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this is too funny…. Only because my planning has been delayed a year to survey again the bats that I also don’t have 😂. Used to like those furry critters. Now not so keen

already on it… have had the toddler on site clearing the ground today 😂. We are still waiting on bat surveys so I’m trying to see that as a positive for more time to cost/plan. My friend in a similar position has just had her builders come back today increasing the cost from 1500 m3 to 2000 m3 and they're DIY’ing loads of it. Scary at the moment. Not sure how much building materials can keep going up?!!?

Thank you all. Think this is going to be the only way we will be able to proceed - I work full time self employed so it’s going to be stressful 🤪 would love the money to just hand it over to a contractor and say go for it but it is what it is

in your experience (and I appreciate we live in different areas) what were the materials that made the biggest difference sourcing yourself?

Oh wow. I wonder why such a huge difference in cost? Now I’m wondering if I’ve read the quote wrong 😳

thank you. This has cheered me up no end…. Really needed to read that. Ours will be low spec as we will just have to add and modify over the years

Thank you. That’s interesting as the architect reckoned it would be actually cheaper to go TF as would cut down on masonry labour costs. Original design was block and brick. TF quote came back as £56k erected

Hello all. I would love some of your knowledgable advice on current price per square metre. I started a self build project before lockdown and put it on hold. Price then was 1700 now gone up to 2500 psqm which blows my budget out the water. 😭 we own the land, it has services as my dad lives in a little wooden hut there. All architects fees etc already paid. It’s in south east clay soils woodland so I expect will need piling foundations. It’s two level 216 square metre build. Timber frame with half timer half brick clad. Need to get it to SAP 88 for an ecology mortgage. So I’m now looking at getting it to watertight or first fix then in for the long haul doing bits ourself. Husband is electrician so can do all those bits. Will have air source heat pump. guys help me out here… what am I looking at for price square metre to get it to first fix or is my dream about to go down the toilet?