Costing & Estimating

270 topics in this forum

1. Do foundations first to get build cost idea?

   By Amateur bob, July 18, 2019
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   • Thedreamer
   • July 19, 2019

2. repair of underfloor heating

   By be96erj, July 13, 2019
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   • Temp
   • July 13, 2019

3. Costings Damage Control 1 2 3 4

   By Visti, November 2, 2017
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   • puntloos
   • July 9, 2019

4. Introducing the Build Cost Spreadsheet (incl cost per m2)

   By puntloos, July 5, 2019
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   • puntloos
   • July 7, 2019

5. Building for £1000/m2

   By steve77r, May 30, 2019
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   • recoveringbuilder
   • July 4, 2019

6. Builder VAT situation unclear

   By Chris S, July 1, 2019
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   • redtop
   • July 2, 2019

7. Cost install Floating Ground Floor

   By colin7777, June 20, 2019
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   • Triassic
   • June 28, 2019

8. Cost plus contracts

   By Nick1c, June 19, 2019
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   • Alex C
   • June 19, 2019

9. Self build vs Contractor - ball park saving?

   By Clockers, June 17, 2019
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   • jamieled
   • June 17, 2019

10. Half way point 1 2

    By Thedreamer, July 1, 2018
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    • scottishjohn
    • June 3, 2019

11. Help- Tender costs too high 1 2 3 4 5

    By Mrs S, May 24, 2019
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    • Bitpipe
    • May 29, 2019

12. tender packs and responses

    By moldy, May 29, 2019
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    • Ralph
    • May 29, 2019

13. Getting a Valuation for Land with Planning Permission

    By Pemu, May 24, 2019
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    • ProDave
    • May 24, 2019

14. Water Tight Shell

    By steve77r, May 3, 2019
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    • scottishjohn
    • May 5, 2019

15. Cost Effectivness - Build Costs

    By steve77r, May 2, 2019
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    • Mr Punter
    • May 2, 2019

16. Next steps after planning

    By Cheib, April 23, 2019
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    • Cheib
    • April 25, 2019

17. Building materials and labour costs

    By Wood89, April 20, 2019
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    • Jeremy Harris
    • April 20, 2019

18. Warning - scams 1 2

    By newhome, April 16, 2019
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    • Ed Davies
    • April 17, 2019

19. Tender costs for a new build 1 2 3

    By Vel810, February 15, 2017
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    • AliMcLeod
    • April 16, 2019

20. How accurate is the rule of thirds for development for builders?

    By Moonshine, March 13, 2019
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    • Moonshine
    • March 20, 2019

21. MBC pricing schedule

    By Coops85, March 11, 2019
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    • NSS
    • March 11, 2019

22. Thinking of investing in this property

    By Vaccaro, February 27, 2019
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    • Moonshine
    • February 27, 2019

23. Electric mains connection costings

    By NWGEAR, February 8, 2019
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    • NWGEAR
    • February 12, 2019

24. So how accurate are quotes and estimates then?

    By Roz, January 27, 2019
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    • Declan52
    • January 28, 2019

25. Breakdown of Fees

    By GrantMcscott, January 11, 2019
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    • CC45
    • January 23, 2019