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Cost of renovations?

jonewer
jonewer Posts: 1,485 Forumite
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I know its difficult because each property is different, but I'm looking for ballpark figures for renovaring a place thats for sale.

Its a 3 bed viccy terrace with 2-story side/front extension just outside of Woking.

We want to move the bathroom from downstairs to the third bedroom and put in a loft conversion (sans en suite).

Can anyone help with a ballpark figure?

Thanks!
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  • Zammo
    Zammo Posts: 724 Forumite
    jonewer wrote: »
    I know its difficult because each property is different, but I'm looking for ballpark figures for renovaring a place thats for sale.

    Its a 3 bed viccy terrace with 2-story side/front extension just outside of Woking.

    We want to move the bathroom from downstairs to the third bedroom and put in a loft conversion (sans en suite).

    Can anyone help with a ballpark figure?

    Thanks!

    I've just had a quote for a loft conversion for a two bed Victorian terrrace. For a peplacement roof I was quoted 7.5k, but if I want the loft converted at the same time the grand total is about 12k - that's including plastering, stairs, RSJs etc.
  • jonewer
    jonewer Posts: 1,485 Forumite
    Ehh... I'm know about as much about DIY as David Beckham knows about calculus. Whats an RSJ?
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  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,082 Forumite
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    Zammo wrote: »
    I've just had a quote for a loft conversion for a two bed Victorian terrrace. For a peplacement roof I was quoted 7.5k, but if I want the loft converted at the same time the grand total is about 12k - that's including plastering, stairs, RSJs etc.

    £4500 for a loft conversion and £7500 for the roof or £12000 for the loft conversion and £7500 for the roof?

    £4500 is nothing :confused: Will they serving Building Notice to Building Control? You could spend nearly that on materials!!

    With labour etc. I should think you'd be looking nearer to £15,000 if not more, to pay a building contractor to provide a fully compliant loft conversion. :o
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  • MissMotivation
    MissMotivation Posts: 1,751 Forumite
    jonewer wrote: »
    Ehh... I'm know about as much about DIY as David Beckham knows about calculus. Whats an RSJ?

    I think it stands for Rolled Steel Joist......it's the steel supports that need to be put in when converting a loft or removing supporting walls etc
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  • Doozergirl
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    An RSJ is a Rolled Steel Joist. The existing joists would need to be replaced with ones actually able to take the weight of a room above, not just a ceiling below. You need a structural engineer to calcualte what you need normally.

    Whether you'd need RSJ's or regular 8x2 wood joists, I'm not sure :confused: I've not built one, but I've raised existing floors/ceilings and had to make them comply (obviously :o) The wall takes the weight of the wooden joists, an RSJ would take the weight of wooden joists in the absence of a supporting wall.
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  • Zammo
    Zammo Posts: 724 Forumite
    Doozergirl wrote: »
    £4500 for a loft conversion and £7500 for the roof or £12000 for the loft conversion and £7500 for the roof?

    £4500 is nothing :confused: Will they serving Building Notice to Building Control? You could spend nearly that on materials!!

    With labour etc. I should think you'd be looking nearer to £15,000 if not more, to pay a building contractor to provide a fully compliant loft conversion. :o

    £12000 for the lot. ie a new roof plus conversion at the same time. ;)
  • hillendale
    hillendale Posts: 313 Forumite
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    Doozergirl wrote: »
    £4500 for a loft conversion and £7500 for the roof or £12000 for the loft conversion and £7500 for the roof?

    £4500 is nothing :confused: Will they serving Building Notice to Building Control? You could spend nearly that on materials!!

    With labour etc. I should think you'd be looking nearer to £15,000 if not more, to pay a building contractor to provide a fully compliant loft conversion. :o

    I agreed with Doozergirl A loft conversion done to current building regs for the type of property you have explained would be at least 15k . Without building regs approval you won't be able to sell it as an extra bedroom and it may even prevent you selling the property .
    Regards
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    I was quoted £36K and £45K :eek: in London and that didn't include the en-suite fittings.
  • jonewer
    jonewer Posts: 1,485 Forumite
    thanks all,

    Any ideas about putting a bathroom into an upstairs bedroom?
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  • Zammo
    Zammo Posts: 724 Forumite
    hillendale wrote: »
    I agreed with Doozergirl A loft conversion done to current building regs for the type of property you have explained would be at least 15k . Without building regs approval you won't be able to sell it as an extra bedroom and it may even prevent you selling the property .
    Regards

    Would you like me to scan the quote and post it for you?

    !!!!!!.
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