The Natural Philosopher wrote:
John Williamson wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
John Williamson wrote:
Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to
build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can
find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for
building a bungalow?


£60/square ft of habitable floor space for very basic shell used to
be the guide. Thats Barrat Superhutch building tho.

more like £100 for any level of decent finish and fittings.

It can cost that much to refurbish an interior without a shell.

A lot depends on 'feetchas'

I went for dormers for example. Each dormer took almost as long as
the main roof did..

There are plenty of references to costs in Leftpondia, but nowt I
can find for this side of the herring pond.

I'm in the market for somewhere to live, and there are a couple of
empty plots nearby.

If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing
it up, I'd maybe prefer it.

Its hugely laborious but ultimately satisfying experience.

I can also do things like soundproof a room properly so I can do some
recording without paying a fortune to add on soundproofing to
somewhere that's already too small. A quadruple glazed window is much
cheaper than taking an existing double out and putting a triple back
in. Putting a good, solid ceiling in costs very little at build time.
Yes, I see where you're coming from.

Another useful guide is 30% materials. 70% labour.

So using decent materials doesn't add much to the price, but fiddly
features do.

A final tip. The money really starts to go when the house is built
and your wife moves in.

Ah, now that's where I'm on a winner. I'm not married... ;-)

Yet....

Go for it

uk.d-i-y saved me 6 figure sums I reckon, but be prepared for a long
build especially if your project manager is as bad as mine was. I fired
him after 2 years and finished it myself.

Cheap mobile home/ biggish caravan on site, and I'll be there most
nights. I also used to work as designer/ estimator/ project manager for
a landscaping company many moons ago, though I'll be employing either a
sole contractor or site manager. As the site's being sold by an
architect/ design firm, I'll have a chat with them tomorrow. I'll be
wanting a good, solid patio, about the size of a large extra bedroom, I
reckon.....

Must find that drafting board..... Rotring to the rescue!
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Tciao for Now!

John.