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Decorating/Building Costs

Hi all,

just had an offer accepted on a house. Would like to do a bit of a refurb on it. Can anybody give me a estimate on how much all this would cost?

heres a plan

House.jpg

So basically, as well as painting and carpeting the whole house, i want to seperate the lounge and dining room (probably with a stud wall, gut the kitchen and put a new one in, and make the toliet and bathroom all one room and put a new suite in.

I would also want to move the combi boiler from the bedroom to the kitchen if possible

just a ball park figure would be great

Comments

  • The first thing I'd do is put a door into the toilet :p

    People will probably be able to give you rough costs for the things that you'll need a tradesman to do, like moving a boiler.

    For a lot of the rest of it it's how long is a piece of string.

    Much of it depends on how much of the work you're prepared to do yourself. For example putting up a partition wall isn't particularly hard.

    You could do the kitchen from as little a £1000 if you sourced and fitted the units yourself, but rising steeply for getting it fitted for you.
  • KTJ_2
    KTJ_2 Posts: 68 Forumite
    hehe....yep...missed those doors :)

    I'm not very skilled at anything DIY related so was hoping tradesmen and fittes could do it all for me.
  • KTJ_2
    KTJ_2 Posts: 68 Forumite
    b u m p

    can anybody give me a rough estimate.
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