Hello everyone!

 

My name is Cem, and I'm a PhD student in Architecture at the University of Nottingham, focusing on self-build housing.

 

As part of my research, I am conducting interviews with self-build enthusiasts and owners to gain insights into your experiences, challenges, and aspirations within the self-build journey. Your input would be invaluable in shaping my research, which aims to develop tools that make the design and building process more accessible for everyone. Participation is completely voluntary, and all information shared during the interviews will remain confidential and will be used only for academic purposes.

 

I would love to connect with those of you who are interested in self-build projects. If you're open to sharing your experiences and answering a few questions, please feel free to reply here or message me directly for more details on how you can participate.

 

I look forward to learning from this fantastic community!

 

Best,
Cem

Edited September 30, 20242 yr by CemCet

Welcome

 

I am not self building, and would be very reluctant to do so.

If you look at a lot of the posts, and tease out the fees people pay, you will find that they are often very high.

When those fees i.e. ecology, road access, service connections, etc are taken into account, they can be a large percentage of the price on a small project.

It is probably why refurbishment is a better option, but even that can incur high professional fees.