new build extras

kieron79

looking to buy a new build in the next 6-12 months, was just wondering what to expect in terms of cost for 'extras'. it will be an Avant home we will be purchasing but general prices will give me an overview eggs extra sockets

scottishblondie

I bought a Springfield house in 2012 with a number of extras. I have no idea if the price would be comparable between builders, but anything involving wiring is so much easier to do before the walls are up so I would recommend it.

• £55 per extra double socket
• £45 for a single socket and control switch for a waste disposal unit in the kitchen
• £50 per TV point
• £50 per phone socket
• £72.50 per fused spur (in case I wanted to add electric towel rails to the bathrooms later on)
• £385 for CAT5e network cabling to 7 rooms

I also had them move the loft hatch out of the bathroom and fit a proper loft ladder at a cost of £240.

In addition, I was able to completely change the kitchen design. The costs of that are most likely irrelevant to this situation so I won't get into that!

kieron79

That's great, thanks for the info

armchaireconomist

About 5x going market rate. Your cheap house doesn't end up so cheap once you pay extras to have a socket within reach of fridge etc. - they aren't stupid.

bruich76

armchaireconomist wrote: »

About 5x going market rate. Your cheap house doesn't end up so cheap once you pay extras to have a socket within reach of fridge etc. - they aren't stupid.

What a weird reply. In all honesty, we have a new build and I wouldn't have thought plug sockets etc will cause you any concern there are hundreds of the things... more than we will ever need.


It's more likely to be kitchen layouts, etc.

knightstyle

Before asking for extras have a good look at the plans showing sockets etc. It is easy/cheap to change single sockets to doubles but not easy/expensive to put in wiring for an electric shower.
So think how you will live there and what do you want carefully before requesting extras. Then bargain to get some of them free or at a reduced price.
Plus do you want Sky TV? If so where will the dish go to face South and is it easy to get the cables from there to where the TV/TVs will go? These may be better in the walls rather than clipped on skirting, round doors etc.
Same with Virgin plus will you need a computer wired to the modem or will WiFi do, again consider where the cables will run and do you need the builders electrician to do this.
One thing annoys me about new builds is that you cannot switch the downstairs light off from upstairs!!!!! This should be a no cost addition for safety.

Futuristic

One thing you shouldn't do is buy additional appliances from them like washing machines, they'll charge extra 200-300 on top. You can find decent ones online with 5year warranty etc.

Some cases things like painting and carpets will be cheaper using someone local as well and of course never buy furniture from them

Things like additional sockets and so on will be better using them for obvious reasons. I've seen people buy new builds with standard kitchen then taking it all out and putting their own new one in and then selling the old units.