When you build a house there is a lot to think about - obviously. Forget the small details (light sockets, ironmongery), even the big stuff like wall construction, roofing, colours, building design - are all tricky and very involved. It must therefore be natural to constantly question whether one is doing "the right thing", but at some point instinct has to take over and decision made. Incidentally, the more we learn the more we realise that all these options exist because there really is no "right thing" out there... sadly!
We have had to make careful considerations of our budget and house size - too many to highlight here - but it is the old adage of "compromise". I am sure it will turn out fine, but I am also sure it's going to be a lot of work. To help us, we have had a very interesting "online estimate" (from, originally, Estimator's Online, would you believe...) to help us understand the costs of building. It's astoundingly detailed and a real insight to the costs, well presented and well broken down, to the penny, with all sorts of useful stuff in there. I would recommend that anyone doing a build gets one done, if anything as another weapon in the armoury to approach trades people.
The good news is that we think we can manage to build efficiently within budget (if we ever get any money). We will have to be very selective on where the money goes, but this I am pretty sure is a self-builder's standard situation. We have decided that talking numbers and budget makes very tedious reading so you'll probably be please to hear we will not be posting about it very much.
The plans are constantly evolving and hopefully improving, but whatever we have today will almost certainly not be what we finish up with, especially on the inside. The building's exterior should be pretty close now, which is exciting in itself.
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