nod Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Being as we are getting pressed by our buyers to vacate our previous build I’ve started going through our spreadsheets Though at one stage it seamed pretty pointless with materials costs rising weekly 420m2 We set out expecting to spend 350k Though I didn’t intend doing so much of the foundation work myself this time We have spent 305k But still have the oak stairs to pay for and tiles for one of the four bathrooms workshop d door and s door and all the landscaping and drive I’ve fitted the German kitchen and templates for quarts have been done today First job in the morning is to tell them to hang fire as I’ve fitted a run of units in the wrong place 😁 We have about 37 k to come back in vat we’ve followed and improved on our previous build Mostly German and Italian brands I we’ve both managed to carryon working full time plus 30 hours per week on the build But have spent far more time shopping around for materials Like last time We will post a spreadsheet showing a breakdown 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 Doing really well to be under £1K per square metre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chanmenie Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 I think I’ll come in at around £1000 a meter maybe a little over with the landscaping and drive way, but I’ve done most of the build myself. like Nod that’s including a German kitchen and other quality stuff, so it is doable but bloody hard work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andehh Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 Would be interested in the labour rate you're accounting for in your time and yours wife's time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G and J Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 It seems that most folk expect a build done by a builder for a client will come in circa £3.5k. It’s tempting to infer from the above that materials cost is around 25% to 30% of the build cost, vs 70% to 75% of the build cost being labour. Staggering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 these are not real build costs, they are how much free labour we have used costs. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twice round the block Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 13 hours ago, Dave Jones said: these are not real build costs, they are how much free labour we have used costs. I True cost would come in at around £1800 sqm using contractors, and the owner project manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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