the market. Buying in bulk saves multiple trips to the market, but what’s more important is that many sellers will actually give you a pretty good deal in terms of price if you’re buying more than one item in bulk from them.
Buying in bulk is especially crucial for heavy construction material for building a house. This includes sand, cement, tiles, and marble. Since you will need to hire a delivery truck to transport these items to your construction site, it is always better to hire one truck and to have all of the items bought in one place and ready for delivery rather than hiring multiple trucks at different costs.
Bargain on the Price
While sellers aim to sell in bulk to earn a profit on essential construction materials, they generally have a pretty good profit on individual fixtures and fittings, which they buy in bulk but often sell as single pieces or sets. Thus, they do have room to strike a bargain if you have the right skills. Here’s how to bargain like a pro and get good quality raw materials for your construction project at the right price.
Remember that your contractor might be the best person to strike a bargain with a vendor they already have a rapport with, so let them take the lead where necessary as they will be well aware of the seller’s break-even point, beyond which they will not sell a particular material, and can bargain for a drop in prices accordingly.
Now you know the top tips for buying the best construction material for building your home. Stay tuned to Zameen Blog for more construction tips and advice. We can also be reached at blog@zameen.com if you want to share your comments and suggestions with us.
