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      Self-build: How to design and build your own home

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      If you’ve ever dreamt of designing and building your own home, this book is for you. Becoming a ‘self-builder’ doesn’t necessarily mean learning to build a house physically from scratch. Anyone can be a self-builder.

      If you’ve ever dreamt of designing and build...

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      Product ID:9781859469392
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Self-build
      Subtitle:How to design and build your own home
      Authors:Author: Julian Owen
      Page Count:288
      Subjects:Architecture, Architecture, Architectural structure and design, Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design, Architecture: professional practice, Architectural structure & design, Environmentally-friendly architecture & design, Architecture: professional practice
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      If you’ve ever dreamt of designing and building your own home, this book is for you. Becoming a ‘self-builder’ doesn’t necessarily mean learning to build a house physically from scratch. Anyone can be a self-builder.

      If you’ve ever dreamt of designing and building your own home, this book is for you.

      Becoming a ‘self-builder’ doesn’t necessarily mean learning to build a house physically from scratch. Anyone can be a self-builder – you can do so without ever having to lay a brick yourself. Self-built homes can also be more individual, better designed and more economical than buying from a developer.

      This book is designed for homeowners and self-builders, whether aspiring or on the brink of starting a project. It provides a jargon-free, step-by-step guide to the process of designing and building your own home, distilling all of the practical information needed to make your dream house a reality.

      Carefully crafted to offer friendly, easy-to-understand practical guidance and packed with watch points, hints and tips, it also highlights the potential pitfalls and suggests ways of avoiding them.

      Including indications of costs and timescales, Self-build demystifies the process of budgeting, finding a site, gaining planning permission, designing your home and all of the surrounding issues to do with sustainability, planning, regulations, procurement and the use of building contracts. Beautifully illustrated with over 230-colour photos, diagrams and plans, it provides all the inspiration and ideas you need to bring your own project to life.

      Featured houses include:

      • Amphibious House by Baca Architects
      • Corten Courtyard House by Barefoot Architects
      • Haringey Brick House by Satish Jassal Architects
      • Shawm House by Mawson Kerr Architects
      • Sussex House by Wilkinson King Architects
      • The Pocket House by Tikari Works Architects.

      Imprint Name:RIBA Publishing
      Publisher Name:RIBA Publishing
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2021-10-01

      Additional information

      Weight1262 g
      Dimensions215 × 257 × 28 mm