As material and labour costs continue to rise, how can you approach a building project without overshooting your budget, and without regretting the moment you decided to knock down that wall and build a new kitchen?

Kevin McCloud, the 66-year-old host of the long-running property design show and presenter of the Grand Designs Live event has seen every error under the sun. He tells Kasia Delgado his simple golden rules for doing work to your home, and the traps to avoid for a successful project (and calmer nerves).

Don’t order your new bathroom without testing the quality first

If you want to go with a particular bathroom or kitchen supplier, and they’re advertising 20 per cent off, it’s worth thinking about why they’re cheaper.

What you do is order a coat hook, door handle or towel

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