Building a house - getting started

ewanalex

iceax wrote: »

Hi all , Just started my new build , No doubt i will be on here soon asking some daft questions. Dug and poured the foundations on day 1 all 29m3 ,
" not so bad for day1"

Hi, We too are "just about to start" - famous last words, i feel like i have been saying that for ages now!

Anyway what I am hoping you can help me with is the approximate cost per meter so far for foundations? We are just in the process of trying to work out our budget plan and we want to get it as accurate as possible before starting.

Have you any general advice you could share at this very early stage that we could possibly learn from also?

Many thanks

Quazzie

ewanalex wrote: »

Hi, We too are "just about to start" - famous last words, i feel like i have been saying that for ages now!

Anyway what I am hoping you can help me with is the approximate cost per meter so far for foundations? We are just in the process of trying to work out our budget plan and we want to get it as accurate as possible before starting.

Have you any general advice you could share at this very early stage that we could possibly learn from also?

Many thanks

I found that foundations are by far the hardest thing to budget for and it's also the one part of the house that has the biggest variation between houses, because the depth, design, and layout of any two house's foundation can vary so vastly. Every build needs to be evaluated on it's own merit and taken someone elses figure could leave you way off on pricing, and this could leave you over budget right from the start of the build.

ewanalex

The reality is we are totally guessing our budget at the moment basing it on quotes weve had from some contractors, but we quickly realised that going direct is saving us a fortune. Too much of a difference to ignore, so; wish us luck, no doubt, i too will be on here with "stupid" questions...

Has anyone any advise they could share on preparing budgets for self builds? Is there a useful tool anywhere online that could help somewhat?

fclauson

Can I advise if you are guessing that your STOP and get a QS to price out the whole job - its the best spend ever - we know to the last block what our build should cost as per the specification - from that we can now vary to add in and remove items based on fact and not fiction - should something occur on site the we will quickly know the knock on effect on the budget.

iceax

http://www.trainenergy-iee.eu/cms/upload/Download-Docs/english/tradesman/



Was given this link by a friend, it might be good to the right person. ?

SBA

ewanlex, there is an online system that enables you to calculate a Preliminary Budget Cost Estimate. It is pretty detailed and breaks down the cost for all the Work Items on a stage by stage process such as foundations, ground floor slab, internal & external Walling, first floors etc. etc, I will PM you with the web address

afkasurfjunkie

SBA wrote: »

ewanlex, there is an online system that enables you to calculate a Preliminary Budget Cost Estimate. It is pretty detailed and breaks down the cost for all the Work Items on a stage by stage process such as foundations, ground floor slab, internal & external Walling, first floors etc. etc, I will PM you with the web address

would you mind PMing me that address also?

SBA

PM Sent!

iceax

ewanalex wrote: »

Hi, We too are "just about to start" - famous last words, i feel like i have been saying that for ages now!

Anyway what I am hoping you can help me with is the approximate cost per meter so far for foundations? We are just in the process of trying to work out our budget plan and we want to get it as accurate as possible before starting.

Have you any general advice you could share at this very early stage that we could possibly learn from also?

Many thanks

Hi ya,
I will make this short .

open gate to road + 14ft gate 170e
stone and hardcore for site 900e
track machine and dumper weekend 700e plus fuel 160e FLAT OUT
steelmesh A393 975e qty 15 incV
6 loads of top soil dug
14 trucks of sub moved 80e+ load
30 N conc 2300e inc V 29m3
load sand 20t 640incV
blocks 7N 4" std Qty 880 520e invat
Labour 2 men 21 hrs

Coga

SBA wrote: »

ewanlex, there is an online system that enables you to calculate a Preliminary Budget Cost Estimate. It is pretty detailed and breaks down the cost for all the Work Items on a stage by stage process such as foundations, ground floor slab, internal & external Walling, first floors etc. etc, I will PM you with the web address

SBA,

I would also apprecaite if you could PM me the web address. Thanks SBA

Elledix

SBA -
would you mind pm'ing me the link also.
Cheers.

HoofRocks

SBA Can you PM me the link also.

Thanks!

muffler

Above posts moved from the live self build thread where they were kinda off topic

tippman3

SBA. could you pm me the link also please. Thanks

AidanD12

SBA - I'd appreciate that link also if you get a chance
Thanks

IrishLad2012

SBA- I would also appreciate that link,thanks.

gough187

Hi SBA- could i get the link aswel if you wouldnt mind

Thanks

Aero28

SBA wrote: »

ewanlex, there is an online system that enables you to calculate a Preliminary Budget Cost Estimate. It is pretty detailed and breaks down the cost for all the Work Items on a stage by stage process such as foundations, ground floor slab, internal & external Walling, first floors etc. etc, I will PM you with the web address

could you pm me this also, i would greatly appreciate it

liafre

hi guys could somebody p.m. me the link too please? would really appreciate it

New build in sight

Would there be anyone on here that would PM me the link too please?

SBA

PM's Sent!

eddie-n07

SBA - can you PM me that link also if you get a chance

Thanks a mill

sinnerboy

Thread locked as it has become a "PM me" daisy chain. Use the PM function for PM's and don't clog up the public forum like this please.