Build It Yourself
Building it Yourself
Few things in life have as much potential to deliver satisfaction and pride as building your own home. Unfortunately there are also few things more likely to shorten your life span if it goes wrong. Every year hundreds of one-off homes are built throughout the country. Within the constraints of planning permission and building regulations, as a self-builder you have the unique opportunity to create a truly inspirational living space. Your vision can be as exciting as your imagination and your budget will allow. New materials and fresh ways of looking at space and light open up new architectural possibilities.
Features such as double height rooms, walls of glass, sleeping lofts, vaulted ceilings and galleries are all possible. Modern plumbing and technology provide even more choices. Clean, efficient, heating, including underfloor systems where there are no unsightly radiators, air conditioning and those stylish, Spanish and Italian bathroom suites create beautiful, easily maintained, energy-saving homes. If you decide to take the self-build route, it may be the only time in your life when you have the freedom to create, from start to finish, your very own living environment for yourself and your family. You can have rooms that are just the right size and flooring, kitchen, bathroom, lighting and colour schemes all exactly how you want them.
From Making Property Work by Maureen Moran
