Starting From Scratch

Planning for your new home it is important to understand what you hope to achieve within your budget. Without realising, people sometimes rush into designing their dream home not knowing the associated costs and the home is never built as the design turns out to be too expensive. A simple checklist of your "must haves" as well as your "wish list" will give you the opportunity to compromise if your budget is limited. It can be an emotionally challenging experience when you have to make decisions between what you want and what you can afford.

Often people think bigger is better. Certainly this is the case if you have a large family, however a compact house may fit your needs just as well if it is properly designed and built, especially if it takes into account aspects such as adequate storage, ceiling height and rooms that open to form larger rooms, giving a small house the look and feel of a larger, lighter and more spacious one. Clever design of space, functionality and practicality go hand in hand with budget and affordability.