We have many tips and suggestions for adding space and
light to your home apart from helpful s elf build utility & service
ideas for water, electricity, and energy consumption .
To begin with electricity, for electrical lighting, follow some basic
rules. Always keep a copy of your electrical completion certificate safely
with your other house documents. Try to be creative with self build lighting
ideas. Apart from aesthetics, give a consideration to outside and security
lighting. Don't forget lights in cupboards and in the loft. Another important
instruction is to clearly mark circuits on the consumer unit.
Consider whether you need an option to dim your lights. Also, decide
if you want lights that can be switched on and off from different parts
of the house. Self builders should also ensure that they have sufficient
power points and that the lighting is designed to give them the ambience
they want in their new home.
Coming to sewerage, consider alternative water and waste systems such
as reed bed sewage disposal or the use of “gray' water or rain water
for flushing the toilets and for the garden. If necessary, seek an expert's
opinion before seeking a contractor to do the necessary work.
For efficient kitchens, there are specialists in granite kitchen worktops.
They offer free Granite and Marble Samples view online for range of many
colours. Another factor is the kitchens that developers put in tend to
be safe and possibly bland styles so as not to appeal to a wide a market
as possible.
There are several good b uild magazine self on the shelf that help you
in m aking the right choice from finding a plot to finer details of construction
like choice of insulation for your new home, which is so essential for
balancing the benefits of energy efficiency with cost and the ease of
installation
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