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Eco Self-Build Homes: How To Build Your Own Eco House

With the global focus on sustainability, you may be wondering how to live as sustainably and eco-friendly as you can...
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Connecting Utilities: Setting Up Gas, Electricity, & More in a New Home

Building your own home requires much more construction than just four walls and a roof — you also must ensure...
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Prefabs, Kit Houses, and Flat Pack Homes: The Pros and Cons

When building your own home, you have many options to consider including whether you’ll hire a construction company to put...
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Groundwork & house foundations: Types, minimum depth & more

Once you’ve got your land, planning permission, and insurance in order, you may be ready to begin the first stage...
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How To Design Your Own Home

If you’ve always wanted to build a home from scratch or have recently decided to develop some land, you might...
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How Much Does It Cost to Build a House?

If you’re considering building your own home, then one of the first questions you’ll have is: how much does it...
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Buying Land to Build a House: How to Find Your Self-Build Plot

One of the first steps on your journey towards building your own home is buying the land you want to...
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What is a Contractor? How to Find Good Builders, Architects & More

Here at RW4Y, we want to fully arm you with everything you need to know when carrying out work on...
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Self-build insurance: A Guide to Insurance for Self-Builders

Insurance isn’t the most exciting part of building your own home, but it’s certainly one of the most important. Self-build...
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How to keep a loft cool in summer and warm in winter

If you’re already lucky enough to have a loft room, you’ll know just how great they can be. Not only...
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Do I need planning permission for a garage conversion?

We all want increasingly multifunctional homes with plenty of space to live, work, and pursue our hobbies. So, it’s understandable...
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Garage conversion ideas

If you’re looking for ways to maximise the space potential of your property, you’ve no doubt considered a garage conversion....