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Build Your Own Brick House Contents Preface Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1 Why Build in Brick?
Why Build Your Own Home? SO WHY ARE THINGS SO DIFFERENT IN THE UK? HAVE I GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A SELF-BUILDER? SO WHO IS A TYPICAL SELF-BUILDER?
CHAPTER 2 How to Self-Build
THE SEVEN STAGES OF SELF-BUILD AND HOW LONG THEY TAKE FOUR WAYS TO MANAGE YOUR PROJECT
CHAPTER 3 Making a Budget
NINE KEY FACTORS THAT DETERMINE BUILD COST
1. Size 2. Build Quality 3. Building Method 4. Location 5. Personal Contribution 6. Ancillary Costs 7. Contingency Fund 8. Interest on Borrowing 9. VAT
CHAPTER 4 Finding a Plot
WHERE TO FIND BUILDING LAND WHAT IS BUILDING LAND? WHERE TO START
Estate Agents Auctions Plot-Finding Agencies Newspapers and Magazines Planning Applications Public and Corporate Landowners Word of Mouth
CHAPTER 5 Assessing and Buying a Plot
GROUND RULES FOR THE INITIAL VISIT WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND WHY
Size Access Boundaries Party Wall Issues Orientation Slopes Poor Ground Conditions Trees and Vegetation Services
GOOD AND BAD SOILS DIGGING TO DISCOVER IS THE PRICE RIGHT? BUT IS THE PRICE FAIR? HOW TO BUY
Private Treaty Tender Auction Conditional Contract Option
ASSESSING A PLOT OFFSITE PLANNING CHECKS PLANNING CHECKLIST
1. How Much of the Planning Consent Period Remains? 2. What Conditions are Included in the Planning Permission, and Are They Acceptable? 3. Are Other Developments Pending Nearby That Could Affect Your Enjoyment of the Plot? 4. Is the Plot at Risk of Flooding? 5. Does Your Plot Lie Within a Conservation Area? 6. Does Your Plot Lie Within Any Other Designated Area? 7. Is Your Plot Near a Listed Building? 8. Does an Agricultural Tie Apply?
LEGAL CHECKLIST
1. Are There Any Planning Obligations? 2. Does a Covenant Apply? 3. Do Easements or Wayleaves Apply? 4. Do Footpaths or Rights of Way Cross Your Plot?
CHAPTER 6 Obtaining Finance
HOW TO APPLY FOR A SELF-BUILD MORTGAGE DOWNSIDES TO SELF-BUILD MORTGAGES AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM
Bigger Deposits/Higher Interest Rates Beware Stage Payments Don’t Forget Your Existing Mortgage Check Your Lender’s Conditions
WARRANTIES INSURANCE
Public Liability Employers’ Liability Contract Works or ‘All Risks’ Other Insurance to Consider
CHAPTER 7 Choosing a Design
HOW DO YOU START?
Good Design Begins at Home Creating a Bubble The Design File Time Travelling
DESIGN CHECKLIST
Main Entrance Entrance Hall Home Office Stairs Living Room Kitchen Utility Landing Bedrooms Bathroom Loft Space WCs Sunspace Basement Garage
OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER
Internal Walls Ceilings Lighting and Glazing The Integrated Home The Green Home
Increased Energy Efficiency Zero-Carbon Living and Sustainability Water Security Health
CONSTRAINTS ON DESIGN
1. The Plot Itself 2. Planning 3. Building Regulations
Part M Part L Part F
CHAPTER 8 Designing with Brick
COLOUR Texture Mortar Bonding Patterning How Are Bricks Made? Types of Brick All About Blocks
CHAPTER 9 Finding a Designer
Do I Need One? What a Designer Does Where Do I Find a Designer? How Do I Choose the Right Designer?
CHAPTER 10 Obtaining Planning Permission
Types of Planning Permission How Planning Works How to Make a Planning Application
1. Preliminary Meeting with Planning Officer 2. Checking the Planning Register 3. Second Meeting 3. Preparing the Application 4. Dealing with Neighbours 5. Submitting the Application 6. Monitoring the Application 7. The Planning Committee What to Do If You Fail
Other Planning Situations and What to Do About Them
Bungalow Eating The Agricultural Tie Building a Rural Home of ‘Exceptional’ Design Merit
CHAPTER 11 Obtaining Building Regulations Approval
Site Inspections Alternatives to Building Control
Why Would You Choose an Approved Inspector? Why Would You Choose Your Local Building Control Department?
TWO WAYS TO ACHIEVE BUILDING REGULATIONS’ APPROVAL COMMON SNAGS AT BUILDING REGULATIONS’ STAGE
Public and Private Sewers Getting SAP ’d Gaining Access
CHAPTER 12 Hiring a main contractor
Finding your own main contractor Narrowing The Field Final Checks
Insurance Membership of Professional Bodies Site Visit
How to Invite Quotes Writing a Specification How a specification is set out
Preliminaries The Specification itself Summary Form of Tender Appendices
WHAT A SPECIFICATION – AND A TENDER – CANNOT TELL YOU SENDING OUT TENDERS MAKING YOUR CHOICE WHAT IF ALL THE QUOTES ARE TOO HIGH? AGREEING A CONTRACT WHAT THE CONTRACT SHOULD INCLUDE WHAT IF YOU AND YOUR CONTRACTOR FALL OUT? SO WHAT CAN GO WRONG? WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CHAPTER 13 Hiring Sub-Contractors
WHO ARE THE ‘SUBBIES’ AND WHAT DO THEY DO?
