Unsplash Having fewer fixtures and fittings is one way to save money, but be careful about sourcing cheap joinery - especially in high-use areas like kitchens and bathrooms. Defer some building workIf this is going to be required, it's best to plan for it when lodging for building consent rather than just stopping when the money runs out. Your building consent is for the work shown on the drawings and specification as submitted to council. Simplify the building formHandled well, a simple building form is often architecturally better than an unnecessarily complex form, for both visual and technical weatherproofing and earthquake resistance reasons. Build lessBy far the simplest and most effective way to reduce the cost of building is to make it smaller - primarily by reducing the floor area.

Source: Stuff July 03, 2020 18:00 UTC