nod Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 With our start date looming closer Something I’ve put off for a while Mainly due to constant material rises Even muck away was up and thankfully down now Most things seam to of either stabilized or are heading down Even Pasquils quote of six months ago has dropped by 15% In any case I can base coatings on here and now We finished our previous build three years ago So the spreadsheet for that was a good place to start and a way of not missing what seemed like small items Off the new spreadsheet Previous build came in at £815m2 Two story Traditional build Two detached garages Very good quality of finishing Ive noticed this morning That I never included the m2 of the two detached garages Just added the cost into the overall build cost So the 815 was probably lower But I will still split m2 of the house and garage - Workshop As overall is 416m The actual house is 308.21 I feel quite confident that our budget of 350k should be ok The ground is a lot better now We had a tank and three 4 meter holes to fill Two with concrete and thankfully the the third with hardcore I Once I get the foundations in I should be able to cost most things accurately 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceverge Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 That's very reasonable. What level of self labour are you aiming for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 4 hours ago, nod said: With our start date looming closer Something I’ve put off for a while Mainly due to constant material rises Even muck away was up and thankfully down now Most things seam to of either stabilized or are heading down Even Pasquils quote of six months ago has dropped by 15% In any case I can base coatings on here and now We finished our previous build three years ago So the spreadsheet for that was a good place to start and a way of not missing what seamed like small items Off the new spreadsheet Previous build came in at £815m2 Two story Traditional build Two detached garages Very good quality of finishing Ive noticed this morning That I never included the m2 of the two detached garages Just added the cost into the overall build cost So the 815 was probably lower But I will still split m2 of the house and garage - Workshop As overall is 416m The actual house is 308.21 I feel quite confident that our budget of 350k should be ok The ground is a lot better now We had a tank and three 4 meter holes to fill Two with concrete and thankfully the the third with hardcore I Once I get the foundations in I should be able to cost most things accurately I’m 60 now Last time we did most things while working full time so hoping not to do to much of the block work this time Perhaps just the foundations But pretty much most other things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 We've just moved in our 450sqm dormer bungalow which has cost us £325k with the VAT to be reclaimed on the materials ( we think around £30-£40k to come back). We did get the bulk materials before the price increases and I did loads of the work myself, foundations, laboured on brickys, fitted all insulation, wired and plumbed and plasterboarded most of it, fitted mvhr, decorated, fitted the kitchens and bathrooms etc etc etc. I went part time at work to do this. Its still possible to build under £1k per sqm but you've gotta out the graft in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nod Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Olly P said: We've just moved in our 450sqm dormer bungalow which has cost us £325k with the VAT to be reclaimed on the materials ( we think around £30-£40k to come back). We did get the bulk materials before the price increases and I did loads of the work myself, foundations, laboured on brickys, fitted all insulation, wired and plumbed and plasterboarded most of it, fitted mvhr, decorated, fitted the kitchens and bathrooms etc etc etc. I went part time at work to do this. Its still possible to build under £1k per sqm but you've gotta out the graft in! Definitely We both worked four days and worked the other three on the house I worked each evening While I don’t intend doing as many hours this time I’m confident that our 360 will build the house and workshop combined 316m2 The key is the laboure I have run a plastering- framing and tiling business for many years But didn’t use any of the lads Sort of felt like cheating Plus most earn several hundred per day and I was conscious of the cost Your home looks fantastic Well done Edited February 13, 2022 by nod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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