Böcker av Julian Owen

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 ArchitectsCorten Courtyard House by Barefoot ArchitectsHaringey Brick House by Satish Jassal ArchitectsShawm House by Mawson Kerr ArchitectsSussex House by Wilkinson King ArchitectsThe Pocket House by Tikari Works Architects.

Distils various practical information needed to run a project from dream to reality, highlighting the pitfalls along the way and suggesting ways to avoid them. This book demystifies both the building process and the surrounding issues to do with design, sustainability, budgeting, planning, regulations and the use of building contracts.

A guide that describes the processes that need to be done before building. It advises on finding and appointing an architect and other consultants and covers statutory requirements such as planning, building control and party wall issues. It also contains advice on how to go about finding and entering into a contract with a reputable builder.