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Before you even consider how to selfbuild your own home you will need to do a lot of research. Books and magazines are one of the first steps into selfbuild. Next step will be selfbuilding exhibitions. There are exhibitions held nationwide to assist the aspiring selfbuilder.

There will always be a lot of questions for any new venture. Building work may be something that you have always left to the professional builders or you may be a DIY enthusiast.

Selfbuild Questions

Questions that immediately spring to mind are

Selfbuild why should we do it ?

Are selfbuild houses safely constructed ?

Selfbuild land where do we find it ?

etc etc etc

The only way to get answers to these questions is to thoroughly research Selfbuild. My own experience is of looking for land for a very long time, within that time I had done some very good research and learnt a lot. My "Bible" as I call it, was a book by Murray Armour titled "Building Your Own Home".

Selfbuild Books (in association with Amazon)

I can recommend these books listed below.

Thousands of families each year build a new house or bungalow - some 10% of all new houses. This is a guide for those who want to manage the job themselves or hire the relevant subcontractor. It is full of photographs, diagrams and plans, with everything needed to build a house.

Click here to order Building Your Own Home

This book provides an excellent source for inspiration when planning your dream home with designs from major companies such as Potton, Border Oak, Custom Homes..... ranging from small city homes to rose covered country manors. A must for all those contemplating self-build.

Click here to order The Home Plans Book

So who is buying it and why? The majority of purchasers are drawn from Britain's growing army of selfbuilders, people building new homes or renovating existing ones, who appreciate the frank and at times brutal appraisal of their efforts. However there is also a large number of architects, surveyors and builders who sing its praises. The information in the book is detailed and informative yet the presentation is succinct and often witty. If you just want to find out how the British build houses, this is a fascinating read. If you want to actually build one yourself, then frankly you'd be nuts not to have read this book from cover to cover.

Click here to order The Housebuilders Bible

Selfbuild Exhibitions

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I hope that by the time you have read this website, you will have some information to help you decide whether Selfbuild is for you and if it is, where to find the information, products and services that you require.

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