Self Build Simplified: (2nd Edition) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781533586766)

"Self Build is simple. People make it complicated!" If you thinking about taking on a self-build project you are probably just like many thousands of other people in the UK every year, either terrified, or looking for many answers to many questions, such as: Could we take on such a big project ourselves? / Where would we start? / How much would it cost? / Could we afford it and who would fund it? / How would we build it (brick and block / timber frame / full "eco")? / How would we find a decent plot and how much would it cost? / Do we need an architect straight away (or at all)? / How do we get planning permission / Where do we find good builders and how much should we pay them? / What about warranties, guarantees and insurance? / How long would it take to complete the project? / Where would we live while we build? / How stressful would it all be? Is it a good idea? ... This book answers all these questions and many more, simply, and logically ... Written by Barry Sutcliffe, an experienced Commercial and Self-Build Project Manager, House Designer, Custom Housing Developer, GRAND DESIGNS Self-Build Expert and 5 times self-builder. Self Build Simplified leads the reader, one small step at a time, through the often-scary processes, choices, and revelations of what could well be for many people, the single most daunting but exciting physical and mental challenge they will ever take on ... This is a guide, not a manual... Most self-build books try to teach the reader "how to be a self-builder". Unless you have a background in construction, that is always going to be a difficult goal to achieve. This book takes a different approach. Instead of trying to teach, it aims to guide. Instead of telling you how you should build, it gives you choices, highlighting the positives and negatives of each, at the same time helping you to make decisions, based on what is best for you ... This book is an absolute goldmine of information, ideas, choices, warnings, and surprises. NEW FOR 22: Plans and elevation for the attractive, simple, quick to build, low cost house pictured on the cover. Why not use these plans as a template for your own design?

Author: Barry Sutcliffe
ISBN-10: 1533586764
ISBN-13: 9781533586766
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/08/2016
Pages: 394
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.01lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.81d