IMAGE: ANDREW SYDENHAM
Both the beauty and the challenge of taking on a self-build or renovation project is that you’re always learning something new, regardless of whether you’re a novice or an experienced hand; it’s par for the course of creating an individual home. The self-builders in our special report on page 120 took this one step further — enrolling on courses to better their understanding of the building process or to master a new skill entirely. While there’s nothing quite like first-hand experience on site, their new-found knowledge proved invaluable when making key decisions about their builds and, in some instances, even helped them to save money.