Build Your Own Home
Do you feel proud of your home? Are you proud of the little fortress you’ve created around you? Well, imagine how proud you’d feel if you’d actually built the house as well. If there ever comes a time in your life when you fancy a fresh start, building your own house and turning it into a home is one that you should consider. Here a few guidelines as to how you’d go about such a venture.
- You have to find a plot
You have to find the perfect canvas to paint your housing masterpiece on. In the past, whenever you’ve heard of people building their own home, you’ve probably thought that finding an area on which to build is a big headache, but it isn’t considering all of the services out there to help you do so. Online resources, like LandWatch, make the starting point for your building venture as easy as possible. You shouldn’t, however, jump straight into buying a stretch of land based solely on what you’ve seen online — you should visit the site in person to make sure it’s right for you. This will also allow you to make a first contact with the locals in the area, and let them know that you wish to join them in the new future.
- Do the boring stuff
No matter how tedious and boring it may be, you have to sort out your funding for the venture and looking into self build mortgages. You also have to seek out the consents to be able to actually get building, because you can’t just start building anywhere without approval from the correct authorities.
- Do the hard labor (or get others to do it for you)
Once your finances are in order and you’ve sorted out all the appropriate consents, it’s time for the adventure to really begin: the building of your dream home. If you are going to be doing the hard labour yourself, then you should consider taking a short course on design and construction, because you want to make sure you do the job right, right? Or you could just get people in to do it for you. Whichever you choose, don’t expect it to be all fun and games: there are still loads of important factors that you can’t forget at this point. It’s not just about throwing a few walls up, you have to make sure the basics are covered. For instance, you have to think about how you’re going to protect the various pipes running to and from your house: have you considered how you’ll protect yourself from getting a frozen sewer pipe? Have you considered how you’re going to transmit electricity to your premises? These are just a few two of the easy-to-forget things when it comes to building a home that can’t be forgotten.
- The fun stuff: turning it into a home
Now, you’re finally here. Your standing in the building that you’ve been planning and building for so long. You’re stood inside the shell of a house, now it’s time to turn it into a home. There are a plethora of services out there to help you do so, or you could check this guide to renovating. Whichever direction you go in from here, make sure to pick only the finest colors and schemes, because you and your new home deserve it.
Now you’ve read the guidelines above, you should now realise that anybody can build a house. So, building a house from scratch — why not? Don’t forget to insure your newly built home though, just to make sure that you’re covered as you go into your exciting, new future.