First thing first

Self-Build Approach requires, first of all, self-belief. Home building, even where all the cash is laid on the table, is a venture that can never be accomplished in a couple of weeks and done with. Indeed, I dare say that, in the best of circumstances, no building project can be accomplished from nothing to finish within three months. Land must be procured, building
design must be approved, materials must be purchased, actual construction must take place and the building given the necessary finishing, in order to make the house livable. All these processes take time and commitment to achieve, in view of so many other demands that are vying for our time and resources. Particularly in self-building, one must be resolute and be encouraged by God to be able to accomplish this vital project.

Self-building as a strategy for home ownership has provided a face-saving solution for many nations of the world. In richer countries, the lower income people that cannot wait for county apartments have taken it upon themselves to engage in this program, which have always received encouragement and support from the relevant governments, while well-to-do members of the society employ self-building to construct homes that they boast about on completion to friends and relatives as their own personally built homes. Imagine
how much less homeless people we would have if more people would take the steps to build their own homes!

Hoping that these opening paragraphs have not been a discouraging element for those who really wish to give the idea a trial, I lay bare the realities of the construction or creative so that the enthusiast will be well prepared from the onset. I also anticipate that you will subscribe to this blog to continue benefiting from the nuggets that we share.

Ready to BUILD?

A famous hip-hop song starts with these lines:
"Ready or not, here I come.
You can't hide....."
This is the mood in which I start this series of posts that I seriously hope will spur many of us into action on this most sought after dream: Home Ownership. Shelter for all is a major issue of concern for the United Nations body, and in countries where government intervention in housing supply is inadequate, home ownership is a critical problem.
Most of us, when considering the issue of home ownership, have always thought of only one or two approaches: either to work endlessly for many years in the hope that we might save enough to get a loan somewhere to lay down for the commencement of our housing project. Another way for those who do not have so much patience is to try to get fund by “any” means, which might include illegal methods, because the large amount of money required for decent a house is hard to come by. Yet one of the most viable and easiest ways to build affordable homes, and which have been successfully used in many advanced and developing countries of the world is Self-Building. It is important to understand fully how this method works and how it can help those in need of shelter.
In this series of posts which basically takes us through the steps to home ownership, I shall attempt to break down the complex process into simple activities that will make it ease for aspiring home owners. It is advised that readers subscribe to the blog in order to have subsequent posts arrive automatically in their email inbox as they are posted. If you have any question or need further clarity, do not hesitate to enter them in the comments box. I will try to respond to all.
Ready or not? Let's go!