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[Leightara]

Hi everyone, This is my first post. We have just had an offer accepted on a piece of land in Deal Kent. Our budget to build is between £350/£400k max. We are thinking about building a trendy type bungalow with double garage. Am I right in thinking a bungalow would be cheaper to build than a house? Do you think this is a reasonable budget. Ideally we are hoping for about 180sq m /200. We are also thinking traditional build ? thank you for your replies in advance?

Edited June 3, 2020 by Leightara
put wrong measurement in

[PeterW]

Welcome..

 

Do you mean 180-200sqm, as 1800sqm is huge !!!

 

Bungalows are more expensive on the face of it as they still need the same foundation roof and services as a house of twice the size. Walls and floors are comparatively cheap.

[Leightara]

Hi thank you .Yes i do sorry i got carried away with my Zero's  i have edited post 

Edited June 3, 2020 by Leightara

[Russell griffiths]

I have built two bungalows, and the costs are high for certain parts as the footprint is big, however I have found that being able to fit everything from a single lift of scaffolding is really nice, I built the laser one with no scaffolding at all but just bandstands and scaffolding boards. 

[Ian]

 A rule of thumb is that a bungalow will cost approx 15% more to build than the same size 2 storey house.

link to good explanation:

https://www.homebuilding.co.uk/how-form-affects-build-cost/

[Leightara]

Thank you everyone  how much roughly do you think you should pay per sq metre?

[Gone West]

Hi, welcome to the forum. As others have said for a bungalow the roof and foundations will cost more and foundations could be a significant proportion of the build for many reasons. We have built a two storey PH near Sandwich.

[Leightara]

Hi Peter, thank you for your reply. I am currently looking at Potton and Dan Wood. Do you have any thoughts on them Quite like the fact they are turnkey

[PeterW]

5 minutes ago, Leightara said:

Hi Peter, thank you for your reply. I am currently looking at Potton and Dan Wood. Do you have any thoughts on them Quite like the fact they are turnkey

 

They are not as turn key as you expect, and there are a number of people who would suggest with some that the quality of service doesn't match the price. Caveat Emptor

[Russell griffiths]

16 minutes ago, Leightara said:

Hi Peter, thank you for your reply. I am currently looking at Potton and Dan Wood. Do you have any thoughts on them Quite like the fact they are turnkey

From what I have seen these two companies are like chalk and cheese.