Plan for the journey
This is an excerpt from an article in Sanctuary magazine issue 6.
Make sure your home is designed for the long haul, that its materials are durable and able to be easily reused or recycled (an example is using screws in joinery instead of nails, to allow for easy disassembly).
Crucially, when designing your house, think ahead. Will your family grow, will it shrink or will it stay stable? How will your own health impact your needs in 10 or 20 years time? With these things in mind, you can design a house that not only meets your current needs, but can adapt to your changing needs without you later incurring the cost of an extension or renovation.
