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    SELF BUILDING


    Kevin McCloud's Top Tips For Renovating Old Buildings
    If you’re determined to take on a historic building, you need to have your eyes wide open about the challenges ahead. As Kevin McCloud explains, it’s not a fling - it’s a lifelong love affair.

    Discover Kevin's top tips now >>
    Midlothian Grand Designs House, from Channel4.com/4Homes Self Build features

    hydrotap, a boiling and chilled filtered water tap from 4homes and channel 4

    Win A Boiling & Chilled Water Tap, As Seen On Property Ladder
    Delivering instant freshly filtered boiling and chilled water from the same unit at the touch of a button, the HydroTap is the first appliance of its kind in the UK.

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    Vote For The Best Of Grand Designs
    The Greatest Grand Designs
     Vote for the best Grand Design of all time    		 kevin mccloud, architecture expert and presenter of channel 4 self build show grand designs
    grand designs awards product of the year from channel4.com/4homes Grand Designs Product Awards
     Vote for the products you think should win

    Quizzes
    Kevin McCloud Quotes Quiz
     Can you guess what Kevin's talking about?    		 kevin mccloud, presenter of channel 4 property and self build show grand designs
    British Museum Roof, Designed by Architect Sir Norman Foster and Featured in Channel 4 Architecture & Self Build Programme Grand Designs Architecture Picture Quiz
     Know your Guggenheim from your Gherkin?

    Kit Houses
    Kit Homes: All You Need To Know
     Advice on different types and green credentials    		 Huf Haus From Guide To Kit Homes At Channel4.com/4Homes
    Kit Houses In LA Best Looking Kit Houses
     Check out our gallery of LA houses
    Kit Homes
     Get a factory-built des res    		 Kit Prefab Home Courtesy of Benfield ATT
    Ikea Flatpack Prefabricated House On Sale Now in the UK in Gateshead Ikea's Flatpack Revolution
     The furniture giant moves into prefab housing

    Self Build Guides
    Self Build Schedules
     Plan a proper timescale for all work to be done    		 Man in a hard hat looking at plans, from the Channel4.com/4Homes guide to setting a self build schedule
    Interior of a self-build, from the Self Build section of Channel4.com/4Homes. Self Build Timeline
     Keep things on track with 4Homes' help
    Self Build: Who Does What?
     Which trade does what on site?    		 Electrician in Hard Hat In Who Does What Guide To Self Building At Channel4.com/4Homes
    Argyll Grand Designs House, from Channel4.com/4Homes Self Build features Choose A Timber Frame
     Why wood is good and timber is limber
    The Future of Cladding
     It's come a long way since pebbledash    		 A building clad in dichroic film, making the whole cladding of the building shimmer, from channel4.com/4homes
    large extended barn conversion from channel4.com/4homes Planning an Extension?
     If you're going to extend, make sure you get it right
    Building Regulations
     Know the basics of planning before you start    		 Building design plans, from the Channel4.com/4Homes guide to building regulations and common planning problems
    Art Nouveau cast iron radiator from the 21st Century Radiator Company, on Channel4.com/4Homes Designer Radiators
     Get the perfect radiator for your self build
    How To Find A Plot Of Land
     Source a plot for your self build project    		 Oxford Plot Being Dug Out From Grand Designs At Channel4.com/4Homes
    sauna with pine wooden walls, from How To Create A Home Spa on Channel4.com/4Homes How to Build a Home Spa
     Tips on everything from swimming pools to saunas
    Making A Home Cinema
     Create the film-lover's ultimate luxury    		 A bowl of popcorn on a chair, from the 4Homes Guide to Building Your Own Home Cinema, from Channel4.com/4Homes
    Small dumbbells, or weights, from a Channel4.com/4Homes guide to Creating a Home Gym Building A Home Gym
     Get toned up from the comfort of your own home
    Legal Lowdown
     Find out about the legal issues surrounding self-building    		 A pen signs a document, from the Channel4.com/4Homes guide to the legal issues of a self build
    Woman handing paperwork to driver of digger, from the Channel4.com/4Homes guide to insurance for Self Builds Self-Build Insurance
     Which policies might apply to your build?
    Multi-Room Audio Networks
     Get a hi-tech setup for multi-room music    		 Sonos wireless music system in a bedroom, from the Channel 4 Homes guide to self-build sound systems
    Invision Bathroom TV, from Channel4.com/4Homes guide to cool media for your self-build Cool Media
     Integrated TVs & home cinema for your viewing pleasure
    Building Materials
     Some top advice from the Trade Secrets experts    		 Wooden Panels of Engineered Timber from Channel 4 Homes & Grand Designs
    Bisca Eker Glass Staircase, Part of a Self Build Guide to Commissioning a Custom, Bespoke or Spiral Staircase Shopping for Staircases
     How to commission a bespoke staircase
    Self Build: Common Questions
     We answer the burning questions    		 Grand Designs Argyll Loch House from Channel 4 Homes and Architecture Guru Kevin Mccloud
    The Exeter Garden House from Channel 4 Programme Grand Designs With Kevin McCloud Financing Self Builds
     How to get a mortgage on a non-existent house
    Designing a Self Build
     The ins and outs of creating your dream home    		 Huf Haus Prefabricated Kit Home, to be Self Assembled On Site
    Grand Designs Argyll Building Site from Channel 4 Architecture and Self Build Programme Grand Designs Project Management
     The best ways to run a potenitially tricky build

