Useful Websites
Self Build Finance
- Self Build ABC
- Build Store Finance
- Channel 4 - How to finance your self build
- Self Build It Finance
- BBC - Self build advice
Self Build Advice & Services
- NaSBA - the National Self Build Association
- www.aselfbuild.co.uk - ASelfBuild was formed to offer a unique reference point on how to plan and manage a self build project.
- Search for a Federation Of Master Builders approved builder in your area
- The Energy Savings Trust are a non-profit organisation that provides free impartial advice tailored to suit you. Their advice can help you save money and fight climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions from your home.
- Planning Portal - This portal contains information aimed at users with a degree of familiarity with the Building Regulations and the Building Control system. The technical guidance here is organised around the "Parts" A to P of the requirements of the Regulations. The regulations apply to most new buildings and many alterations of existing buildings, whether domestic, commercial or industrial.
- NHBC, the National House Building Council, is the standard setting body and leading warranty and insurance provider for new and newly converted homes in the UK.
- Build Store – find out about what issues you need to consider & register for seminars where you can learn from Self Build experts.
- The Independent - Self build planning permission advice
- The House Planner website - http://www.thehouseplanner.co.uk/index.html features useful self build listings including books and events plus much more info for the self builder.
Self Builder Events
- The successful Homebuilding & Renovating Shows was first established in 1992 and is the dedicated show for self-builders, renovators or home improvers. There are now 6 Homebuilding & Renovating Shows in the UK including: The National at the NEC, which is our flagship event, plus major events at ExCeL in London and SECC in Glasgow as well as 3 regional shows.
- The National Self Build & Renovation Centre has been built on a scale unseen in the UK. You may never have thought about what goes into building or renovating a home. So much of the knowledge needed is hidden from view or littered with jargon. But here you can walk through exhibits that lay bare and contrast the various methods of building in exploded detail. Events & Seminars are held regularly – check out the website to find out more.
- Grand Designs Live is the UK’s no. 1 consumer show for anyone who has an interest in design, build, interiors, shopping, home wares, gardens, kitchens & bathrooms, and innovation. With yearly exhibitions taking place in London and Birmingham, you can source ideas and inspiration from every house we have ever featured on the TV show; view the widest range of kitchens and bathrooms in the UK, enjoy the chance to try your hand at self-build techniques, and indulge in more opportunities to source products than ever before.
Buying Materials
- Build Center
- Plumb Center
- Drain Center
- Brandon Hire
- Electric Center
- Bath Store
- Wolseley
- Encon Insulation
- Oliver Haffner
- Nabis
- Wolseley SBC
- Climate Center
Magazines
Every month Build It talk to readers and tell their story in Readers' Homes articles. It also feature a monthly Land Update section that includes the latest plots for sale around the country and advice from planning specialists, Mike Dade and Roy Speer.
Regular features cover all kinds of areas to help you with your project such as insulating your house, building a roof and buying reclaimed materials to general articles on budgeting, design and project management. Each feature is accompanied with a comprehensive directory of suppliers.
Self Build and Design
From starting out to topping out, SelfBuild & Design has articles and ... SelfBuild & Design is the monthly magazine for homebuilders and renovators. ...
Homebuilding & Renovating - Self build and house renovation site featuring house plans, building costs, house design, land for sale, exhibitions and all the ...
Agencies
Community Self Build Agency
The Walter Segal Self Build Trust helps people to build their own homes and community buildings using appropriate and environmentally sensitive materials. ...
