Planning a quality build

Building a quality home is the goal of every self-builder. Building badly not only risks the looks of your finished property, it will also put a considerable dent in your budget and delay progress. Quality isn’t just something to sort once on site — it starts well before building work begins by making sure everything’s in place to allow the house to be built properly. This article looks at the issues that affect quality and explains how to get your build off on the right footing to ensure the build progresses smoothly.

What is quality?

A lot of people seem to think that quality is just about aesthetics. The trouble with this is that we all have different views about what looks good and what doesn’t. Subjective tastes lead to differences of opinion and disappointment if your expectations aren’t met. Quality is much more than just looks though — it’s also about what products do, whether they function correctly, how