Are you wanting to make a drastic change to your living situation? Is your current home just not big enough for you and your family? If so, you may be considering building yourself the perfect home.
However, before you take the plunge and start building your new home, there are a lot of things you need to consider. Here are some tips and things you need to think about before you build a new house.
Should I renovate or build?
This is the first question you should be asking yourself before you even consider building a brand-new property. Both renovating and building a new home have various advantages and disadvantages.
Renovating advantages:
- You get to keep your home and all of its memories
- You may not have to move out of your house if you do small-scale renovations
- Will likely be cheaper than building a new home from scratch
Disadvantages:
- You won’t be able to completely change the home as there will be building restrictions.
- May incur extra costs if you find hidden problems in your home.
- You cannot change the location of where you want to live or the outside space if you choose to renovate.
Advantages and disadvantages of building a new home
Building a new home advantages:
- You have almost free reign when it comes to designing your perfect home, and can design it so that it is perfect for you.
- You can choose (with planning permission) exactly where you want to live.
- Everything will be new and under warranty.
- Will have a higher resale value
Disadvantages:
- Planning permission can be very difficult to get depending on where you are planning to build and the government may not let you build exactly what you want.
- Building a home from scratch is expensive and takes a long amount of time.
- Unexpected expenses. The more you decide to custom your new building, the more it is going to cost.
Homebuilding tips and mistakes
Building a new home for you and your family is not easy, and it will cost a lot of time and money.
Firstly, it is of the utmost important that you find reliable, hard-working and trustworthy builders and tradespeople. Do your research and don’t just hire the cheapest workers. These people will be responsible for the creating of your new home, and if they do a bad job, it could end up costing you a lot more money to fix their mistakes. Finding tradespeople that cost slightly more but are reliable could save you a lot of time and money in the long run.
When building your new home, it is important that you think of everything. For example, what color do you want your kitchen to be? Where should the electric sockets go? Which electric suppliers should you consider for your new home? With so many things to consider, it may be worth hiring a project manager to oversee the whole build. That way, you can ensure that everything is done properly and you don’t have to worry about forgetting anything.
Before you start building a house, make sure that you first consult an architect and ensure that all plans get approved by the local planning committee. You also need to make sure that you properly budget for all eventualities. No matter how much you think the process is going to cost, it is almost certainly going to cost more.
Conclusion
If you have decided that you want to build yourself a perfect home, you need to know that it isn’t going to happen straight away. Building a home takes months of planning, building, wiring, and finishing, and will cost you a lot of money in the process. However, if you can afford it, it may be one of the most worthwhile projects you ever do.
