"Mike Mitchell" wrote
| Surely it must be possible to avoid jerry building
| in 2003/4?

Of course.

Don't use British builders.

The level of training, qualification and basic intelligence of most
labourers on British building sites is abysmal. And on spec developments
many labourers will be contracted to a labour hire contractor and not even
working directly for the main contractor.

Get a German pre-fab and make sure it's installed by German labour.

Owain