Extension costs

MouldyOldDough

What would be the approx cost of a downstairs bedroom (say 12 by 12 feet) single storey with sloping tiled roof and adjoining wet room to be added to the front side of our 3 bedroom semi - for the purpose of disabled use - In SW England - brick built 
So vat free

jonnydeppiwish!

4x3m
Brick?
flat roof?
trees close by?
first fix?
second fix?
type of finish?

Probably in excess of £35k

MouldyOldDough

jonnydeppiwish! said:

4x3m
Brick?
flat roof?
trees close by?
first fix?
second fix?
type of finish?

Probably in excess of £35k

Sorry you were too quick see changes 

MouldyOldDough

No trees
Gas supply need moving 

jonnydeppiwish!

Gas supply - is that the meter or just internal piping? If the meter then it won’t be cheap . Iirc I was quoted £2k to move it

xzibit

Currently a few builders I know are working on £3.5ksqm single storey, however they aren't willing to quote but are working on a cost plus basis.

MouldyOldDough

jonnydeppiwish! said:

Gas supply - is that the meter or just internal piping? If the meter then it won’t be cheap . Iirc I was quoted £2k to move it

Both 
Why do. I have to pay to move the meter though? 

Ebe_Scrooge

MouldyOldDough said:

jonnydeppiwish! said:

Gas supply - is that the meter or just internal piping? If the meter then it won’t be cheap . Iirc I was quoted £2k to move it

Both 
Why do. I have to pay to move the meter though? 

If the meter needs to be moved, that's not something a builder (nor even a plumber/heating engineer/whatever) can do - only your supplier is allowed to move the meter.  If the meter doesn't actually need to be move, and it's just the pipework that need re-routing, then any properly qualified GSR person can do that.

There's some useful info in this link.  Obviously the link is for SSE, but the same rules will apply whoever your supplier is.

https://sse.co.uk/help/energy/meters/moving-location-of-gas-electricity-meter

MouldyOldDough

Ebe_Scrooge said:

MouldyOldDough said:

jonnydeppiwish! said:

Gas supply - is that the meter or just internal piping? If the meter then it won’t be cheap . Iirc I was quoted £2k to move it

Both 
Why do. I have to pay to move the meter though? 

If the meter needs to be moved, that's not something a builder (nor even a plumber/heating engineer/whatever) can do - only your supplier is allowed to move the meter.  If the meter doesn't actually need to be move, and it's just the pipework that need re-routing, then any properly qualified GSR person can do that.

There's some useful info in this link.  Obviously the link is for SSE, but the same rules will apply whoever your supplier is.

https://sse.co.uk/help/energy/meters/moving-location-of-gas-electricity-meter

The meter is on the side of the house - exactly where the extension is planned to go

I hadnt budgetted for a meter move at £2k

I am on the priority servce register - if it makes any difference

and the reason for the move is to make my home more accessible

Doozergirl

We need plans.  It's impossible to guess without.  

What is your budget?  That's a quicker thing to sense check.  

If the meter can stay and the extension be designed around it, then that's a plus.  Or a move of less than a metre is cheaper iirc. 

Ebe_Scrooge

Doozergirl said:

Or a move of less than a metre is cheaper iirc. 

That tallies with what that SSE link says:

Moving your gas meter up to 90 centimetres

If your meter is inside your home, we can move it up to 90cm from the emergency cut-off valve.

We can only do this if:

• The meter has a flexible hose connector
• It’s staying on the same side of the wall
• The wall is clear

If all these apply, we may be able to move your gas meter for free. You’ll need to contact us to check.

I'm only going by what their website says (I know you're far more knowledgeable about such things than I am!), and I'm assuming most suppliers would be similar.