BER Assessment Costs?

ben bedlam

Hi,
I've been doing some reading about this BER rating thing for exisitng houses due in the new year, and I've been finding that the quoted costs vary greatly. Anyone here know of what would be considered a fairly standard cost for a BER cert for an existing house?

Builderfromhell

In Limerick area I believe the fee is €300.

sydthebeat

ben bedlam wrote: »

Hi,
I've been doing some reading about this BER rating thing for exisitng houses due in the new year, and I've been finding that the quoted costs vary greatly. Anyone here know of what would be considered a fairly standard cost for a BER cert for an existing house?

If every existing house was 'standard' then it would be possible to give a standard price, however, obviously, houses differ greatly.

Prices will be a function of:
1. distance from assessors office to dwelling (time fee and expenses fee)
2. size of dwelling (time fee)
3. number of different aged 'extensions' (time fee)

other factors would remain fairly standard ie time inputting data into software, publishing cert etc.

This is why fees will vary greatly.

Also remember that some assessors may be offering 'below-cost' quotations so they can get experience doing the assessments, the resultant reputation and foothold in the market.
Now is the perfect time to tender for prices.

ben bedlam

Ive heard from a friend who was quoted €600 for a four room bungalow. I thought that was crazy!

sydthebeat

ben bedlam wrote: »

Ive heard from a friend who was quoted €600 for a four room bungalow. I thought that was crazy!

sees mad alright...

unless the assessor was travelling 200 miles to do it!!

topcatcbr

Shop around. As for everything prices will differ from place to place. It is alot different Pricing a 3 Bed semi in a housing estate a couple of miles away than doing a one off bungalow 50 miles away.

A house in a housing estate will always be more compettive as you may get the remaining homes in the same estate which will require very littlt changes in calculations thus reducing the average time for each house.

For this reason homes in Dublin should be alot less than homes in rural areas.

That said it still seems a bit high
Id imagine it could be done for less than €450.

sinnerboy

ben bedlam wrote: »

Ive heard from a friend who was quoted €600 for a four room bungalow. I thought that was crazy!

Maybe the rooms are big

Poor Uncle Tom

ben bedlam wrote: »

Ive heard from a friend who was quoted €600 for a four room bungalow. I thought that was crazy!

Maybe the assesor is greedy...:D

Builderfromhell

Builderfromhell wrote: »

In Limerick area I believe the fee is €300.

Sorry, that's for new houses. BER rating based on House plans.

topcatcbr

Builderfromhell wrote: »

Sorry, that's for new houses. BER rating based on House plans.

Now add the cost of a survey to this. 1.5 hrs plus travel.

No6

The fee that was mentioned was on the last word was 500 for existing houses, but in reality it will depend on the size of the house, A large rambling 6000 sq ft mansion will take a lot of time to survey and will there fore have to be more expensive. I've seen one pricing system which allows for x ammount per hour for five hours survey & data input for a 1200 sqft house (typical 3 bed semi size) + 30mns for every 200 sq ft over that, ie a 1600sq ft house will be charges at 6 hours @ x ammount per hour!!

topcatcbr

This is a good idea but the hardest houses i have come across (HESS) are ones which ahve been extended at different periods. It dosent realy matter about size.