Groundworkers Bricklayers Carpenters Scaffolders Roofers Plasterers and Dry-Liners Plumbers and Heating Engineers Electricians Painters and Decorators Ceramic Tilers Labourers Other Trades
HOW DO YOU FIND SUB-CONTRACTORS? WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A BRICKLAYER HOW TO RECOGNIZE GOOD BRICKWORK HOW DO YOU HIRE SUB-CONTRACTORS?
CHAPTER 14 Managing Your Build
WHAT HAPPENS AND WHEN THINKING LIKE A PROJECT MANAGER
Confidence On-Site Relationships Keeping In Touch Off-Site Relationships Neighbours
PLANNING YOUR SITE
CHAPTER 15 Last-Minute Preparations
TWO MONTHS BEFORE BUILD START ONE MONTH BEFORE BUILD START ONE WEEK BEFORE BUILD START
Health and Safety
CHAPTER 16 Groundworks
DAY ONE TO TWO OF BUILD: STRIPPING THE SITE
Who Needs to Be There Equipment Materials Activities
Tree Preservation Order (TPO) Area to be Stripped Establish a Datum Point Site Stripping and Levelling Soil Storage Soil Disposal Access and Materials’ Storage Security
DAY TWO TO THREE: SETTING OUT
Who Needs to Be There Equipment Planning Ahead Activities
Setting Out Profiles Service Trenches Drains
Bringing in the Services
Mains Water Gas Electricity
Laying the Drains
DAY FOUR TO FIVE: DIGGING THE FOUNDATIONS
Who Needs to Be There Equipment Materials Activities
Excavation Clean Cuts Depth Checking Making Allowance for Services and Drains Building Control
DAY FIVE TO SIX: POURING THE FOUNDATIONS
Who Needs to Be There Equipment Materials Activities
Pouring and Levelling Building Control
WEEK TWO: BUILDING TO DAMP-PROOF LEVEL
Who Needs to Be There Equipment Materials Planning Ahead Activities
Setting Out Facework Building Footings Installing Breaks in the Footings Filling the Cavity Damp-Proof Course (dpc) Building Control
CHAPTER 17 Ground Floor
TYPES OF GROUND FLOOR SOLID SLAB
How Is It Made? Insulation Pros Cons
PRECAST CONCRETE
How Is It Made? Insulation Pros Cons
SUSPENDED TIMBER
How Is It Made? Insulation Pros Cons
WEEK THREE: COMPLETING THE GROUND FLOOR
Who Needs to Be There Equipment Materials Planning Ahead Activities
Concrete Ground Slab Beam and Block/Hollowcore
Timber
CHAPTER 18 Walls
WEEK FOUR: BUILDING THE FIRST STOREY
Who Needs to Be There Equipment Materials Activities
Buying Bricks How Many Bricks and Blocks Will I Need? How Much Mortar Will I Need? Mixing Mortar Laying Bricks and Blocks Blending Keeping Level, Plumb and Flush Keeping the Gauge Jointing-Up and Pointing Inserting Wall Ties Inserting Insulation
AIRCRETE BLOCKWORK MINERAL WOOL AND GLASSFIBRE INSULATION RIGID FOAM BOARDS FULL-FILL CAVITY PARTIAL-FILL CAVITY INTERNAL WALL INSULATION EXTERNAL INSULATION RETROFITTED INSULATION
Inserting Lintels, Beams and Cavity Trays Inserting Vertical Damp-Proof Courses Erecting Scaffolding Building Internal Walls Load-Bearing Walls Non-Load-Bearing Walls
BLOCKWORK BRICKWORK TIMBER STUDWORK
Alternatives
WEEK FIVE: BUILDING THE FIRST FLOOR
Who Needs to Be There Equipment Materials Activities
Beam and Block and Hollowcore Timber Tying-In Strutting Trimming
WEEK SIX TO SEVEN: BUILDING TO THE WALL PLATE
Who Needs to Be There Equipment Materials Activities
Building the Fireplace and Chimney Breast Why Do You Need to Insulate a Chimney? Building the Chimney Stack Adding the Wall Plate Building Inspector and Warranty Provider
CHAPTER 19 The Roof
TRUSSED RAFTERS TRADITIONAL ‘CUT’ OR PURLIN ROOF ATTIC TRUSSES PANELIZED ROOFS WEEK EIGHT TO NINE: BUILDING THE ROOF STRUCTURE AND GABLE ENDS
Who Needs to Be There Equipment Materials Activities
Erecting the Trussed Rafters Building Dormers, Rooflights and Bay Window Roofs Install Water Tank/Hot-Water Cylinder/Thermal Store and Soil Vent Pipes Building Up the Gable Ends Creating the Valleys Building the Roofline
WEEK NINE: FELTING, BATTENING AND INSULATING THE ROOF
Who Needs to Be There Equipment Materials Activities
Felting and Battening Insulating – and Ventilating – the Roof
WEEK TEN TO ELEVEN: TILING THE ROOF LAYING PLAIN TILES LAYING INTERLOCKING TILES LAYING SLATES LAYING THE RIDGE AND HIP TILES LAYING VALLEY TILES INSERTING THE FLASHINGS TOPPING OUT
CHAPTER 20 Windows, Doors and Rainwater Goods
WEEK ELEVEN TO TWELVE: WINDOWS, DOORS AND RAINWATER GOODS
Who Needs to Be There Equipment Materials Activities
Painting/Staining the Fascias, Soffits and Bargeboards Fitting the Gutters and Downpipes Fitting the Windows Which Material? Energy Efficiency Is It Worth It? Fitting Exterior Doors Choosing Exterior Doors Security
CHAPTER 21 First Fix
WEEK TEN TO TWELVE: FIRST-FIX CARPENTRY
Who Needs to Be There Equipment Materials Activities
Laying Timber Floors Erecting the Studwork Fitting the Door Liners Fitting the Window Boards Installing the Staircase Erecting Garage Door Frame and Doors Miscellaneous Carpentry
WEEK ELEVEN TO TWELVE: FIRST-FIX PLUMBING
Who Needs to Be There Equipment Materials Activities
Laying Pipework Siting the Hot-Water Cylinder Installing Underfloor Heating Pipework Installing Ducting for Whole-House Ventilation Installing Ducting for Central Vacuuming Boxing-In
WEEK TWELVE TO THIRTEEN: FIRST-FIX ELECTRICS
Who Needs to Be There Equipment Materials Activities
Installing the Cabling and Back Boxes Earth Bonding Installing Openings and Ducting for Ventilation Boxing-In
CHAPTER 22 Plastering, Dry-Lining and Screeding
WEEK FOURTEEN TO SIXTEEN: CEILINGS, WALLS AND FLOORS
Who Needs to Be There Equipment. Materials Planning Ahead Activities
Tacking Out Ceilings and Timber-Studwork Walls Laying a Floating Floor Plasterboarding Steels Hard Plastering or Dry-Lining Blockwork Walls Screeding Floors
CHAPTER 23 Second Fix
WEEK SIXTEEN TO EIGHTEEN: SECOND-FIX CARPENTRY AND FLOOR TILING
Who Needs to Be There Equipment Materials Planning Ahead Activities
Laying Ceramic or Stone Flooring Fitting Skirtings, Architraves, Dados and Picture Rails Fitting Internal Doors and Door Furniture Fitting Newel Posts and Balustrading Fitting the Kitchen Installing Vanity Units, Fitted Wardrobes and Other Items of Fitted Furniture
WEEK EIGHTEEN TO TWENTY: SECOND-FIX PLUMBING AND ELECTRICS
Who Needs to Be There Equipment Materials Activities
Plumbing
INSTALLING THE BALANCED FLUE FITTING THE CENTRAL HEATING BOILER
Fitting Appliances Installing Electrics
CHAPTER 24 Completion and Snagging
WEEKS TWENTY-ONE TO TWENTY-THREE: TILING, DECORATING AND LANDSCAPING
Who Needs to Be There Equipment Materials Activities
Completing the Tiling Clearing and Tidying Up Painting and Decorating Arranging the Air-Tightness Test Snagging Installing Crossovers Building a Driveway Final Accounting
Reclaiming Your VAT
Professional Fees Plant Hire Swimming Pools, Conservatories and Outbuildings Fitted Furniture Cookers Buying Elsewhere in EU A Warning Regarding Sub-Contractors
How Do You Make a Claim?
THE END
Contacts
TRADE BODIES AND ASSOCIATIONS CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CONTACTS
Bathrooms Beam and Polystyrene Block Manufacturers Block Manufacturers Bricks Builders’ Merchants Offering Self-Build Services Central Heating Boilers Chimneys Contracts Design and Build Companies Doors Estimating Services Foundations Heat Pumps Home Automation I-Beam Manufacturers Insulating Concrete Formwork Insulation
Expanded Polystyrene Extruded Polystyrene Polyurethane (PUR), Polyisiocyanurate (PIR) and Phenolic Mineral Wool Radiant Film Spray Foam Insulation
Kitchens On-Site Accommodation Panelized Roofing Plotfinding Services and Plot Prices Plumbing and Drains Rainwater Goods Roof Tile and Slate Manufacturers Self-Build Mortgage Lenders and Brokers Self-Build Television Self-Build Warranties Sewerage Snagging Solid Fuel Heating Specifications Stairs Steel-Frame Roofing Stone and Ceramic Flooring Thermal Store Tradespeople Underfloor Heating Wallboard Windows and Glazing Ventilation
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