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Pre design: Direct labour vs main contractor

Brian Corry from Selfbuild Ireland talks to Niall Healy from Healy Corneilius about Project Management. Their conversation covers how a self-builder might go about choosing whether to go down the main contractor/ project manager or direct labour route of a self-build project. Favourite More

by Selfbuild Live June 7, 2021, 9:05 am
in Ask the Expert, Budget & Financing, Construction drawings, Cost savers, Cost Series, Direct labour tasks, Insulation and airtightness: Watchpoints, Pre design, SB+ TV

Ask the Expert: keeping costs down on site

Ask the Expert – Brian Corry of Selfbuild+ chats with self-build expert John Corless about how to keep on top of costs on site. They discuss the need to have a budget and a schedule in place, as any deviation from these will lead to delays/additional costs in making right. A quanitity surveyor will help […] More

by Selfbuild Live May 12, 2021, 11:03 am
in Advice, Budget & Financing

How to tackle disputes on your self-build

Delays, cost over runs, variations, clashes of personalities, power struggles and now COVID-19 are some of the many issues that self-builders have to face. Where there are changes or unexpected issues, there will be a price to pay in time and money. Who pays, why, and how much it’s going to cost along with the […] More

by Keith Kelliher May 10, 2021, 4:32 pm
in Budget & Financing, Choosing windows and doors, Cost savers, Design, Energy Efficiency, Airtightness & The Environment, Heating systems, Podcast, Pre design, Provisions for on-site electricity, water, SB+ Podcasts

Ep 36 – Budget friendly renovation in Kerry

Episode 36 – Mark Coleman explains how he renovated a tired old bungalow into a stylish family home. His choices were guided by the budget and achieving an affordable home to heat. He chats about:-Wall and roof insulation, and why he didn’t need external wall insulation.-Why he chose an LPG boiler based on payback times.-Turning […] More

by Selfbuild Live May 3, 2021, 4:21 pm
in Budget & Financing, News

Building costs continue to increase

Both NI and ROI have also seen house prices increase by over 7 per cent in the first quarter of 2021. Local house prices grew by 7.4 per cent in NI in the first quarter of 2021, as compared to the first quarter of 2020, to an average of £154,012, according to a survey by […] More

by Astrid Madsen April 27, 2021, 2:39 pm
in Appointing a main contractor, Budget & Financing, Building methods, Choosing an architectural designer, Energy Efficiency, Airtightness & The Environment, Getting started on site, Pre design, SB+ TV, Sponsored Content, Sponsored Content

Tips on building your own home – concretebuilt.ie

Tips on Building Your Own Home – Quantity surveyor Lisa O’Brien, on behalf of the Irish Concrete Federation, shares her advice and tips before you start building your home. Favourite More

by Selfbuild Live April 26, 2021, 11:41 am
in Budget & Financing, News

Housing loan scheme under fire

ROI Minister for Housing’s plan to boost the mortgage market sparks fears of price inflation and low supply. Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien’s shared equity scheme, part of the Affordable Housing Bill, offers equity loans of up to 30 per cent on new build homes under €400,000. O’Brien wants to introduce the scheme for a year, […] More

by Astrid Madsen April 7, 2021, 9:13 am
in Budget & Financing, Building methods, News, Water & Electricity

NI budget brings back the 95 per cent mortgage

Measures also include extending the stamp duty holiday to June, investing in chronically underfunded NI Water, and supporting modern methods of construction. The UK’s Budget published in March has extended the stamp duty holiday on house purchases under £500,000. In both England and NI, the reprieve which was due to end on March 31st has […] More

by Astrid Madsen March 27, 2021, 2:21 pm
in Advice, Budget & Financing, Extension/Renovation Advice, Pre design

Tendering a construction project

To go to tender, or tendering, is the most common selection process to find a main building contractor. Most self-builders who choose to hire a main contractor to oversee all the work on their self-build project will go to tender, unless they are sure of who they will be hiring. A standard tender process should […] More

by Keith Kelliher March 15, 2021, 2:20 pm
in Advice, Budget & Financing, Pre design

Cheap Irish Homes

RTÉ’s Cheap Irish Homes co-hosts Maggie Malloy and Kieran McCarthy are on a quest to help renovators find the dream project to turn into a home. Here they share their top house hunting tips. Maggie Molloy on……. Location versus potential It’s funny how these two words mean such different things to different generations. Before my […] More

by Astrid Madsen March 1, 2021, 3:16 pm
in Advice, Budget & Financing, Pre design

Is it still possible to build a house for less than €120,000

We just finished our own self-build in the past 12 months and I would say it is completely feasible but that’s if you don’t count your own time; break the build down into bite sized chunks: Site clearance. Foundations: strip vs raft (slab), shuttering, steel mesh and concrete. Up to floor level: trunking, service pipes […] More

by Selfbuild Live February 18, 2021, 2:40 pm
in Budget & Financing, Final stage payment for mortgage, Podcast, Pre design, SB+ Podcasts

Ep 30 – Guide to self-build mortgages in NI

Episode 30 – Wendy McClintock of the Progressive Building Society explains what it takes to secure a self-build mortgage in NI, including: Favourite More

by Selfbuild Live February 8, 2021, 2:56 pm