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If you don't mind disclosing, approximately what did you have done and how much did it cost?
Just looking for ballpark estimations for extensions to see if it's economically viable.
It's a modern house, so no complicated materials.
Yes, and economics obviously feature. Ours not a good example as it was a complex job with kitchen and underfloor heating, landscaping etc. Cost £90k all in but added more than that to the house.
As part of renovation work on whole house (Georgian cottage) we knocked off a 1970s utility room to add a (bigger) kitchen / dining room (that freed up space for extra utility, wet room and 'snug' in rest of the house.
What have neighbours done is a good start.
Suggest then a good local architect to discuss options - plus they'll have a good idea of cost and whehter you're likely to get planning permission (if you need it) then if necessary local estate agent to establish if it's worth it.
Hope that helps 🙂
Finally getting towards completing mine now (near Guildford). We had ~19 sqm extention, half of which was 2 storey. The bare shell cost something like £45k to put up (including some expensive pile driven foundations). Then there's all the electrics, plumbing, wood work, kitchens, bathrooms etc on top of that - but I've done that myself to save thousands.
It's easy to get carried away with choosing nice finishes as well. We've gone way over the top on some things - once you've looked at the nice stuff it's so hard to bring yourself back to reality!
Our house has a large double garage attached and we got a master bedroom built over that (big bedroom, dressing room plus en-suite with Jacuzzi bath) and that was about £25-30K if I recall correctly.
We are having an single storey extension built and have been quoted from 36k (incl vat) to 48k (excl vat). That includes knocking down an existing lean-to, building the new kitchen/diner complete with structural beams, utility room and loo, aluminium French windows (which are surprisingly expensive - 3k for an 8 ft door), plastering, plumbing and electrics but no flooring or decorating. We're adding an extra 2.5k for a basic kitchen from IKEA. The 1k/square metre rule which we were originially quoted is a bit of a nonsense, it seems!