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The Home Builder's Handbook
Before you choose your builder, accept a quotation or spend your first kwacha, understand the decisions that will shape your entire building experience.
This Handbook is a collection of what we have learnt over the years of helping homeowners bring their projects to life. Its what we wish every homeowner knew before they started building.
It will help you look beyond drawings and quotations, choose the right building approach and make more informed decisions about your money, your priorities and the home you want to create
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Does this sound familiar?
You have drawings, but you don't know what the next steps should be
You have gotten one or two quotations, but you're not sure what you should be checking for or comparing
You are trying to decide whether to manage the build yourself or hire a contractor
You know what you want your home to look like, but you are not sure how to figure out all the small details that matter to you
You are worried about making mistakes and running into the construction horror stories you’ve heard about
Or maybe you just feel like there’s a lot you don’t know, and you are not sure what questions you should even be asking
The Home Builder’s Handbook was written to help you think through
things like before your construction ever gets started
About Rivuuz
Why we wrote this Handbook
Hi, I’m Michelle Chimuka, founder of Rivuuz.
Before helping other people build, I spent five years building a rental flat
Even though I hired recommended professionals, I still had to redo my kitchen, replace a broken bathtub, and correct a lot of plumbing issues. Even after completion, the roof leaked every rainy season.
I started Rivuuz because I knew my experience was not unique. We began as a marketplace connecting homeowners with vetted construction professionals, but I realised that finding good people was only part of the challenge. Homeowners also needed help managing costs, coordinating different professionals, figuring out the right materials to buy, knowing what good work should look like, and keeping the work aligned with what they wanted.
Rivuuz has evolved over the years into a residential construction management service. Today, we manage the nitty-gritty of homebuilding on behalf of busy owners - from budgets and procurement to coordinating professionals and overseeing work on site.
I wrote this Handbook from my own experience and the lessons we have gathered in helping other homeowners build. It contains information I wish someone had told me when I was building.
One better decision made by reading this Handbook could save you far more than K200
The Handbook will not remove every risk and uncertainty from your building project. Nothing and noone can.
But if it helps you compare one quotation more carefully, ask one important question earlier or avoid one expensive change, it will have paid for itself.
Who we wrote this Handbook for
This handbook is for you if…
You are planning or ready to start building your home
You have never built before and are not sure where to start or what you need to know
You are deciding whether to manage the build yourself or use a contractor
You have received quotations but are finding it difficult to compare them properly
You want to make thoughtful decisions about where to spend, save and compromise
You want to understand what makes a building project work beyond simply hiring good professionals
It is probably not for you if…
You are looking for technical instructions on how to physically construct a house
You want standard square-metre rates or a detailed construction cost calculator
You want a directory of builders, suppliers or other construction professionals
You have built before and feel confident managing the decisions and relationships involved
What You'll Receive
☑️A digital copy of The Home Builder’s Handbook
☑️Five practical chapters written with first-time homeowners in mind
☑️Guidance you can return to as you prepare for and move through your build
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