Calculating house re-build cost for insurance purposes

[nothanks]

Is the BCIS calculator the only one that's generally available? (asking before paying a surveyor for a rebuild valuation)

[alan_m]

Unless it's something unusual or listed then one of the general insurance policies that payout up to to £500K or £1 million on buildings may be a lot cheaper than attempting to tailor your policy.

[nothanks]

An insurance broker has said that the increase in cost of materials had taken some of their clients over the rebuild threshold and they only realised when they tried to claim. This house isn't listed but it's unusual so I want to check that the cover is adequate and, unfortunately, the BCIS calculator doesn't quite deal with it.

[Robert]

+1 I went for a number of bedroom type policy, getting a rebuild cost on a Victorian Terraced 3/4 floor building was problematic. Just watch out how different companies define "bedroom" !

[Brian Gaff]

Tip if you don't want to have to rebuild you house, don't keep Elephants as pets. Brian

[Andrew]

And don't store LPG cylinders in your basement.