When most people are asked, what the first thing that happens when you begin to build your own house, many will say you dig the foundations. But long before this procedure occurs and the digger has been switched on there are many steps to plan ahead of any construction effort. The first thing you will need to ask yourself is whether you have the budget to support the project, and if the answer is yes, how will you plan that budget so that all the cost and expenditure are spent wisely.