You’re listening to ‘Buildipedia’, the go-to podcast that helps Australians build the home of their dreams. By covering the entire journey, from buying your home through to design, building, selling and everything in between, we will help you fill in the blanks and bring your property visions to life! In this episode, we are sharing all of our cost saving tips and tricks for each phase of the building journey from planning through to design and construction. Listen on to learn about all the important money saving hacks to keep in mind through each building phase in order to ensure a successful build experience without blowing your budget! KEY EPISODE TAKEAWAYS 1. Listen to good advice, especially in the planning stages. It would be wise to consult a planning lawyer prior to designing, in order to understand the process of getting approval from council. A quantity surveyor is also a good source of an objective assessment of building costs prior to committing to a design. 2. Rationalise and simplify your building design in terms of form and materials. Utilise off the shelf strategies and modular designs to bring down building costs. 3. Invest in good quality drawings and documentation for the Development Application and construction phase. 4. During construction, consider choosing quality tradesmen for jobs to be done once and done well, especially with interior finishes. 5. You can choose to DIY managing the tradesmen as well as considering a staggered approach in order to manage cashflow to suit your situation after the external house has been built and locked up. CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! WEBSITE: https://www.ballastpoint.com.au/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ballast-point-pl/mycompany/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ballastpointprojects INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/ballastpointprojects/ CREDITS INTRO: Rita Mastrantone INTRO & OUTRO MUSIC: Coby Wilk If you LOVED the episode, please make sure you share this on your Instagram stories and tag us @ballaspointprojects. Thanks for listening & talk soon! Mat & Jeannie