Create clear, accurate specifications for straightforward domestic projects with content tailored to the way you work.

Specification content built around domestic work
NBS Chorus Domestic is designed for architects, building surveyors, engineers and other professionals who regularly prepare specifications for individual homes and smaller residential projects.
The focused content library covers the work sections commonly required for straightforward domestic projects, helping you produce robust documentation without navigating broader content that may not be relevant to your work.
Clearer domestic specifications
NBS Chorus Domestic provides focused specification content for new homes, extensions, refurbishments and repairs to individual dwellings.
Use pre-written clauses, technical guidance and references to relevant standards to define materials, workmanship and performance requirements clearly. Consumer contract preliminaries are also included, helping you produce more coordinated tender and contract documentation.
The library is designed for straightforward domestic projects where a broader specification content package may not be required.
Preliminaries for domestic contracts
The Domestic library includes consumer contract preliminaries covering the scope of the JCT/SBCC Home Owner Contract and the RIBA Domestic Building Contract.
Use structured preliminaries to set out project-wide requirements, responsibilities and procedures alongside the technical specification
Designed for domestic professionals
NBS Chorus Domestic is designed for professionals preparing specifications for straightforward work to individual homes, including:
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Architects and architectural designers
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Building surveyors
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Engineers
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Sole practitioners and smaller practices
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Professionals specialising in residential extensions and refurbishments
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Domestic builders preparing structured project documentation
The package is best suited to individual dwellings. It is not intended for larger housing schemes, complex residential developments or commercial projects.
Suitable projects and applications
NBS Chorus Domestic can support projects such as:
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New-build houses
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Residential extensions
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Loft and garage conversions
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Home refurbishments
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Repair and maintenance work
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Internal alterations
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Energy-efficiency improvements
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Straightforward external works associated with a home
Suitability depends on the scope and technical complexity of the project, not simply its value.




Clearer domestic specifications
NBS Chorus Domestic provides focused specification content for new homes, extensions, refurbishments and repairs to individual dwellings.
Use pre-written clauses, technical guidance and references to relevant standards to define materials, workmanship and performance requirements clearly. Consumer contract preliminaries are also included, helping you produce more coordinated tender and contract documentation.
The library is designed for straightforward domestic projects where a broader specification content package may not be required.

Preliminaries for domestic contracts
The Domestic library includes consumer contract preliminaries covering the scope of the JCT/SBCC Home Owner Contract and the RIBA Domestic Building Contract.
Use structured preliminaries to set out project-wide requirements, responsibilities and procedures alongside the technical specification

Designed for domestic professionals
NBS Chorus Domestic is designed for professionals preparing specifications for straightforward work to individual homes, including:
-
Architects and architectural designers
-
Building surveyors
-
Engineers
-
Sole practitioners and smaller practices
-
Professionals specialising in residential extensions and refurbishments
-
Domestic builders preparing structured project documentation
The package is best suited to individual dwellings. It is not intended for larger housing schemes, complex residential developments or commercial projects.

Suitable projects and applications
NBS Chorus Domestic can support projects such as:
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New-build houses
-
Residential extensions
-
Loft and garage conversions
-
Home refurbishments
-
Repair and maintenance work
-
Internal alterations
-
Energy-efficiency improvements
-
Straightforward external works associated with a home
Suitability depends on the scope and technical complexity of the project, not simply its value.

Frequently asked questions
NBS Chorus Domestic is a specification package for straightforward work to individual homes. It combines the NBS Chorus platform with a focused technical content library tailored to domestic projects.
It is suitable for new-build houses, extensions, refurbishments and repair work to individual dwellings. It is not recommended for larger housing schemes, commercial buildings or projects requiring broader specialist content.
NBS Chorus Domestic is designed for professionals who prepare specifications for domestic projects, including architects, building surveyors, engineers and domestic builders.
The Domestic library includes consumer building contract preliminaries and 24 work sections covering content commonly required for typical small domestic projects.
The technical content is organised using the Common Arrangement of Work Sections, commonly known as CAWS.
Yes. The library includes consumer contract preliminaries covering the scope of the JCT/SBCC Home Owner Contract and the RIBA Domestic Building Contract.
Yes. The content is designed to support straightforward extensions, refurbishments, repairs and new-build projects involving individual homes.
It is intended for straightforward projects involving individual dwellings. NBS does not recommend it for larger residential schemes, where a broader specification content library may be more appropriate.
Yes. The Domestic library can be used to create and download a financial summary that combines selected work sections into a priceable document.
The features available depend on the NBS Chorus plan selected. The current plans and features information should be checked to confirm which tools are included with a particular subscription.
Professional specifications for smaller domestic projects
Create clearer, more consistent specifications for domestic work using a cost-effective Chorus package built around the projects you deliver most often.
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