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Beginners Guide to Selfbuild
As a guide for newcomers to the Selfbuild
process I will try to guide you through the typical process step by step,
from the initial question of Why should I selfbuild? to What curtains do I
fit in my new House? This guide will be constantly changing as new
sections are added. If you click on the photos below they will enlarge and
the idea is that if you are at this stage of the build then you will need
the items listed ie Tools, Tradesmen, Materials. If you click on the
titles below it will take you into a more detailed
explanation.
The pictures that I have used are of my own
Selfbuild, so they are reality. To read my story click Glenns
Build It is a truthful account of my day to day Selfbuild,
including the highs and lows of building your own house.
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Building
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Tools - JCB, Minidigger,
Tipper Lorry, Toilet (for tradesmen)
Tradesmen - Driver, Site
marker out, Groundworkers,
Materials - Hardcore,
Reinforcing steel, Drainage pipework,
Extra - Building
inspector, Warranty inspector
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Foundations
+ Concrete Pour
Tools - Concrete poker,
Power float
Tradesmen - Builder,
Labourer
Materials - Concrete
Extra - Water
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Footings
Tools - Cement mixer,
Tradesmen - Builder,
Labourer, Site marker out,
Materials
- Blocks/bricks, Sand, Cement, Airbricks, Beams (floor) + blocks or
concrete,
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Sill Level
Tools - Cement mixer
Tradesmen - Builder,
Labourer,
Materials - Stone, Brick,
Timber frame, Insulating block or block plus insulating slab,
Wallties, Sills Jambs Heads Mullions, Window frames, Door frames,
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Wallplate Level
Tools - Cement mixer,
Scaffold, Trestles,
Tradesmen - Builder,
Labourer, Scaffolder, Joiner
Materials - Lintels, Floor
Joists,
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Trusses
Tools - Crane,
Tradesmen - Same,
Roofer
Materials
- Trusses, Soffit board, Facia board, Soffit vent, Truss bracing,
Lead,
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Roofing
Tools- Scaffold,
Tradesmen- Roofer
Materials- Slates or Tiles, Lathes, Roofing Felt, Ridge Tile,
Roof Vents, Copings, Barge Boards, Chimney
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