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An Introduction to self build

 8. making decisions

 

Making decisions

Your role therefore is getting to understand what you want, size, style, area, price, how it is to be achieved, how it is to be funded. 

You then select the plot that is right for you taking a lot of things into account, as well as availability and price.

You get detailed planning for the build, get quotes from different people for the work they are to do, commission those you want to undertake the work for you, issuing agreements, negotiate trade discounts, buy the materials,  schedule everything, people, materials and other items, and check that all is as it should be.

Make sure that you keep within the rules, inspections occur at the right points and you keep control of what you spend.

If you don't want to do this yourself you can either get a project manager to do it for you or use a package provider.

You can do all this without joining us within the club, there are good specialist magazines, books, charts and more available to you. 

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The clubs approach

We help members, by supplying them with work books, these have linked questions, and lead them through the decisions they need to make. You still make all the many decisions, but have information of what you need to decide and the main options available to you, and makes sure you don't overlook things or do anything in the wrong order.

A consultant works with you, helps you identify what else you want to learn, and where information is available from, does most of the work in finding your plot, helps you with negotiations, and is available to help you if you have a problem. We will help you appoint a project manager if you want one.

A system to plan the build and monitor it is provided as are a vast number of standard agreements, forms and letters to make everything easy to do. A trade card gets you trade prices.


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