deuce22

Thanks mate. That's what I'm after, almost everything you can claim the VAT back on (the majority of the actual construction). How much work did you do yourself?

Thanks all for the input. The last thing I want to do is to spend 50k and then realise I've built it to big and need another 200k to finish it. I am planning on this taking around 3 years, so I can use my own money rather than borrowing any. I'm not taking the plot or any other costs into account other than the actual construction as those amounts have already been set aside. The plot is just over 1/4 of an acre, so there should be minimal amounts of earth to get rid of. I know muck away lorry costs soon add up to 1000s. I've been on some of these sites where they calculate everything for you, but it seems a generic calculation and doesn't take into account factors in my circumstances. I think I'm just going to have to work things out from the ground up individually and get some idea from that. Thanks.

What I'm trying to do is separate the construction from the other things you've mentioned. I'm not adding those amounts into the m2 cost.

ProDave. That's almost identical to what I'll be doing. I will be doing all the groundwork and constructing a stick build on site myself, so there's a bit of a saving there. I'll carcass the plumbing and electric and then get in the tradesmen to connect up and commission. I have friends or family that cover every trade, so whoever I use the costs will be on a family/friend rate. I'm speaking with a builder who clad his house onto 100mm fibreboard, so apart from the footings there were no costs for block - brickwork or render. It'd be handy to do the same thing, but I'm not sure whether a 100% cladded property would look right. newhome. I'm looking to build it at a good standard. I'm not planning to use anything that's top of the range, but I also won't be shopping in home bargains. Thanks both for your input.

Hi. I have been reading through a lot of posts on here regarding costings and I'm curious to know what is a realistic per m2 cost for a new build when 70-80% of the work will be completed by either myself or subcontractors that I know. I've read a few posts stating, that they would like to get it done for £1000 and they are doing most of the work. What amount of work does that mean? If the range is between £1200-£1500 using contractors it doesn't seem that much less taking on the work yourself. A family member has recently completed a 300m2 property and he has told me that it cost £500 per m2 to complete, including a detached garage, drive and landscaping. I've been involved in a new build once before, but wasn't in charge, so I don't know the finished costs. I need to get a better idea as this will determine the size of the property that I'm designing. Thanks in advance.