Homebuilding & Renovating

11 ways to cut the cost of your extension

If you’re planning an extension, you may be approaching it with some trepidation. Stories of builds grinding to a halt during lockdown over the last couple of years, alongside labour shortages and price rises for construction materials, mean that it’s prudent to be cautious about how your budget is going to be affected as a result.

But, the likelihood is that you’re building an extension because you simply need that extra space, and with no clear signs of the end of many of these issues, you’ll need to learn to manage your costs more carefully rather than avoiding building at all.

With that in mind, we’ve pulled together a selection of great tips that will help you reduce the cost of your extension in 2022.

1 Pick the right build system

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