Building a house in Phuket is a popular choice, and can be quite rewarding within lawful structures. In Thailand building is a national obsession, so the industry is supported by a good supply of building contractors, materials choices, decorating options. In Phuket many do this as a development investment, since materials and labor are cheap, and the choice of styles excellent. But although building a house can be rewarding, the process to completion can often be a nightmare. Skilled labourers are readily found and cheap but, delays, shortcuts, inferior materials and lack of detail to jobs can often be the problem.
One of the advantages to building your own Phuket house is that you can design the house exactly how you want it. Although it can be daunting, as a foreigner, the end product can often be rewarding. Theoretically, you should be able to build your own house cheaper than buying from a property development. Although, building on your own does not always guarantee that you will get the house at the price you expected. In many cases, the initial budget is overrun so keep a close eye on all proceedings, as it is not always as straight forwarded as predicted. If all works out to plan, the end product should have cost about 30 per cent cheaper than a pre-developed alternative, leading to great long-term returns and profit.
