The building industry is so fun and so cool. There’s a whole world out there that a lot of people don’t even know about but once you’ve got the building bug, like our guest today, there’s no telling where it will take you.

Candice is one of our brilliant BuildHer’s who’s taken a really inspiring approach to her very first project. She’s now at an exciting part of her build, close to the end and Kribashini chats with her about her building journey and the pathways she explored to get to where she is now.

We talk about the investment of time that’s required in order to run a project successfully and how Candice was fortunate enough to take 6 months off work to really focus her time and energy on her build. Having zero experience in the industry, Candice talks about how treated the build like her job and dedicated 5 days a week to researching, finding quotes and selecting materials. She really dove in headfirst and that’s super inspiring stuff because she’s now gained a whole bunch of knowledge and experience to put towards her next project, whenever that happens.

During the beginning stages of her project, Candice really took the time to clarify what she wanted and she talks about how she went full circle after engaging architects and investigating numerous building options. She and Kribashini agree that sometimes the investigation process requires you to spend some money but it’s all worth it in the end when the finished product is something that you’re really proud of.

Candice shares about how becoming a BuildHer really enabled her to enjoy the process because she was armed with so much knowledge and wisdom from the community. We talk about how building isn’t linear and how understanding that things will go wrong helps you to relax through the ups and downs.

LINKS:

BuildHer Website: https://buildhercollective.com.au/

BuildHer Instagram: @buildhercollective

BuildHer Facebook: Women who Design, Decorate, Renovate & Build

Register for a call: https://go.oncehub.com/BuildHer