    Latest Materials Sourcebooks
    Hemp
     Eco friendly, renewable, natural - and very versatile    		 Lime and hemp composite insulation, from the 4Homes Materials Sourcebook: Hemp, on Channel4.com/4Homes
    Basalt worktop from Stone Age, from a Kitchen Worktops Guide on Channel4.com/4Homes Kitchen Worktops
     The wide range of materials available for your worktops
    Wood
     Every possible type of wood reviewed on strengths & weaknesses    		 Handcrafted solid wood floor from Ebony & Co, from Channel4.com/4homes Materials Sourcebook: Wood, a self build guide
    Concrete Vanity Top from Channel4.com/4Homes self-build materials sourcebook Concrete
     Forget cold & cheap, concrete is cool & classy

    Top Rated
    Grand Designs
     Browse galleries and watch videos of every self build project    		 Grand Designs Art Deco House in Guidford from Channel 4 Homes, Property, Architecure and Self Building
    Solar Panel on Roof, used to illustrate Channel 4's Architecture News Portal Eco Homes
     Latest news on sustainable housing
    Architecture for Everyone
     Join Kevin & Isabel on our expert architecture portal    		 Kevin Mccloud in front of the Dulwich Glass and Timber House in London, from the Hit Channel 4 Show Grand Designs
    Hillside Underground House from Channel 4 Homes & Grand Designs Trade Secrets Trade Secrets
     Get the hottest tips from the Grand Designs team

    Green Self Building
    Off-Grid Living
     How to build a house that's free from utilities    		 Solar Panels on House
    Light Tube Here Comes the Sun
     Incorporate maximum sunlight into your project
    Grand Designs Guide
     To saving the world while building a house    		 Grand Designs Cumbria Eco House from Channel 4 Property and Architecture Programme Grand Designs Presented by Kevin McCloud
    the grand designs carmarthen eco house from channel 4 Guide to Green Building
     Covers the relevant environmental considerations
    Architectural Salvage
     The best ways to use salvaged materials    		 Grand Designs Medway Eco Barge
    Straw house A House of Straw
     Warm, relatively cheap and eco friendly


    Eco Portal
    You can read more about these and other green issues on the 4Homes Eco Portal.

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    Can You Sell Self Build?
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    How To Build With Glass
    Architect in the House
    Manage Your Self Build Budget
    The Future Of Lighting Design
    How To Use Italian Stone
    Top 5 Tips for Finding an Architect
    DIY A-Z: Browse all our DIY features in one place
    How to Create a New Build Property With a Sense of the Past
    Trade Secrets Eco Building Guide
    Kirstie Allsopp's Complete Kitchen Planner
    How to Find a Good Builder
    Find an Architect Who Speaks Your Language
    Guide to Building on Small and Awkward Plots
    How to Build With Oak Frames

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