Considerations for Designing your Own Home

Programmes such as ‘Grand Designs’ have inspired many more people to take the plunge and to design and build their own homes rather than purchasing a ready built home. As viewers of the show will have seen, it isn’t all easy, and the stress of building a home can often be more than the buying one. But the obvious benefits when the project is completed is huge.

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Nowadays there are ways that building a home of your own can be easier – companies such as this self build homes Solihull based company https://www.ifurb.co.uk/house-extension-and-build-services/self-build-homes/self-build-homes-solihull/ can take a lot of the stress from you, whilst still giving you input over how your home looks.

Before you embark on such a large project, there are a few things that you should think about before you begin…

Budget – Going over the budget is a huge cause of worry and stress, so you need to be meticulous with how you plan and research your project. Getting quotes and making sure that you have some spare money available in case of emergencies is important but try to account for everything and factor it in right from the start.

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Lifestyle – Although when designing your own home it is tempting to let your imagination run wild, the first and foremost thing that you need to think about is how the home fits in with you and your lifestyle – so huge glass windows are all well and good, but what are the safety implications for young children?

Nickolas Hunter

Nickolas Hunter

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