# Before You Build — Independent Builder Quote Reviews > Before You Build is an independent UK service helping homeowners understand and compare builders’ quotations before appointing a contractor. Reviews identify missing scope, vague specifications, exclusions, provisional sums, prime cost allowances, inconsistencies and potential additional-cost risks. ## Pages - [How Many Builders’ Quotes Should I Get?](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/how-many-builders-quotes-should-i-get/): How many builders’ quotes should I get? Aim for three detailed written quotations. Learn when two is enough and how to compare builders properly. - [Questions to Ask a Builder About Their Quote](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/questions-to-ask-a-builder-about-their-quote/): Questions to ask a builder about their quote: clarify scope, exclusions, allowances, VAT, payments and variations before appointing your contractor. - [Estimate vs Quote: What’s the Difference?](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/estimate-vs-quote/): Estimate vs quote: understand the difference in price certainty and what to check before accepting a builder’s price. - [House Renovation Cost: What Should You Budget?](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/house-renovation-cost/): Understand UK house renovation costs per square metre, what builders’ quotes may exclude and how to build a realistic total project budget. - [House Extension Cost: What Should You Budget?](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/house-extension-cost/): Understand UK house extension costs per square metre, what builders’ quotes may exclude and how to build a realistic total project budget. - [What Is a PC Sum in a Builder’s Quote?](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/what-is-a-pc-sum/): Learn what a PC sum means in a builder’s quote, how it is adjusted and how unrealistic allowances can increase your final building cost. - [How to Compare Builders’ Quotes](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/how-to-compare-builders-quotes/): Learn how to compare builders’ quotes like for like, including scope, exclusions, provisional sums, VAT, payment terms and likely final cost. - [Is My Builder’s Quote Reasonable?](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/is-my-builders-quote-reasonable/): Is your builder’s quote reasonable? Learn how to assess the scope, specifications, allowances, exclusions, VAT and likely total project cost. - [Why Are Builders’ Quotes So Different?](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/why-are-builders-quotes-so-different/): Builders’ quotes can differ by thousands. Learn why prices vary, how to compare scope, allowances and risk, and what to check before choosing a builder. - [About Before You Build](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/about-before-you-build/): Meet Ollie Dix, the experienced Bath renovation contractor behind Before You Build’s independent builder quote reviews for UK homeowners. - [Contact Before You Build](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/contact-us/): Contact Before You Build for independent builder quotation reviews. Ask about our First Check, Full Check and Full Comparison services for UK homeowners. - [Should I Choose the Cheapest Builder’s Quote?](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/cheapest-builder-quote-read-this-first/): Should you choose the cheapest builder quote? Learn how to compare scope, exclusions, allowances, VAT and likely final cost before appointing a builder. - [What Should A Builder's Quote Include?](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/what-should-a-builder-quote-include/): What should a builder quote include? Check scope, specifications, exclusions, allowances, VAT, payments and terms before accepting. - [What Is A Provisional Sum in a Builder's Quote?](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/what-is-a-provisional-sum/): What is a provisional sum? Learn how this adjustable allowance affects a builder’s quote, final cost and project risk. - [Things Homeowners Often Miss In Renovation Quotes](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/things-homeowners-often-miss-in-renovation-quotes/): Renovation Quotes Often Contain More Assumptions Than Homeowners Realise Many renovation quotations appear clear at first glance. However, once work... - [Renovation Insights](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/renovation-insights/): Introduction Practical renovation guidance, observations and homeowner-focused insights based on real-world renovation experience. These articles are designed to help homeowners... - [Privacy Policy](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/privacy-policy/): Introduction Before You Build is committed to protecting your privacy and handling personal information responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how... - [Terms & Disclaimer](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/terms-disclaimer/): Introduction Before You Build provides independent homeowner-side renovation quote review services intended to help homeowners better understand builder quotations, identify... - [Services & Pricing](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/services-pricing/): Compare independent builder quote review services for UK homeowners, from a concise First Check to a detailed review of up to three quotations. - [Example review](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/example-review/): Client Situation “We recently purchased a 19th Century stone property requiring full renovation works and obtained several quotes from local... - [Independent Builder Quote Reviews for UK Homeowners](https://beforeyou-build.co.uk/): Independent builder quote reviews for UK homeowners. Identify missing work, unclear allowances and pricing risks before appointing a builder. From £59. # # Detailed Content ## Pages > Before You Build complements the work of architects, quantity surveyors, project managers, surveyors and engineers. Its content provides general practical information and does not constitute project-specific quantity surveying, structural engineering, legal advice or contract administration.