Price for extension!

trampyblonde

Hi,

We're looking at extending our 2 bed semi-detatched bungalow. We'd like to add a dining room onto the back of the house and maybe add a room up in the roof.

I have absolutely no idea what these cost these days. Can anyone help me?

Thanks

BaileyB

Phone 3 builders and ask for quotes?

trampyblonde

I will do...was just sat here thinking and was wondering if anyone could give a rough idea of what to expect these days.

mr_skinflint

The rule of thumb used to be £1000 per square metre.

woodbutcher_2

Anywhere from £800 to £1300 per cubic metre depending on spec,where you live and what type of finish you want.Also,are you doing any of the work or contracting it all out?

trampyblonde

We can probably do a fair amount ourselves which will obviously save on costs.

So do I just find a decent architect once I know what I want and then they submit the planning permission to the council etc?

Sorry...I'm new to all of this!

woodbutcher_2

A good architect will do everything from design to planning applications on your behalf.The more you do yourself the less money it costs.You could get some plans drawn and submit them yourself and once passed hand them to a builder to give you a price and run the job.Alternatively you could leave all that to the architect who may(or may not) recommend builders to you.Depends how involved you want to be and how confident you feel about it all.If you have no experience,then maybe leaving it all to the experts may suit you better.His time comes at a cost of course.

trampyblonde

Thanks so much, you're replies have been really helpful.

Just one more thing :rolleyes: ........ do you know how long it could take for the council to approve the planning permission if there are no complaints etc?

woodbutcher_2

Average time where i live is 8 weeks,sometimes 12,depending on how busy they are and there being no issues to sort.Well prepared plans go a long way to speeding up the process and i find that including photos of the site can iron over some issues because if the planners can see what is going on visually it sometimes saves unecessary site trips to clarify minor details.

woodbutcher_2

Sorry,got cubic metres on my mind as i am in the process of building an extension on my house and was working out the cubic mts of it for planning purposes.

Bungarm2001

I can recommend a good book if you are a novice at this. Try getting hold of this one Its It's very good, very comprehensive and when you've finished with it, you can always flick it off on Amazon or Ebay!