Are you excitedly making plans to finally start constructing your dream home from the foundations upwards?
If so, you have clicked on the right article, and as the best offence is defence, read on to learn of the four top considerations when building your own house.
1. How Are You Going to Fund Your New Home?
First and foremost, one of the biggest misnomers of house construction is that the person, or people, building the house have to virtually be millionaires to be able to afford it when in reality, there are additional ways of raising the money.
Many people use their personal savings, but then combine their cash with a self-build mortgage and of course, their existing property, in order to build their dream home.
It would also be worth pointing out that, as in any other grand undertaking in life, projects usually cost substantially more than are first projected.
2. How Do You Choose the Right Builder?
The following tips should help you to decide on the right builder to suit your exact needs:
- Ensure that they provide clear and honest communication from the beginning
- Check they have a history of delivering previous projects on time
- Are their reviews varied yet wholly positive?
- Are they willing to answer any and all questions you may have?
It is essential to also familiarize yourself with the important 1966 Party Wall Act, as even though you think you have found a builder or construction company who seem to be the ideal choice, you do not want any costly mistakes or delays to be made if they are simply unfamiliar, or not diligent enough, to check such issues.
3. I Know Nothing About Interior Design: Help?
Just as when a screenwriter comes to the point of having been commissioned and they are excitedly preparing to work alongside the director, producer, actors, and other members of the creative team, you need to be able to accurately communicate your vision to other people for your home to become a reality.
Unless you are adept at interior design, and specifically, have experience in decorating a property in order to sell on (rather than to live in yourself), it makes financial sense to hire the services of a professional home interior designer.
Not only will working in close conjunction with such a professional save you time, it will also help you to avoid costly mistakes further down the line, as well as help you to accurately budget, connect you to a reliable professional network, and offer a huge insight into your available resources.
4. Speak to Your Local Planning Authority
Obviously, you will be including local planning authorities in your initial blueprints, but more specifically, when constructing a new property from the ground up, your local council may have rules and stipulations set out which dictate what you can actually build. Pre-application advice is the simplest way of ascertaining whether or not your plans can be realized whilst still adhering to these council rules, but remember that such a document is not a guarantee of permission on its own.
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