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Issue 26.8 of Build It magazine is on sale now! The new edition is filled with detailed practical advice and inspiring projects to help you create your dream home
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Find inspiration for your next home building project among a selection of three amazing real-life self builds, renovations, home extensions – including build costs, floor plans and learning points straight from the homeowners.
Amandine Lefevre looks at striking houses that made use of offsite manufacture, a building route popular for its speedy construction and performance benefits.
Elinor Davies explores the key decisions and steps in converting both attached and detached garages.
Martin Gaine unpacks how the new NPPF could make it easier to build in your own garden.
Discover what to budget for a SIPs shell package, and how to tell if it’s the right build method for you.