My House Extension

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"Thanks for a truly professional web site i am about to start an extension to my home and found the information incredibly useful , I've had ridiculous quotes to have a builder do the work for me and have decided to take the plunge and do it myself"

February 2007: When I was thinking about self-building a small extension to my house in the UK, even in the vastness of the Internet I could not find a web site that took me step-by-step through a complete build photographically. I thought that I would remedy that situation by documenting my build as it took place on a daily basis. I plan to undertake all the work myself - a real self-build project and I hope that you find it useful. Let me know if you do! email:

September 2007: Well, the project is 99.99% finished and took a total of five months from start to finish. I'm exceedingly pleased with the result and I can say that I laid every brick, screwed every screw and even built all the windows.

Disclaimer: I am not any any way involved in the building industry and therefore I am not an expert on the subject matter of this site. The way I go about things may not be the correct or even the best way of undertaking specific tasks. The consequence of this is that I do not recommend that you use the information on this site without consulting appropriate experts.