Pros and Cons of Building Your Own Home

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Building your own home is a project of a lifetime and a dream for many people, giving you the possibility to design and finish your house down to the smallest detail. Here we present both the disadvantages and advantages of building your own home.

Pros of Home Building 

Constructing your own home gives you the freedom to visualise the house of your dreams and to build it accordingly, without any concession as to the final result. 

Personalised Home

Building a house from scratch allows you to have a personalised home. When you are at the design stage, you can either opt for a standard home or draw up the plans as specific to your individual desires as possible. Every detail of your home building project, from the exterior aesthetic to the materials used internally, is in your control. If your project is renovating an older building, you are more limited, but you can still complete the home to your taste. Within the framework of the architectural regulations, it is possible to personalise many aspects of your house: exterior style, layout, number of rooms, garages, etc.

Financial Perks

Various types of financial support are often available to make your dream home-building project a reality. Especially for construction projects that are designed in a way to meet energy efficiency and environmental standards, there is a wide range of financial assistance available. There are also mortgage incentives that make a home building more affordable. For example, with a mortgage broker such as Trussle, if you opt for Help to Buy, you'll only need a 5% deposit to buy a new build. This type of scheme works thanks to a grant from the government, which lends you interest-free money for five years. The other financial benefit of building your own home is the low maintenance costs in the long term. You are unlikely to need to do major repairs or work for a long time. 

Energy Efficiency

Because new builds have to meet currency efficiency starts, they are highly economical because it consumes much less energy, meaning your home will be much cheaper in the long run. It is even possible to have a passive house built to produce more energy than it consumes. This ensures that residents keep their energy and water consumption under control. They also benefit from modern, energy-efficient, eco-friendly, and innovative materials. When you design your home to comply with environmental standards and respect the environment, the benefits are improved air quality and circulation and sunlight optimisation, just to name a few. 

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Cons of Home Building 

As with anything, there are also some downsides to consider when deciding whether to build your own home.

Building Materials

The lack of building supplies and delivery delays have become a massive problem in recent months. Supply chain issues and a rise in costs can cause significant problems and massive delays for your home build.

Stress 

One of the most significant downsides of building a home is the inevitable stress that comes along with construction projects of all sizes. Between making constant decisions and trying to stick to a budget, many aspects of the building process can lead to significant stress. 

Building your own home will most likely be the biggest project you will ever take on. Although it can be gratifying, it also comes with difficulties, so weighing the pros and cons is important.