Custom build an oak frame home
Oakwrights advises on how to create your dream home in light of the Help to Build scheme
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The growth of custom build sites across the UK has created a new invaluable opportunity for selfbuilders and it is being actively supported by the government with its Help to Build scheme. “Our custom build sites offer you a choice of building plots, crucially with existing planning permission, highways access and utility connections, leaving you with less risk and more time to concentrate on creating your dream oak frame home,” says James Buchanan from Oakwrights, who also sits on the Help to Build steering committee.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THE CUSTOM BUILD ROUTE?
Custom build projects cut out some of the more frustrating parts of self-build journeys, such as finding a plot and getting planning permission. They are ideal for those eager to get on with the design and build as soon as possible. In the past, self-builders have had to find their own potential building plot and take the risk that planning permission may be refused. With our custom build sites, you select a location and a plot that suits you, that has planning already granted, and has an outlined oak framed house design and floorplan, which can be adapted to meet your specific requirements. Not only that, you will join others to make up a small self-build community.
ONCE YOU HAVE YOUR PLOT, WHICH IS THE BUILD AND MANAGEMENT ROUTE FOR YOU?
Self-build, Self-managed and Turnkey are routes defined by the amount of your involvement in your self-build project. Self-build is the most involved, where you will commission all your contractors throughout the process and may choose to do some of the build yourself. Self-managed requires the planning and management of your main building contractors, who will broadly take responsibility for the build. Our Turnkey service benefits from professional project management by one of our team until the house is ready for you to move in.