On 8 Feb, 10:53, "john reeves" wrote:
Passed by this front porch being built nearby and thought i might try to
build one myself. Its built on a concrete base that comes to near the level
of the front door.

http://tinypic.com/r/2yzkkjt/7

On speaking to the builder I asked what he would charge to build one, he
said £6,700. He said the door alone cost £700.

My son is always telling me I'm 40 years behind when i put a price on
things, so i'm thinking with such high cost of the door and materials etc,
that £6,700 might be a reasonable price for such a porch? Or if not what
would be a reasonable price to pay for such a build these days?

I'm sure you could pay a builder that much to contruct something like
that, bearing in mind that a lot of the money will go on paying him to
turn up, sit in his van and read the Daily Mirror.

I'm planning on building a porch of similar size myself this summer,
so I'll cost that as I do it. Without the crappy plastic, obviously.

Cheers
Richard