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Home Improvement and House Building Projects

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Building your own home is your chance for the house of your dreams, but building a new house (or extending or renovating an existing house) can be a challenging task.

This advice aims to help you avoid problems with your builder or contractor, and starts before you even seek planning permission.

 

Know what you want

Being clear about what you want to achieve is essential to avoid problems later on in the process.

 

Choosing your builder or contractor

Choosing the right builder or contractor will help your project to run as smoothly as possible.

 

Have a written contract

Having a written contract makes sure that everyone involved is clear about what is to be done.

 

Avoiding problems

Following these tips will help you to avoid some of the common problems which can arise.

 

Sorting out problems

Advice to help you sort out any problems which do arise during your project.

 

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