{"id":340,"date":"2025-03-17T09:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T09:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/castcampaign.co.uk\/?page_id=340"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:01:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:01:14","slug":"prevention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/castcampaign.co.uk\/?page_id=340","title":{"rendered":"Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2d928f7d9abc08cde6897d27cc29d14c\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-1 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:clamp(5.174rem, 5.174rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 10.707), 12rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:-0.03em;line-height:1.4\">Process<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--1\">From the smallest maintenance job to the biggest project, there is a process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--2\">This section offers expert advice, practical tips, and useful links to guide you through the process of finding, hiring, and managing a tradesperson effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your project can succeed with your active involvement in building a strong foundation with thorough documentation, fostering good relationships, effective communication and collaboration, and sharing throughout the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CAST&#8217;s process helps you learn what works and what doesn\u2019t, based on the belief that most customers and tradespeople have good intentions. It provides a best practice model to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We cover what to do\/what not to do if things start to go wrong in Resolution (WIP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Process Steps<\/strong>: For medium to large projects where you will be using a lot of savings or taking out a mortgage (including kitchen\/bathroom refits).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Small Jobs<\/strong> ie: something small or routine maintenance with a single tradesperson. Go to<a href=\"\/?p=399\"> The Shortcuts <\/a>first, then expand your reading.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/castcampaign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/austin-distel-4r72lpfh4ik-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/castcampaign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/austin-distel-4r72lpfh4ik-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/castcampaign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/austin-distel-4r72lpfh4ik-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/castcampaign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/austin-distel-4r72lpfh4ik-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/castcampaign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/austin-distel-4r72lpfh4ik-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/castcampaign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/austin-distel-4r72lpfh4ik-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/castcampaign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/austin-distel-4r72lpfh4ik-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Process Steps<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"\/?p=343\">What do you want?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"\/?p=346\">Compliance &amp; Best Practice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"\/?p=355\">Design, Brief, Scope<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"\/?p=361\">Find a Tradesperson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"\/?p=367\">Pricing &amp; Contracts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"\/?p=379\">Kick Off to Completion<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And for small jobs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"\/?p=399\">The Shortcuts<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-340","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/castcampaign.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/castcampaign.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/castcampaign.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/castcampaign.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/castcampaign.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/castcampaign.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":434,"href":"https:\/\/castcampaign.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/340\/revisions\/434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/castcampaign.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}