Guest Mark Brinkley, author of Housebuilder's Bible, shares his experience on budgeting for a house build. Topics include challenges and fears of budgeting, finding affordable land, managing cash flow, being financially prepared, and budgeting considerations for a house build.

Mark Brinkley, author of the Housebuilder's Bible, discusses the purpose and content of the book. He explores building a dream house including gas boiler vs heat pump, layout design, and managing overheating. Researching for ideas is explored along with the challenges of finding reliable information. The increasing costs of building, tips for keeping costs down, and advancements in building comfortable houses like the passive house movement are discussed.

Self-building expert Mark Brinkley shares surprises, challenges, and joys of self-building. Topics include: background in construction, eco-renovation collaboration, cantilever design, second self-build house features, and living on a building site.