Free Cost Guide

Greencore Construction, specialists in high perforG mance, low carbon homes using natural materials, has published a new guide to the cost of a selfbuild project. The free guide sets out the five most important aspects of costing a project, provides a detailed breakdown of costs for a range of house sizes, and advises how to achieve the holy grail of cost certainty through good design. The guide (available at greencoreconstruction.co.uk) also includes:

Advice on procurement routes and project management ●

Prioritising the most important elements of a building ● in the budgeting process

Costings for a home built by Greencore Construction ● in the Oxfordshire area (around £1,800/m2).

33% The percentage of self-builders who have an off-mains drainage system*

DID YOU KNOW? The split between self-builders going down the timber build route and those choosing masonry is almost exactly 50:50.*