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Bilby Build Guide

Buying a plot or building a house? Find guides to costs, plots, building permits and choosing a house that suits your land.

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A timber house with a gravel driveway, aggregate and stacked building materials in the foreground.

Costs

Understand the full cost of building a home, including construction, groundwork, foundations and utility connections.

A couple studying an undeveloped rocky plot among trees, with neighbouring houses and water beyond.

Buying a plot

Learn what to check before buying land and how to identify potential risks and additional costs.

A light timber house with a garden, terrace and driveway adapted to a sloping residential plot.

Choosing a house

Understand how plot size, shape, terrain and planning conditions affect which house may suit the property.

Your next step

Ready to explore a real plot?

Explore your plot for free in Bilby. Save it as a project, design your build on its actual terrain in our 3D site map and get a full cost estimate.