The essential homebuilding and renovating event in the South West

Join us 21 - 22 November 2020

Let’s go to the Homebuilding & Renovating Show

The South West Homebuilding & Renovating Show is the go-to exhibition for self builders and renovators.

No matter what stage your project is at, there will be sessions, experts and exhibitors at the show to help bring your project to life.

Answers to common self-build and renovation questions

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Tailored advice from homebuilding & renovating experts

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See, touch & compare 1000s of new and innovative products

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Want to learn more for your project?

The Homebuilding & Renovating Show offers a wide range of free talks including topics on self-build, renovating, innovative products, extensions, conversions and DIY projects.

Here are a few of the many sessions we will be hosting over the course of the two days at the South West Homebuilding & Renovating Show.

10:30 - 11:00

A Beginner's Guide to Building Your Own Home

Seminar Theatre

Everyday at 10:30 - 11:00

A Beginner's Guide to Building Your Own Home

Discover how you can build your own individually designed home and manage to save up to 30% compared to buying a new house. Learn how to find a plot, get a self-build mortgage, work out what you can afford to build for your budget, develop a design scheme and decide whether to use a builder, manage the project yourself or get involved on DIY basis.

11:00 - 11:30

Finding Your Way Through the Planning Maze

Seminar Theatre

Everyday at 11:00 - 11:30

Finding Your Way Through the Planning Maze

Understanding planning permission is a key element of finding land and building your own home. We reveal how to use the planning system to help you identify potential building plots; how to submit planning applications in the best way, and what you can do to ensure your designs pass smoothly - and what to do if you encounter opposition

11:30 - 12:00

Build Costs: How to Estimate, Save and Manage Your Budget

Seminar Theatre

Everyday at 11:30 - 12:00

Build Costs: How to Estimate, Save and Manage Your Budget

How to bring your building project in on time, on budget - for less than you might think. Avoid the biggest pitfall for self builders and renovators with our ultimate guide to reducing and managing your build budget. Can you really save £10,000s on your building project without compromising on quality? We think you can - and here's how.

12:00 - 12:30

How to Build a Low Energy Home

Seminar Theatre

Everyday at 12:00 - 12:30

How to Build a Low Energy Home

The ‘fabric first’ approach to low energy home design and renovation explained. Understand the best ways to optimise insulation values, the importance of balancing air tightness, ventilation, thermal mass and solar gain, plus how to choose the right heating system including renewable energy options for heat and power.

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Want tailored advice about your project?

At the Advice Centre, we give you the chance to have free one-on-one consultations with architects, planners and our very own Homebuilding & Renovating experts.

Be sure to head to the Advice Centre on the day to book in your free one-on-one consultation!

Who will be at the show?

All the products and services you need in one place

The South West Homebuilding & Renovating Show hosts exhibitors based across the country. Whatever the product, there’s nothing quite like seeing it in real life.

Be sure to write down the exhibitors you are interested in.

Doors & Windows

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Kitchens

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Ready to start planning your day?

We don’t want you to miss a thing while you are at the Homebuilding & Renovating Show.

So follow each of the sections below to see our tips and to make sure you are prepared for a productive day at the show.

How to get there and where to stay?

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What self-build & renovation questions do you need answered?

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What products or services do you need for your project?

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Have general questions about the show?

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Venue & Opening Times

The Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6QN

www.bathandwest.com

+44 (0) 1749 822 200

Opening hours

Saturday 21 November	10am - 5pm
Sunday 22 November	10am - 4.30pm

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The essential homebuilding and renovating event in the South West

Let’s go to the Homebuilding & Renovating Show

The South West Homebuilding & Renovating Show is the go-to exhibition for self builders and renovators.

Introducing Home School

Want to learn more for your project?

The Homebuilding & Renovating Show offers a wide range of free talks including topics on self-build, renovating, innovative products, extensions, conversions and DIY projects.

A Beginner's Guide to Building Your Own Home

A Beginner's Guide to Building Your Own Home

Finding Your Way Through the Planning Maze

Finding Your Way Through the Planning Maze

Build Costs: How to Estimate, Save and Manage Your Budget

Build Costs: How to Estimate, Save and Manage Your Budget

How to Build a Low Energy Home

How to Build a Low Energy Home

Want tailored advice about your project?

At the Advice Centre, we give you the chance to have free one-on-one consultations with architects, planners and our very own Homebuilding & Renovating experts.

All the products and services you need in one place

The South West Homebuilding & Renovating Show hosts exhibitors based across the country. Whatever the product, there’s nothing quite like seeing it in real life.

Doors & Windows

Kitchens

Ready to start planning your day?

We don’t want you to miss a thing while you are at the Homebuilding & Renovating Show.

Venue & Opening Times

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