Summer is approaching here in the Philippines that is why more people are planning to build their own house. Some Filipinos have limited budget that is why they are thinking of the ways in order to lower the cost of house construction. Some of them get help from bank or other lending institution such as Pag-ibig Fund to finance the house construction. Below are some tips to lower house construction.
Building your dream house divided into categories in order to lower house construction.
Land Cost
Choose a location that suit to your budget but make sure that it accessible to your work, school, market, hospital, etc.. Location level plot should not be lower to road level because there will required more quantity of filling material and increase the cost of construction. Check also the development regulation if it is too costly.
Laisoning Costs
It includes government permits such as building permits, barangay construction permit, electrical permits, etc.
Design Cost
It includes the architectural design of your dream house. Make sure to know what exactly what you want so that revision is minimize and you can ask for discount to your architect or designer. Choose also a simple design that can make the construction not to be complicated and materials is not costly.
Material Cost
It contains the purchases of materials to be used during construction such as cement, steel, sand, bricks, blocks, tiles, and other finishing materials. Order materials in bulks so that you can get discounts from suppliers. Of course, you should go to branded materials in order to have quality house.
Labor Cost
It includes the manpower cost for building and construction of house. Hires a team of workers that is resourceful, trustworthy and dependable to ensure that your house will build properly. Make sure also that you supervise your house to prevent from delays and revisions. Revision means additional expenses to construction.