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The Self-build Dream: How to Build Your Own Home(English)

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What's involved in building your own home?Designed to assist in deciding if self-build is for you, this book provides the answers to the question: 'What's involved in building your own home?' Selfbuild can be as simple as paying someone to do the whole thing or as complex as doing everything yourself - or anything inbetween.The choice is yours. This book explains in plain english what's involved and helps you to decide if it's for you - and if so, what's the right way forward. Subjects covered include: n Finance options n How to find land to build on n What's involved in getting planning permission n How to decide what size and style to build n Choosing someone to create the design n The pros and cons of each building method n Whether to employ a builder or employ individuals and a project manager...or even do it yourself!

Table of Contents:
Section one:1 What is Self-Build? A home designed just for you...11 A home thats performs...16 A new home at cost price...19 Who self-builds?...23 The Negatives...32 Section one:2 What's involved in Self-Building The Different ways to self-build...35 Completely hands off...36 Architech and builder...36 Managing the project...38 How long will it all take?...43 Package companies...44 Section one: 3 Costs and Finance How it works...49 Building plot prices...50 The cost of construction...53 How will you fund your build project...56 I'm worried abour costs spiralling out of controll...58 Section one: 4 Building Plots What is a building plot...65 The Planning System...68 A beginners reference guide...70 Plot cost and how to judge value...73 Section one: 5 House Design Basics An individual home, created just for you...74 The design process explained...80 Formulating a design brief...84 The different house designs...84 Section two:1 How to get your self-build started How to find ,assess and buy a plot...95 What to consider when you've looking at a plot...102 The Buying process...106 Section two: 2 The planning process An overview...108 Changing exsisting planning approval...110 The planning process...113 Planning FAQs...116 Section two: 3 Coming up with your dream home Key features of a dream home...121 Finding a designer...125 The initial scheme...127 Section two: 4 Detailed guide to building costs How much will my new home cost to build...128 Estimating your costs in detail...132 How to minimise your costs...133 Section two: 5 How to run your self-build project Using a main contractor...140 Package companies...144 DIY...149 Raising the finance: Self-build mortgages...151 How to reclaim VAT on your self-build...151 Section three: Getting practical Structural choices an overview...156 Timberframe...158 Block & masonary...164 SIP...170 Cifs...176 Project Management...182 Costs...194 The A to Z of self-build...202


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781905959167
  • Publisher: Ovolo Publishing Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Ovolo Publishing Ltd
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 232
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Weight: 721.21 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1905959168
  • Publisher Date: 08 Apr 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: How to Build Your Own Home
  • Width: 189 mm


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