Expert Advice on Building Your Own Home...
We show how anyone can build their own home, how to find a suitable plot, how to finance it, how to learn about the building trade or find a good reliable subcontractor. This site - written by someone who self-built their own home - goes a long way to point out problems small and large before they become a major set-back. Building your dream home should be an enjoyable experience and not something you look back on with dread.
October's Most Popular Articles...
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Planning and Building an Underground House: Underground homes are still considered very unusual, to the extent that planning officers will almost certainly raise their eyebrows if… [188 views in Oct]
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Building on Land With an Agricultural Tie: Trying To build a home on land that has an agricultural tie can be costly and time consuming for anyone not working in an agricultural… [150 views in Oct]
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Selling Your Self Build Home: The majority of self builders plan to live in the house once it is built. However there comes a time when one wants to move on and the decision is made… [114 views in Oct]
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A Semi Detached Self Build: When considering self building your home why not think about building two houses? There may not be room on site for two detached homes but by building two… [100 views in Oct]
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Ensuite Bathrooms: Are They Worth It?: Times were when a typical family home was lucky to have a bathroom at all. An outside toilet and a tin bath in the kitchen moved on to the… [62 views in Oct]
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A Self Build With a Thatched Roof: A home with a thatch roof immediately makes one think of country cottages, roses round the door and chocolate box images of the perfect home in the… [48 views in Oct]
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Case Studies: Money Ran Out During My Self Build: Case Study, I Self Built a Home...
Finding a Plot: Building on Land With an Agricultural Tie, Find a Self Build Plot,...
Finishing Off: Interior Designing Your Own Home, The Garden and Drive on Your Self...
Get Building: Fitting Out a Self Built Home on a Tight Budget, Ensuite Bathrooms:...
Legal & Architecture: Financing Your Self Build, Building a Timber Framed Home, Building...
Outbuildings: Buying an Old Property to Demolish: A Good Way to Buy a Plot?,...
Subcontracting: Buying a Kit House, Employing a Builder for Your Self Build Project,...
Your Dream House: Building Your Own Home - Are You Up for the Challenge?, Budgeting...
Comments
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movso
Re: Selling Your Self Build Home
I am in the process of buying a self-build property (Danwood) and am having trouble getting a mortgage because of the timber-frame…
29 June 2021 -
Cadbury
Re: Ensuite Bathrooms: Are They Worth It?
Working on a farmhouse style house, on the First floor there’s 4 bedrooms, one with en-suite, am I better losing one…
17 February 2021 -
Mitz
Re: Checking Whether Land is Ready to Build on
Hi! My brother plans to buy land above the lake, the track down to the land from the Lane, and the woodland…
22 August 2020 -
Lou Ju
Re: Selling Your Self Build Home
Can I sell my sell my self build house without 10yr garantie To cash buyers? Our solicitor doesn’t seem to know! Thanks.
15 April 2019 -
kazz
Re: Building a Granny Annex
hya, at a very young 54,with a grown family and gorgeous grankids whom,like me are on low income,seeing single-parent struggle of my…
27 October 2015 -
babsP634
Re: Your Home Build: Plastering
I have a suitable plot, the planners don't think so - for an Underground/earth sheltered home, this article is fascinating but…
25 October 2015 -
ASelfBuild
Re: Building an Outside Workshop
@Gerry. The easiest way to do this is to calculate the cost of the materials for each type of build - then factor in the potential…
21 November 2014 -
Gerry
Re: Building an Outside Workshop
I would like to know whether it is more cost effective to build a 20' x 20 foot workshop from wood or building blocks? Many thanks
19 November 2014 -
lems
Re: Considerations When Building a Detached Garage
i want to build a detached garage,single,with double doors.built with concrete blocks and finished with a…
9 May 2014 -
vegetarian
Re: Planning and Building an Underground House
I hope to be renovating an old cottage in the near future and hope to extend it as an eco house or as amodern…
14 June 2013
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