Building cheaply

draiochtanois

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893bet

Simple square design. Simple roof. Small footprint. As few Windows as possible.

ontour2

Anything that is non-standard generally costs a lot more.  Understand the standard dimensions of stairs components, kitchen cabinets, sanitary ware, doors etc.
Spending time researching and negotiating, even at design time can have a significant impact.  For example french doors would a lot cheaper than bifolding, reducing the number of corners on windows reduces cost.
Design for the long term but build for the short to medium term.  For example you can design the location and plumbing for an en-suite but not install it as part of an initial build.  Same is true for the additional space such as an attic conversion.
Doing work yourself is always a strategy that appears to work for saving money on Grand Designs!  If you can align the material of the build to an area where you have a skill, such as carpentry, then there is scope to save.

crossmolinalad

know someone who has build his own house with every building material he could buy reclaimed like stairs internal/external doors windows roof tiles wood wooden floors you name it
He ended up paying half the prize of a house build with new materials

Gumbo

crossmolinalad wrote: »

know someone who has build his own house with every building material he could buy reclaimed like stairs internal/external doors windows roof tiles wood wooden floors you name it
He ended up paying half the prize of a house build with new materials

Internal finishes like that are fine.
It's the structural elements, concrete, stone, windows, CE marking etc that will add up.

the_pen_turner

crossmolinalad wrote: »

know someone who has build his own house with every building material he could buy reclaimed like stairs internal/external doors windows roof tiles wood wooden floors you name it
He ended up paying half the prize of a house build with new materials

i would love to add up all the time and expense that was spent on getting those materieals

draiochtanois

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Tefral

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Typically glass is €250/m2

Typically Cavity wall are 100mm Block, 100mm Insulation and 100mm block is €65/m2

the_pen_turner

Tefral wrote: »

Typically glass is €250/m2

Typically Cavity wall are 100mm Block, 100mm Insulation and 100mm block is €65/m2

is that redder inside and out ready for paint