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£500 cash back on bricks Other savings agreed are on bricks from Northcot Bricks, who manufacture hand-made and machine-made bricks. They are offering up to £500 cash back on orders from Academy members, not a saving to be sniffed at! Goode Stone Supplies are also offering 5 per cent cash back on their iron and lime stone products.
When joining at the Premium level members receive two free gifts
you thousands of pounds in cost overruns. The National SelfBuild and Renovation Centre
Another supplier that is offering discounts from
the outset is
buildzone.com, who supply struc- tural warranties and site insurance, two things self-builders shouldn't leave the house without! One of the most innovative new software packages for selfbuilders has come from Sirca. Specifically designed for the industry, their pro- gramme allows you to analyse from a business perspective the financial viability of your project and then goes on to show you how to keep in control and on budget. This alone could save
in Swindon holds three day intensive selfbuild courses six times a year. Premium members of the Academy get a significant 10 per cent dis- count on attending those courses, a saving of over £30. Many more discounts are also avail- able and new companies are joining the scheme every week. While we've concentrated on the premium members, there are also two other membership levels of Selfbuild Academy.
Free membership Registered members can access the website completely free of charge, create their own blogs, take part in community discussions and have access to all recent video footage.
Content membership Selfbuilders who are not yet at a stage in their project where they can take advantage of all the discounts available to Premium members, will want to start with content membership. Here you have the entire video archive available as well as the blogs, classified adverts and interest group discussions. This membership level is available for £19.95 per year and you can upgrade at any point when you are ready to start spending and saving.
One of the most popular features of the Academy is the ability to have your own free wordpress blog where you can keep an online diary of how your build is proceeding. Blogging is very popular but one of the major difficulties when creating your blog is winning an audi- ence. What is the point of putting all the effort into something that no one knows is there With
selfuilder.tv your audience is in-built with most selfbuilders coming to the site to see what other people are doing. All the blogs are advertised and linked from the main front page and it’s incredibly interesting to see the discussions that shape and the friendships that form.
Free gifts When joining at the Premium level, members receive two free gifts. A spiral bound 24 page book to help them check quality control through- out their build, and one of
selfbuilder.tv’s sort after high visibility jackets! If you would like to join Selfbuild Academy go
to
selfbuilder.tv. You can register for free to take a look around and if you like what you see, you can become a member and start saving thou- sands of pounds on your build.
Selfbuilder.tv is broadcast every Tuesday at
9pm on Sky Channel 231 and Freesat 402. Set your series record to never miss an episode. Please note the new transmission day.
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