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Converting flats back to (1950's) house

  • 08-10-2014 11:56am
    #1
    BookBook
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 99 ✭✭


    If this is in the wrong forum apologies and please feel free to move.

    A house for sale is currently converted into flats. It is a 1950s house, one hall door, 3 esb meters, 3 bathrooms, one gas meter, internal walls feel solid. Can’t see any water meters.

    Before putting in an offer I need to work out a rough cost of what it would take to turn it into a family home. Some of the rooms would have to opened up by either removing the wall or putting in double doors. Not looking to extend the house or do anything fancy.

    Can anyone point me in the right direction of how to start costing this?

    Anyone out there who has done something similar?

    Is there someone I could get that could view the house with me to give me a rough estimate? If so who would be best – a builder, surveyor or what? There are no floor plans for the house and it would be great to get these done up too.

    Any advice would be really helpful.


Comments

  • #2
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    Hire a quantity surveyor


  • #3
    BookBook
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 99 ✭✭BookBook


    BryanF wrote: »
    Hire a quantity surveyor

    Even at the pre offer stage?


  • #4
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    BookBook wrote: »
    Even at the pre offer stage?
    It's entirely up to you, I feel your pain, but how can we answer a speculative question with so little info?

    You asked 4 questions in your opens post, a QS will answer these best.

    Would prefer if I plucked a figure out of the air and suggest you allow +€50 per ftsq for renovation?

    Banks will want proper costed estimates of work required if you intend on borrowing the Reno costs

    You could also get a builder to come a take a look, if you can get one who can be bothered to work for free.. But will they allow for everything that is required?


  • #5
    BookBook
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 99 ✭✭BookBook


    BryanF wrote: »
    It's entirely up to you, I feel your pain, but how can we answer a speculative question with so little info?

    You asked 4 questions in your opens post, a QS will answer these best.

    Would prefer if I plucked a figure out of the air and suggest you allow +€50 per ftsq for renovation?

    No I would not. I really haven't a clue and am not asking you to give me a cost but point me in the direction as to where to go to start getting a cost. If you think that a QS even at pre offer stage is the best way to go then that by all means is fine and I thank you for that. I am just checking.

    Again I am not asking anyone to cost it for me based on what I have posted someone here might have done something similar and could point me to a thread were similar questions were answered etc. Or who knows that knocking down a load bearing wall costs roughly x etc. Or who may know that removing ESB meters cost an arm and a leg and are best avoided at all costs etc. Normally Board members are very helpful.
    Banks will want proper costed estimates of work required if you intend on borrowing the Reno costs

    You could also get a builder to come a take a look, if you can get one who can be bothered to work for free.. But will they allow for everything that is required?
    I never said I wanted anyone to come along for free. I have no problem paying for someones time if that is what it takes.


  • #6
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,339 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Based on the info, a QS is your only option or a decent builder who will give you an hour of his time to walk around and check it out. But with the builder, expect a back of a beer,at quote that would/could be significantly different to the quote when construction starts.


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