£12k for cellar conversion

Hello all,

We've recently had a builder come round to give us a quote for converting a damp cellar into a bedroom. He's charged £12,000 in total for the conversion. Is this a fair price? We've been told a lot of our relatives that it seems a bit excessive for a cellar conversion, but as we haven't had work done before we aren't too sure if the quote is fair or if we're being ripped off.

Any help would be appreciated.

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  • tonyh66
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    get another quote, seems reasonable to me.
  • FreeBear
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    Check with your local planning department to make sure it can be converted in to a bedroom. Generally, basements are not suitable spaces for sleeping in as there are often no emergency exits, and fixing the damp permanently is a major undertaking.
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  • phill99
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    You need other quotes. Well meaning but ignorant relatives are not the people doing the work and have no idea of costings. You may as well as a random bloke in the pub or the ice cream man.
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  • Doozergirl
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    What does your cellar conversion consist of? Is it going to meet building regualtions with a suitable means of escape via a door or window?

    I don't think £12,000 is a bad price for a properly done room with a decent guarantee for the tanking, which is prone to failure. In fact, it's possibly a bit too cheap.

    Do you have family in the trade who understand what a difficult job it is to get right or are they offering you a completely uninformed opinion?
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  • womble12345
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    I would say that given what little information you have given of the job that it seems good value.
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