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Author: David Snell

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Advice Insurance

Guide to Insurance for Self Builds and Renovations

An angular home on an eco plot
Advice Budget

15 Ways to Make Sure You Stay on Budget

looking at planning permission in the outskirts of a country village
Blog

Does our Planning System Need Overhauling?

timber clad exterior of a self build package home on a large plot
Advice

How to Value a Building Plot

Before moving in, the trades get to work laying the flooring in David's self build
Blog

We’ve Finished Our Self Build

The kitchen is installed in David Snell's self build home
Blog

The Kitchen is Fitted and Everything is Coming Together

Home with balconies above a river valley by Welsh Oak Frame
Advice Beginners

21 Top Tips for Self Build Success

The exterior boundary walls are built in David Snell's self build
Blog

Triumphs and Troubles with Internal Works

Plastering the interiors gets underway in David's self-build project
Blog Fireplace Stairs

The Interior Begins to Take Shape

brick and block masonry walls
Advice Construction

Comparing Wall System Costs

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