Budget Guidance Document
The Budget Guidance Document
Before drawings are commissioned and before a fixed price contract is prepared, clients need a sober view of cost. The Budget Guidance Document is Ashecroft’s way of providing that view early. It helps homeowners judge whether the scale of transformation they are considering fits the house, the brief and the level of investment they want to make.
The Document
What it includes
The Budget Guidance Document is a structured financial and practical briefing prepared around your project type. It is not a brochure and it is not a generic pricing sheet. It is a grounded first reading of what the work is likely to involve.
Likely investment band
A realistic view of the overall level at which the project is likely to sit, based on scope, complexity and the standard of finish implied by the brief.
How cost usually distributes across the work
An early reading of how spend is likely to divide across kitchen, structure, glazing, heating, flooring, lighting, external works and other key parts of the project.
The variables most likely to move the budget
The decisions that materially affect cost, including structural complexity, glazing strategy, kitchen specification, floor build-up, service upgrades and the extent of external works.
Practical constraints likely to matter
Early notes on planning sensitivity, structural implications, drainage, access, sequencing or house-specific issues that may need to be tested before the project can be fixed properly.
The most sensible next step
A clear indication of whether the project should move into a Discovery call and Provisional cost proposal, whether the brief needs refining first, or whether another route is more sensible.