0 a way of building your own home, by doing or organizing the building work yourself:
Self-build is becoming an increasingly popular choice.
Self-builds tend to be more environmentally friendly.
1 relating to the building of your own home, or to a home that has been built by its owner:
self-build projects
Self-build is a bit of a misnomer. You can do a self-build without ever picking up a brick if you use sub-contractors, although the cost of labour can mount up.
Anybody thinking of self-build should have at least £20,000 initial capital to invest.
Generally speaking, self-build is not for the keen DIY amateur, although there is a growing number of house building kits on the market.
Anyone can do it - a quarter of all new homes in the UK are self-builds.
There has only been one previous self-build scheme in Middlesbrough.
Every year the lender holds an eco self-build competition raising awareness of how homes can be built in a more responsible way.
Both societies specialize in self-build mortgages for individuals building their own houses.
They estimate that, on average, self-build homes cost around 20% less than buying the equivalent home on the open market.
