Dr Zoidberg wrote:
This is pretty much directly opposed to on-topic as it involves getting
builders in but I thought people here would be knowledgeable on such
matters.

I'm idly considering an extension to my house and wondered if anyone has a
rough idea how much it's likely to cost.
I was thinking of a fairly lengthy 2 car long single width garage on the
ground floor , then an extra bedroom above part of the garage on the first
floor. That's probably about 8ft*30ft ground floor and 8ft*15ft first floor.

Obviously it's impossible to give anything like exact figures but it would
be nice to have an idea of if I'm talking 10 , 20 , 30 , 40k etc

Yes I realise I could phone a couple of builders but in my experience they
don't like to give even rough guesstimates on the phone and I don't want to
waste their time getting them to visit as this isn't something I'd be
getting done for a long while.
Oh, and it's in the west midlands as that will obviously affect the price.

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Several of my clients have had quotes from £40k to £70k recently for
the same job - two storey side extensions. These were from builders in
the Birmingham area off the Quality Mark list or referred by the FMB.

A builder will need some plans and a specification to give you a
meaningful estimate. And this will change if you don't intend to build
in the short term.
Specific foundations. roof construction design and structural
alterations can have a big impact on any estimated price.

But your proposal is unlikely to be less than £30k from 'proper'
builders.

dg