The 5 goals that matter and the 20 that are secretly holding you back
Find your “self-build why?” by using the 5-25 Rule.
4 Spheres To Find Your Why
Find your “self-build why?” by using ikigai.
What would your life look like in 1000 parallel universes?
Find your “self-build why?” by imagining 1000 parallel universes.
The One Tool That Helps Me Refocus When It All Gets Too Much
This week I have been struggling with burnout. Every small task feels like a heavy lift. I find myself looking at my phone and procrastinating far more than usual, and the social algorithms keep sending me land sourcing and property development course adverts which further add to the guilt of procrastinating! One positive from sitting outside in my contemplative mood this week is noticing that the swifts who nest in our roof space have returned after their migration! It’s like…
Stages 6 & 7 – The Handover & Use
After what would have been months, if not years, of hard work, the time has finally come for the building to be handed over! Any of the remaining defects listed on the defects report should be rectified by the construction team as soon as possible. You want to start living in the property that has […]
Manufacture & Construction
This will be one the hardest Stage of the whole project but completing it can be life changing. There may be a bit of overlap with Stage 4, but the Design Stages are now generally completed, and every significant detail of the building should now be defined. According to the NaCSBA Self-Build Portal, this stage […]
Stage 4 – Technical Design
The last step of the 3 Design Development Stages polishes the building design to a fine degree of detail that creates a finished product on paper. It presents the proposed build with all the information required to manufacture and construct the building. Communication is key at this stage in determining who needs what information which […]
Stage 3 – Spatial Coordination
The plan is beginning to come together, and all the imagination and creativity has converged onto an Architectural Concept that you will one day soon hopefully see come to life. Stage 3 is the middle of the 3 Design Development Stages, and it offers the last opportunity to coordinate all aspects of the build so […]
The Exciting Conceptual Design Stage
Hi everyone 👋, 📝 The Main Bit Level 2 – Concept Design Process Now it is time for the fun stuff! Now that the Client Requirements and the Project Brief have been created, the Design Team can get to work to create conceptual drawings. This is the first time that the possibilities of the site […]
Feasibility of a Self-Build
📝 The Main Bit Following on from last week’s post of Stage 0 of the RIBA Plan of Work, this week we will be looking at Stage 1 – Preparation and Briefing! Now that the most effective way to meet the client’s needs in Stage 0 has been decided the target outcome of Stage 1 […]