LnP Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) The following data on building materials price increases between October 2020 and October 2021 are from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Imported sawn or planed wood - 69.6% Plywood - 49.8% Fabricated structural steel - 16.9% Ready mixed concrete - 7.0% Blocks, bricks, tiles and flagstones - 6.4% What influence do you think this might have on the choice of building system for an inexperienced self-managing self-builder? Link to BEIS Edited January 5, 2022 by LnP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 We decided against TF in favoure of block and brick on our first build Purely based on cost For our next build we looked at TF again as cost wasn’t the same issue But found TF even more expensive than last time Probably due to rising Labour cost This was just as lockdown was kicking in Now the difference between TF has widened even further So brick and block for our next two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Reviving this old thread as I'm about to start my own research on the topic. On average - how much more would you estimate TF at over brick and block, for say a 100m house? 10%, 15% or more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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