Cost to build a house

[Speedstar]

we are on with building one at the moment £1000 a square meter is about right for a finished house, this is for building it only, with no services or planning or plot cost

 

[chaffcutter]

The big spend comes after you’ve got the shell up, the internal fit and finish doubled the cost of our barn conversion,
depends how much you go above ‘basic’.

 

[hendrebc]

The big spend comes after you’ve got the shell up, the internal fit and finish doubled the cost of our barn conversion,
depends how much you go above ‘basic’.

If I'm paying it will be pretty basic
Still very much an idea at the moment still.

 

[mo!]

Don't get hung up on fancy build methods, they all cost similar in the end unless you are going for something specific like extreme airtightness or DIY. They aren't as quick as you'd think because the availability isn't there. If you want to build in block you ring Jewsons and they deliver by the end of the week, timber frame might be 6 months, end result is the same time frame. Spec as much as you can to control and check out usedkitchenexchange. Massive savings to be had.

 

[Whitepeak]

Just ordered our house this morning
Worked it out at approx. £1500-2000/m2. We're still going to get change out of £50k though

 

[S J H]

The big spend comes after you’ve got the shell up, the internal fit and finish doubled the cost of our barn conversion,
depends how much you go above ‘basic’.

When I got ours watertight, a friend said, well least your halfway there. I thought, feck I hope not. But he was about right

 

[Wazmos]

A lot depends on the materials it’s built out of. A 3 bed built out of limestone with blue slate roof wooden windows costs about £150,000 to 170,000. That’s not going over the the top with fixtures and fittings.

 

[Farfrae]

Oh i just realized you are in wales ,as of jan 7th 2019 you will have to have a suds .sustainable drainage system .quite costly .the house now needs to be designed with the drainage system in mind ,best read up on it and check your architect knows about it .25 grand fine if you start without suds planning approval

Only on developments of more than 1 dwelling house as I understand it

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[Speedstar]

The big spend comes after you’ve got the shell up, the internal fit and finish doubled the cost of our barn conversion,
depends how much you go above ‘basic’.

It all depends whether you are building a house or a home to live in

 

[Hilly]

I’d guess timber frame expensive now compared with traditional build price of wood ?

 

[R J]

We have just started work on a 4 bed farm workers cottage , we should be able to do it for 150k max ,
It will be constructed as a timber frame then concrete block and rendered finish ,done to a decent spec ,
Do shop around if using timber frame , I have found they vary a lot in price for the same spec

 

[curlietailz]

I’m currently building a pair of semi detached 2 bed houses on the farm
We own the land and have done all the planning etc
Had decided to use a proper builder to do the whole build and it will cost I’m the region of £160k for the pair “complete”. I’ll be finishing the decorating and fencing and garden etc
That’s old fashioned brick and pan tile construction

They are dead little and have been built quite basic though ( which is what I wanted)
If I was going to live there myself I’d want the whole house and I’d guess £150 would build it nicely

 

[Speedstar]

I’d guess timber frame expensive now compared with traditional build price of wood ?

Nothing much in it ,more of a time thing , timber frame is faster

 

[Hilly]

Nothing much in it ,more of a time thing , timber frame is faster

Just my pall extending the wood for the kit is mad money that’s just wood we building the kit .

 

[br jones]

Only on developments of more than 1 dwelling house as I understand it

Flooding and coastal erosion | GOV.WALES

Flood warnings and flood prevention

gweddill.gov.wales

Nope wrong ,anything over 100 sqm including driveways and patios,they have updated the rules wasnt on single dwellings but is now

 

[br jones]

Nope wrong ,anything over 100 sqm including driveways and patios,they have updated the rules wasnt on single dwellings but is now

I have spoken in depth with the council officer in charge of this and its is on single dwellings any extension, new driveway, agri sheds ,patios ,zny construction or hard standing of more than 100 sqm,i too thought the same as you ,that single dwellings exempt,but no

 

[Doing it for the kids]

A mate of mine who does this for a living says it roughly works in 'thirds'.
A third for the land
A third for the building (materials and labour)
A third for the developer (not all profit - cost of money, planning, cockups etc.)

Mind you, modern houses built by developers could probably do with having a bit more spent on the materials, IMHO.

Maybe in the good old days but not now, no way is there a 1/3rd profit init these days! Cil and other council based costs have got stupid now.

What ,,in a family house

Yeah, it nearly caught me ought, it was a barn conversion, I could no believe it, luckily flogged it to the neighbour

 

[mo!]

Maybe in the good old days but not now, no way is there a 1/3rd profit init these days! Cil and other council based costs have got stupid now.


Yeah, it nearly caught me ought, it was a barn conversion, I could no believe it, luckily flogged it to the neighbour

You don't pay CIL on a self build.

 

[S J H]

You don't pay CIL on a self build.

I've just claimed mine back, although being an ag tag, I did worry that it wouldn't be deemed self build if it was linked to the business. It seems a grey area to me.

 

[Headless chicken]

Timber frame for ours wind and water tight came in at 37k foundations will be probably 20k as stepped. 5k to wire according to sparky