As-built verification: how to avoid surprises at closing – to avoid disputes with contractors
If the project starts without solid technical ground, money goes into corrections instead of outcomes. Here is what to check early. In Sicily, coastal exposure and mixed building stock make early checks even more important.
Schedule and cost control
Track decisions on site: inspections, progress records and structured change management.
Build a realistic programme and the right sequence of trades.
- Constraints to check early
- How to document decisions
- Documents you should have
Where to start
Collect the key documents (permits, drawings, cadastre) and check consistency between existing condition and authorised state.
Commission an accurate measured survey and clear drawings: without reliable measures, design is guesswork.
- How to keep changes under control
- How to document decisions
- Questions to ask contractors
Permits and documentation
Check constraints and approvals (heritage, landscape, condominium) before appointing contractors.
Prepare a complete technical report to reduce requests for clarifications and delays.
- How to keep changes under control
- How to document decisions
- Documents you should have
Technical details that matter
Focus on critical junctions (waterproofing, thermal bridges, services) because most post-handover issues start there.
Verify material compatibility with substrates, especially near the coast where salt air accelerates decay.
- Constraints to check early
- Documents you should have
- Questions to ask contractors
- You need a quick technical check before buying or signing.
- You must confirm the right permit path and missing documents.
- You want measurable specs to compare quotes properly.
- You started works and need to regain control of scope and changes.
- 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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