Build Your Own House: How to plan, manage and build the home of your dreams

Product Description Most of us would love to design and build our own home. In fact, more people than ever are doing precisely this. But how exactly do you go about it? How much of the building work should you do yourself? This manual explains the entire process in plain English, backed up with hundreds of colour photos showing real self-build projects taking shape. Each chapter is devoted to a key stage of the build from the foundations right through to snagging and completion. Whether you tackle some of the works yourself, or employ architects and contractors, this step-by-step guide will show you how to stay firmly in control, and cut out the stress, completing your project on time and within budget, and saving a small fortune! About the Author Ian Alistair Rock is an experienced chartered surveyor who carried out his first self-build project in 1999. Ian is a regular speaker at The National Self-Build Centre in Swindon, and is director of a chartered surveying consultancy and author of several best-selling Haynes House Manuals.