Why Self Build

You are going to own a new home and it is time to decide on whether you should buy an already built property or go for your dream and build a house that matches perfectly with your needs and requirements.

The first option is the easiest, but you will end up living in someone else’s vision and designs. With the sawing cost of land and houses you might be asking yourself why self build, surely it costs a lot more? 

Well the cost of self build is a lot less than most people might think. As a matter of fact, 99% of people who complete a self build correctly will go on to make a profit on it if they decide to sell the house afterwards.

However, self building is not just about making a profit and the main reason that people self build is because they just can not find a house that has been designed to meet their needs as far as design, space or specifications.

The main thing about being a self builder is that you are in control. You choose your location and how much you are willing to spend on it. It is your decision to what size you want to have your new build, what materials you want to use and who and where you want to buy them from.

You can control the cost by buying good quality things suited to your specification and not the builders. It is your choice about the types of construction, the number and size of rooms and bathrooms you want, and how green and energy efficient you wish to be.

Another advantage is that if you are a bit short financially, you can move in with only one room and bathroom completed and the plumbing done for the others and then furnish them others as you can afford it.

As mentioned above, there are lots of advantages to self building and project managing a build but it is not for everyone.

There are different levels of self building and it is up to you how much time and work you wish to be involved with as far as your build.

You can still self build even if the project has been passed on to a building contractor to complete by getting involved in the designs and decisions.

We ourselves are self builders, we have learnt the hard way and the problems that many people face and this is the reason for this web site. It is to help and make self building easier , cheaper and more enjoyable for you with less stress, cost and better results. 

It has been said of building a house that it is third time lucky as it would take you to build your third house before you get it perfectly right.

With Irish Association of Self Builders and Iaosb.Com we hope to help make your first build be the one that you did get right.