Hi all
I am looking to do a kitchen extension, ground floor, one storey
extension in Sarf East Lahndan. I am budgeting about £1k per sq metre
for a builder, about half if I DIY. Is that a reasonable guide?


Thanks again!

Flygoalie wrote:
Hi all
I am looking to do a kitchen extension, ground floor, one storey
extension in Sarf East Lahndan. I am budgeting about £1k per sq metre
for a builder, about half if I DIY. Is that a reasonable guide?


Yes, but be aware that populating it with all the must-haves but
never-uses that SWMBO will specify can cost as much again.


Thanks again!

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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Flygoalie wrote:
Hi all
I am looking to do a kitchen extension, ground floor, one storey
extension in Sarf East Lahndan. I am budgeting about £1k per sq metre
for a builder, about half if I DIY. Is that a reasonable guide?


Yes, but be aware that populating it with all the must-haves but
never-uses that SWMBO will specify can cost as much again.

Watching those development programs on the telly, ISTM that it is the male
of the species that is the one guilty of specifying all the unnecessary
extras into the fabric of the building (the female extras are the ones that
come from the soft furnishing department).

tim

Flygoalie wrote:
Hi all
I am looking to do a kitchen extension, ground floor, one storey
extension in Sarf East Lahndan. I am budgeting about £1k per sq metre
for a builder, about half if I DIY. Is that a reasonable guide?


Thanks again!

The 1k is about right, but I doubt you could half it if you did it
yourself - there's a *lot* of materials involved, much of it never seen
again, such as foundations, floors and drains.

"Flygoalie" wrote in message
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Hi all
I am looking to do a kitchen extension, ground floor, one storey
extension in Sarf East Lahndan. I am budgeting about £1k per sq metre
for a builder, about half if I DIY. Is that a reasonable guide?


or claim refugee status and I'm sure local council will do it for free.

Phil L wrote:
Flygoalie wrote:
Hi all
I am looking to do a kitchen extension, ground floor, one storey
extension in Sarf East Lahndan. I am budgeting about �1k per sq metre
for a builder, about half if I DIY. Is that a reasonable guide?


Thanks again!

The 1k is about right, but I doubt you could half it if you did it
yourself - there's a *lot* of materials involved, much of it never seen
again, such as foundations, floors and drains.


Er No. The materials represents about 30% of the cost BUT you CANT do it
all by yourself really.

You need to hire skills in. The skill is to set the terms of engagement
so precisely that they don't **** up or don't get paid if they do.

"Rick Hughes" wrote in message
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"Flygoalie" wrote in message
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Hi all
I am looking to do a kitchen extension, ground floor, one storey
extension in Sarf East Lahndan. I am budgeting about £1k per sq metre
for a builder, about half if I DIY. Is that a reasonable guide?


or claim refugee status and I'm sure local council will do it for free.
Better option. Sell up and move north. M1 northbound. Escape from the toilet
of the south.

Mr Pounder wrote:
"Rick Hughes" wrote in message
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"Flygoalie" wrote in message
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Hi all
I am looking to do a kitchen extension, ground floor, one storey
extension in Sarf East Lahndan. I am budgeting about £1k per sq metre
for a builder, about half if I DIY. Is that a reasonable guide?


or claim refugee status and I'm sure local council will do it for
free.
Better option. Sell up and move north. M1 northbound. Escape from the
toilet of the south.


Or you could live under a bridge and spend your time spouting ****e on a
newsgroup.


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Adam

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"Flygoalie" wrote in message
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Hi all
I am looking to do a kitchen extension, ground floor, one storey
extension in Sarf East Lahndan. I am budgeting about £1k per sq metre
for a builder, about half if I DIY. Is that a reasonable guide?


or claim refugee status and I'm sure local council will do it for
free.

Better option. Sell up and move north. M1 northbound. Escape from the
toilet of the south.


Or you could live under a bridge and spend your time spouting ****e on a
newsgroup.


--
Adam

Do you often reply to trolls Adam?

Mr Pounder wrote:
Better option. Sell up and move north. M1 northbound. Escape from the
toilet of the south.


Or you could live under a bridge and spend your time spouting ****e
on a newsgroup.


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Adam

Do you often reply to trolls Adam?

No. I usually ignore you.

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Adam

On Fri, 5 Aug 2011 12:57:05 -0700 (PDT), Flygoalie wrote:
Hi all
I am looking to do a kitchen extension, ground floor, one storey
extension in Sarf East Lahndan. I am budgeting about ?1k per sq metre
for a builder, about half if I DIY. Is that a reasonable guide?

Ummm, that sounds a little low. I'd guess your property prices would
be somewhere around 3-5 K per sq m. (i.e. a 1000 sq ft house - 300k - 500k)
While you already have the land, which is a major expense I'd probably
cost it at closer to 2k psm, depending on how easy it would be to gain
access, and the level of fit & finish you want to achieve.
Price info. Some neighbours (not in Sarf East Lunnon), but the leafy 'burbs,
get themselves a side-extension. It's single storey, about 3m wide and 7m long
- total cost was around £40k.

(A side effect of a brand new extension is that it can make the rest of
the house look a bit shabby, which means it's _all_ got to be redecorated.
Or at least: that's the excuse )

ARWadsworth wrote:

Mr Pounder wrote:
"Rick Hughes" wrote in message
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"Flygoalie" wrote in message
news:7ba64328-fe2d-411b-
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Hi all
I am looking to do a kitchen extension, ground floor, one storey
extension in Sarf East Lahndan. I am budgeting about �1k per sq metre
for a builder, about half if I DIY. Is that a reasonable guide?


or claim refugee status and I'm sure local council will do it for
free.
Better option. Sell up and move north. M1 northbound. Escape from the
toilet of the south.


Or you could live under a bridge and spend your time spouting ****e on a
newsgroup.



Having done my degree in York, I would *much* rather have stayed up there.
Pleasant city, plenty of countryside, not much aggro, affordable houses (in
1990 anyway!).

Trouble is the stupid *******s keep sticking their companies in the south
east. IIRC York had one major insurance company and later, MAFF/DEFRA when
the rebuilt the old Adams Hydraulics site that was derelict for years.

SWMBO's old, old company did have a sattelite office in Ripon (internet
company). But that was tiny.

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Tim Watts

"ARWadsworth" wrote in message
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Mr Pounder wrote:
Better option. Sell up and move north. M1 northbound. Escape from the
toilet of the south.


Or you could live under a bridge and spend your time spouting ****e
on a newsgroup.


--
Adam

Do you often reply to trolls Adam?

No. I usually ignore you.

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Adam

I'm tasty.