Style your self build 'in your study'

Individuals planning to add a professional touch to their self build projects might be interested in a new product hitting the market in the UK.

Grand Designs 3D is a software package targeted at the home improvement market and runs on Windows XP and Vista.

Different versions are available for a variety of projects, with the self build and development program retailing at £199.99.

Commenting on the launch, Joanna Kemp, head of software sales at Koch Media, which is distributing the software, said: "There is a huge market for 3D home designer software, particularly in the current housing climate and this software enables you to re design and renovate key areas of the home."

Users can use 2D drawing techniques, which can then be visualised in 3D. Elements of the application are taken from the Grand Design TV show.

Last month, Jason Orme, editor of Homebuilding and Renovating Magazine told the Sunday Mirror that there has never been a better time to self build.