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In article .com,
wrote:
Ok - I'm going to be confrontational to the extent of saying of saying
that the construction sector is shot through with professional
parasites.

Surveyors, architects, strucural engineers - all will remove large
chunks of cash, not do very much and not take responsibility for their
actions.

I've not used a surveyor, but have used both architect and structural
engineer. The architect was excellent and found the builders needed for
the work involved. He attended regularly and help sort out the inevitable
problems and liaise with the BCO, etc. Structural engineer did exactly
what was needed of him.

It was far too big a job for (me) to DIY so my efforts were restricted to
the plumbing electrics and decoration.

At the completion of the job I was *very* satisfied with the end result
and thought the professional fees reasonable.

So there. ;-)

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