Building your own home

Discover how daylight can transform your dream home

Ready to build your own home? We’ve got loads of great advice for making your bespoke home dreams a reality, with insights into the whole process from planning to building, inspiring case studies, plus our expert advice on how VELUX® can help fill your new home with daylight.

EXPERT ADVICE

Learn all about the process of building your own home with our expert advice and top tips.

From how to plan your project, how to choose the right professionals for the job, to the nuts and bolts of the self build journey, we’ve got you covered!

CASE STUDIES

Take a tour of these stunning self build projects and get the lowdown from homeowners on their experience of building their dream home.

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Discover your ideal daylight ratio

Ensure your new self build space achieves the recommended glazing-to-floor daylight ratio. Simply enter room dimensions to generate roof window size and quantity recommendations.

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Product packages by room

Make your choice and find the right product package for sloped roofs that fits you best, in three easy steps.

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Get free project advice

Want free advice on your project? Talk to our daylight experts today.

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