Thinking of extending? - then an excellent place to start is with the best selling Haynes Home Extension Manual - a comprehensive step-by-step guide to building and managing a successful project.

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To answer the 64,000 dollar Question � what will it cost to build ? " you can work out an approximate price by running your plans through some online building cost-calculators.

Designing It Yourself has never been easier, with affordable CAD programmes. Or for professional design input, search for local architects & surveyors.

You might also want to search for materials, such as specific types of bricks, windows and tiles. Taking a browse around the various builders� merchants and manufacturers� websites under �links� can also be time well spent.

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Of course you won�t get very far without keeping on the right side of the Council Planners and Building Control � see links to guidance documents. Then once you�ve found a good builder or selected specific trades, you might want to download a free building contract and check our advice on employing builders.

Here you will also find some FREE sample specifications and documents, invaluable when you're putting together a new construction project. Plus there�s some additional technical info for some more complex designs.