M. Abdulmajeed Al-Zahrani: Continuity in the market depends on adherence to standards and specifications of building materials and code implementation

Fahad Al-Mutairi: Demand for poor quality building materials will decrease when Saudi building code is implemented

Saleh Almohsen: Some building insurances do not scrutinize the specifications and quality of building materials

Poll: Sulaiman Hassan

The quality of building materials plays a big role in the durability of buildings and real estate, making them highly resistant to conditions and changes, and these materials retain their strength and performance efficiency whether they are involved in construction such as iron, cement, bricks in all its forms and thermal insulation materials or exploited materials such as plumbing and electrical appliances.

Soliman Al-Hassoun The Saudi Building Code has established regulations and pillars to ensure the quality of construction, as well as the Standards and Metrology Organization, in addition to ensuring property insurance.

Amlak newspaper conducted a survey on the quality of building materials and its impact on the sustainability of the real estate and its high market value.

Zahrani: Lack of demand for inferior materials

First of all, Engineer Abdulmajid Al-Zahrani, CEO of Ruya Al-Next General Contracting Company, emphasized that there is a big difference in the use of materials from manufacturing companies globally and locally, pointing to poorly made building materials that affect the quality of the property and cannot be relied upon as a guarantee or insurance, and Al-Zahrani said that specifications do not have to be expensive; because the materials that will be used in construction can be relied upon in several aspects including specifications and installation methods.

Al-Zahrani said that the application of Saudi Building Code will enhance the specifications of buildings, and its impact will only be on poor quality materials, so the demand for them will decrease, and of course the quality of building materials will affect the sustainability and strength of the property well, and at the same time the changes in the real estate sector will reduce the opportunities for commercial fraud, and hinted that commercial fraud in buildings is not limited to materials only, but also in the installation method (for example, buying a good material, but when installing it is placed incorrectly geometrically and technically).

Al-Zahrani concluded that the application of the Saudi Building Code can be relied on in many aspects, including specifications and installation methods. Al-Zahrani concluded that continuity in the market is contingent on adherence to standards and specifications, applying the Saudi code, and putting workmanship before any profits.

Al-Zahrani concluded.

Mutairi: Building insurance for both parties

Fahad Saad Al-Mutairi, a real estate investor, confirmed that the impact of the Saudi building code will be in the interest of everyone, the investor and the buyer, especially after the use of good materials that complement the requirements of the code, and Al-Mutairi pointed out that quality will have a clear imprint in knowing the prices and benefiting from products with standard specifications for those who want to build high-quality private housing.

Fahad Saad Al-Mutairi, a real estate investor. Al-Mutairi showed that the high prices in building materials negatively affect the rapid construction of low-income people and the investor to some extent, hinting at the additional production cost that occurs on the property, stressing the importance of securing buildings for both parties with clarification of prices for consumables such as electricity, plumbing, internal and external insulation and what is required in the basics in construction, and showed that the regulations and regulations issued by the competent authorities will reduce the spread of commercial fraud of all kinds, and the market will only accept high quality products.

Al-Mutairi pointed out that quality will have a significant impact on the knowledge of prices, and the use of products of standard specifications for those who want to build a private residence of quality.

Mohsen: No major impact on demand

Saleh Almohsen, Khalid Almohsen Contracting Company, believes that there is no significant impact on the demand for building materials after the implementation of the Saudi Building Code, stressing that the quality of building supplies is one of the fundamentals that gives the sustainability of the building and the strength of the property and maintains its market value.

Saleh Almohsen, Khalid Almohsen Contracting Company. Al-Mohsen expressed his regret for securing buildings that do not check the specifications of building materials, but there are many variables that have resulted in the establishment of legislation that preserves the value of the property, and he explained that materials with high efficiency will maintain their presence in the market, while the supply of poor quality materials will be reduced.