Get realistic, reliable and up-front costing for your custom-built home or renovation and extension with our Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) service.
In recent years, we’ve seen that 70% of the plans we come across never get built—resulting in wasted time and money on designs that never leave the drawing board. Our Early Contractor Involvement service ensures this doesn’t happen to you. From the very beginning, we provide clarity on what it takes to bring your project to life, so you can move forward with confidence.
This is a complimentary service. Conditions apply.
In recent years, we’ve seen that 70% of the plans we come across never get built—resulting in wasted time and money on designs that never leave the drawing board. Our Early Contractor Involvement service ensures this doesn’t happen to you. From the very beginning, we provide clarity on what it takes to bring your project to life, so you can move forward with confidence.
This is a complimentary service. Conditions apply.
We understand that successful projects start with careful planning and collaboration. That’s why we offer our Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) service—a process that brings us on board early to ensure your project is set up for success from the start. Whether you’re planning a custom home, renovation, or extension, ECI ensures your journey is smoother, more efficient, and stress-free.
Our ECI service involves working closely with you, your designer, and your architect from the very beginning. By joining your team early, we offer expert guidance and practical insights, ensuring your vision is feasible, cost-effective, and optimized for a seamless construction process.
The ECI process allows us to anticipate challenges, identify cost-saving opportunities, and provide accurate cost estimates, helping you make confident decisions at every step of the way.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A SAMPLE OF OUR ECI PROPOSAL
We understand that successful projects start with careful planning and collaboration. That’s why we offer our Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) service—a process that brings us on board early to ensure your project is set up for success from the start. Whether you’re planning a custom home, renovation, or extension, ECI ensures your journey is smoother, more efficient, and stress-free.
Our ECI service involves working closely with you, your designer, and your architect from the very beginning. By joining your team early, we offer expert guidance and practical insights, ensuring your vision is feasible, cost-effective, and optimized for a seamless construction process.
The ECI process allows us to anticipate challenges, identify cost-saving opportunities, and provide accurate cost estimates, helping you make confident decisions at every step of the way.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A SAMPLE OF OUR ECI PROPOSAL
Our ECI service follows a structured multi-stage pricing process, ensuring you have clarity at every phase. We provide real-time cost insights and practical advice throughout the following stages:
Initial feasibility assessments, ensuring your vision aligns with budget expectations.
Refining plans with buildability in mind, identifying efficiencies, and maximising opportunities.
Finalising detailed costings, minimising provisional sums, and ensuring budget certainty.
By engaging early, we help you make informed decisions, avoid unexpected cost overruns, and
ensure a seamless transition from design to construction.
With RoomFour’s Early Contractor Involvement service, you’re not just planning a project—you’re setting it up for success. Let us help you bring your vision to life with confidence, clarity, and peace of mind.
ECI is a proactive approach to construction planning where RoomFour joins your project team early in the design phase. Instead of waiting until plans are finalized, we work alongside your designer, architect, and consultants to ensure that your project is buildable, cost-effective, and aligned with your budget expectations. ECI helps prevent common pitfalls, such as budget overruns, delays, and unexpected design limitations, by addressing these challenges before construction begins.
Investing in an ECI service saves you time, money, and stress by ensuring every aspect of your project is carefully considered before construction starts. Without ECI, many homeowners and designers unknowingly commit to plans that exceed budget or are difficult to build efficiently. Our process helps identify potential issues early, offering cost-saving alternatives and ensuring that your vision is achievable without unnecessary surprises.
Our ECI service is a comprehensive process that covers:
This is a complimentary service, should you proceed with RoomFour as your builder. Should we not be awarded to build the project or the project doesn’t go ahead, we are transparent upfront, with the fees prior to commencing the ECI process. No deposit or upfront payments are required.
Our ECI process ensures that the cost estimates we provide are highly accurate:
Yes, to get the most accurate and valuable insights, we require relevant project documentation. This may include:
If you don’t have these yet, we can coordinate the necessary reports with our trusted consultants to keep your project moving forward efficiently.
The ECI process is designed to provide you with valuable insights, regardless of whether you choose RoomFour as your builder. If you decide to engage another builder after completing the ECI process, we will issue an invoice for the work completed. However, the knowledge gained and cost analysis provided remain yours to use in your decision-making process. Our goal is to provide value, whether or not you proceed with RoomFour.
By addressing potential challenges early, the ECI process ensures your project is better planned, more cost-effective, and runs smoother when it moves into construction. Some key benefits include:
