HANSE HAUS Buyer Guide - Ecobuild

Before getting started –
what other costs should be
considered
Funding
Funding a self build project can be a daunting and occasionally very complex task. HANSE HAUS partner
Mary Riley Solutions have a wealth of experience within the Self Build arena and are able to expertly advise
and guide clients through the process, coordinating the professional and financial service providers from A - Z
of their build project.
Building your own house is for most, a once in a lifetime event. Hardly surprising then that the
majority of people have little or no directly relevant experience on which to draw to help them
make the right decisions or take the right steps at the right time.
The first time around most people will see the granting of planning permission as being the point
at which their involvement switches to finances and choosing the finishes, fixtures and fittings
whilst the rest of the work is taken on by the builder.
Whilst that is fine for the construction of the house itself, the reality is that there are a whole
series of other activities on which the house construction is dependent. These need to be
undertaken at the right time and in many cases, the right sequence.
One can get a reasonable idea of how much time and consideration these activities might take
based on how much of the overall project cost they account for.
Typical cost breakdown for a turn-key project
Foundations
All sites will need a specialist soil investigation to determine the type of foundation needed. In most cases,
your new HANSE HAUS will be built on traditional trench fill foundations.
An independent structural engineer will need to verify all the information to Building Regulations.
HANSE HAUS recommend P & P Groundworks Ltd
Please visit them at www.pandpgroundworks.co.uk
Basements
A properly designed and constructed basement can be an immensely beneficial addition to your home and
can add large areas of internal floor area without altering the footprint of your house. HANSE HAUS are proud
to have a long standing partnership with the market leading basement manufacturer Glatthaar Fertigkeller. All
Glatthaar basements are manufactured off-site in their fully automated computer controlled production facility
and constructed in the UK in days rather than weeks.
www.glatthaar.co.uk
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