NBS Chorus

Domestic

Professional specifications for domestic projects

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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Suitable projects and applications

NBS Chorus Domestic can support projects such as:

  • 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.

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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.

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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