BeckyG

100sqm

I know, it is frustrating but entirely understandable. I have asked for ballpark figures from the forum on budgets, so maybe someone can give me some idea from their own experience

Hi, I know it is impossible to say with any certainty, but I am at the stage of having a plot (my garden, so I already owned it) and a basic design (drawn by a relative who is a retired architect) and have been to pre-planning advice. The planning dept raised no objections to the plan, but have asked for a number of surveys (tree impact assessment, method statement, noise survey, land contamination survey ...) as well as technical drawings showing various things so to progress further I will now have to commit quite a bit of money. I will also need to find an architect to take the design to the next stage (building reg drawings and tender drawings). So we are talking £££ but so far I have no idea how much the build will cost beyond the m/sq estimates online, and I would love to hear any thoughts people have on this forum. The design is for a single storey house with 2 bedrooms and one bathroom, 100 m/sq. It would have a living roof (needed for planning, and I like them) and has been designed with floor-ceiling windows in the main living area (this could change if prohibitively expensive). Materials - part brick, part timber clad. I don't know about construction methods (no technical drawings yet). My budget is £300k - this is finite because I have retired, so I can't get a mortgage - my plan is to use my savings and release equity from my house (which I would then sell once the new house is ready to move into). I haThe only wriggle room we have on budget is that we could move into the house before all the finishing was done - so long as it was habitable, we could do the flooring etc later, once we have released money from the sale of the existing house. In terms of fees, I need to find an architect who is willing to just do the technical and tender drawings working from an existing design - I don't know how easy that will be or what they would charge. I don't feel capable of project managing so would be looking for a contractor or design and build company to take the project forward once planning permission has been granted. All thoughts welcome!

HI, I am at the early stages of building a single-storey house in my large garden for me and my husband to live in, which will be funded in part with savings and in part by equity release on my current house (which I will sell when the build is complete). We have a design done by a relative, who is a retired architect, and have been to pre-planning where no objections were raised - but various surveys (tree reports, land contamination survey, site survey) together with further drawings will be needed before we go for full planning permission. I am anxious about the cost, because it seems we can't get an accurate estimate until we have got technical drawings, which means a big outlay before we know if we can afford it. I will search this forum for advice on that. But meanwhile, hello!