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hi tony,

Or QCAD - approx £30 - same source code as LibreCAD - similar to use

Paul

antony croft wrote:

Hi all,

Im going to start out on my own in consultancy and am looking for some advice 
on what sort of things I need to have from the get go as opposed to being 
able to work on them as the business grows.


Obviously im not talking about insurance etc


The most important question is, at the moment whether or not I can get away 
without CAD as every pro is on this and I suspect I will look a right numpty 
without it, it is very expensive!


If you dont own a resi and or Picus how do you get around the evaluation of 
decays against those that do have them? I intend to get going with a 
fractometer and core and add these later.


Apart from the obvious subsidence,BS 5837, arboricultural implications 
surveys and tree hazard assessments which I am assuming are the main bulk of 
consultancy work? What other areas will need to be covered as a basic minimum 
practice?


At the moment I feel like CAD and pear technologies mapping survey setup are 
going to be essential from the get go, at least to be professional about it, 
after all I want to deliver quality and scribbles for sketches will not do at 
all!


Is it wrong to enter this domain without proper qualifications as such? I 
will have my PTI, VTA training and I will look to mike for QTRA of course and 
treelife for bs5837 and subsidence and report writing before setting off, is 
that enough?


I thought about strating out via CAS and offering Tree assesments and BS5837 
surveys to get going on a part time basis?


Any and all advice appreciated.


tony croft



                                        

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