Hi all I am looking to do a kitchen extension, ground floor, one storey extension in Sarf East Lahndan. I am budgeting about =A31k per sq metre for a builder, about half if I DIY. Is that a reasonable guide?
Thanks again!
Yes, but be aware that populating it with all the must-haves but never-uses that SWMBO will specify can cost as much again.
Watching those development programs on the telly, ISTM that it is the male of the species that is the one guilty of specifying all the unnecessary extras into the fabric of the building (the female extras are the ones that come from the soft furnishing department).
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The 1k is about right, but I doubt you could half it if you did it yourself - there's a *lot* of materials involved, much of it never seen again, such as foundations, floors and drains.
or claim refugee status and I'm sure local council will do it for free.
Er No. The materials represents about 30% of the cost BUT you CANT do it all by yourself really.
You need to hire skills in. The skill is to set the terms of engagement so precisely that they don't f*ck up or don't get paid if they do.
Better option. Sell up and move north. M1 northbound. Escape from the toilet of the south.
Or you could live under a bridge and spend your time spouting s**te on a newsgroup.
Better option. Sell up and move north. M1 northbound. Escape from the
Do you often reply to trolls Adam?
No. I usually ignore you.
Ummm, that sounds a little low. I'd guess your property prices would be somewhere around 3-5 K per sq m. (i.e. a 1000 sq ft house -> 300k - 500k) While you already have the land, which is a major expense I'd probably cost it at closer to 2k psm, depending on how easy it would be to gain access, and the level of fit & finish you want to achieve. Price info. Some neighbours (not in Sarf East Lunnon), but the leafy 'burbs, get themselves a side-extension. It's single storey, about 3m wide and 7m long
- total cost was around £40k.
(A side effect of a brand new extension is that it can make the rest of the house look a bit shabby, which means it's _all_ got to be redecorated. Or at least: that's the excuse :( )
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Having done my degree in York, I would *much* rather have stayed up there. Pleasant city, plenty of countryside, not much aggro, affordable houses (in
1990 anyway!).Trouble is the stupid bastards keep sticking their companies in the south east. IIRC York had one major insurance company and later, MAFF/DEFRA when the rebuilt the old Adams Hydraulics site that was derelict for years.
SWMBO's old, old company did have a sattelite office in Ripon (internet company). But that was tiny.
I'm tasty.
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