As-built verification: how to avoid surprises at closing – for 1970s apartments
Before you start, align documents, scope and priorities. That alone prevents most late changes and cost overruns. In Sicily, coastal exposure and mixed building stock make early checks even more important.
Schedule and cost control
Set up a bill of quantities and specifications that describe works, materials and tolerances in measurable terms.
Build a realistic programme and the right sequence of trades.
- Questions to ask contractors
- How to keep changes under control
- How to document decisions
Permits and documentation
Check constraints and approvals (heritage, landscape, condominium) before appointing contractors.
Choose the correct route (CILA, SCIA or permit) based on the scope and the building context.
- Questions to ask contractors
- Constraints to check early
- How to document decisions
Where to start
Commission an accurate measured survey and clear drawings: without reliable measures, design is guesswork.
Define priorities and constraints: what is mandatory, what is desirable and what can wait.
- Documents you should have
- How to keep changes under control
- Questions to ask contractors
Technical details that matter
Verify material compatibility with substrates, especially near the coast where salt air accelerates decay.
Focus on critical junctions (waterproofing, thermal bridges, services) because most post-handover issues start there.
- Questions to ask contractors
- Documents you should have
- How to document decisions
- You are planning a renovation and want decisions backed by drawings and documents.
- You have doubts about compliance and cadastre alignment.
- You want one technical point of contact to coordinate the process.
- You need site supervision with clear records.
- Starting without a measured survey and without verifying the authorised state.
- Accepting vague quotations (generic items, undefined materials).
- Discovering constraints or approvals after works begin.
- Managing changes informally, without updated quantities and records.
If you want a clear starting point for a project in Sicily,Studio 4ecan review your context and outline the right technical steps.
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