any builder types on here.... need a rough price on a extension

anotherbigspender

That would be the way I'd do it

frequent

Add the cost of submitting a floorplan to building control.

Think yours is in the £700 area.

will_it_make_me_richer

anotherbigspender wrote:

Sorry if it wasn't clear but £265 only covers the planning application fee.

Your architects fees will be around the £700 mark as you suggest (depending on where you live).

£700 for an architect thats cheap!
An architect we had round wanted £2000+vat for plans alone or 8% of the final build costs for full management.

If you use a local architect they will probably have experience of working with your council and be able to tell you what they're like.

If you plan for the builders to start september time then by the time they get to the roof your looking at november/december possibly not the best time to have roof work done if they have to alter your existing roof.

Doozergirl

A decent architect should hopefully know what will be acceptable to the council. We've just paid £700 (she's not managing the build, obviously!) and although we had ideas, pretty much left her to decide on the proposal, taking planning guidelines into account.

We submitted an application a couple of days before Christmas for a big double height extension turning a 2 bed into a 5 bed, 3 bath :eek: The planning officer came out last week and said she would recommend it's approval and it should come through this Friday

I'm going to take pictures tomorrow, Doozer(boy) has been on a demolishion derby and you've never seen such a mess in your life.

jackieb

Sorry to but in but has anyone got a rough idea how much a single storey extension of roughly 12ft x 16ft would be?

We're just going to add on a kitchen. We're planning to get an architect round in the next couple of weeks. I know the cost of the architect and the fees to the council as we've already converted the loft. I went to see the mortgage advisor at the bank today and I gave a rough estimate of adding £20k to the mortgage but I have no idea really. We will get quotes once the plans have been drawn up. I wouldn't be adding the cost of the architect and fees to the mortgage though.

Also, we don't really want a flat roof. How much more would a pitched roof with slate tiles cost compared to a flat roof?

Will_it_make_me_rich

Like Alan M has mentioned without plans then a rough budget of £1000 sq/m would put you somewhere near.

stolt

thanks for all the replies, very much apprecited. going to ring the planning officer in a bit (thought i'd let him get his first cup of tea down before i'm on the phone)


just another question, how long would you expect the a tow storey extension to be completed in... two months?

Will_it_make_me_rich

Our extension is a simple two storey and all the builders have said 8-12 weeks all being well.

stolt

thanks once again, this is a rough picture i'm going to send the council to get some feedback, (yes its a very bad picture) I bet there have never seen one like it before..lol

<img src="http://auctionpix.co.uk/users/gbc1122185.jpg"&gt;


edit.. oh thats a shame for some reason the picture is showing up on the forum.


i'll try this one...

Will_it_make_me_rich

So would your extension go on the back of your house where the decking is at the moment?
Would it be for the full width so in a effect your rear wall moves back by 15'?