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restoring an old house

  • 06-05-2016 2:01pm
    #1
    Random2016
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭


    Hi, Just wondering if any one has restored an old house and if it would be just as cheap to just start building a new house? any idea of cost would be great to


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  • #2
    davo2001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭davo2001


    Random2016 wrote: »
    any idea of cost would be great to

    How long is a piece of string? Especially since you give ZERO details about the property or its current state!


  • #3
    Random2016
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭Random2016


    Sorry. I wasn't thinking! The house is an old farm house hasn't been lived in over 20years, Walls appear structurally okay, will need to be gutted, roof, windows, electrics, plumbing, basically back to the walls. I don't know what size it is apart from the fact its a two storey house. we are only considering buying it so I don't know much


  • #4
    Angry bird
    Closed Accounts Posts: 808 ✭✭✭Angry bird


    Sounds expensive and I wouldn't be sure over structurally sound walls.


  • #5
    mad m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,016 ✭✭✭mad m


    Random2016 wrote: »
    Sorry. I wasn't thinking! The house is an old farm house hasn't been lived in over 20years, Walls appear structurally okay, will need to be gutted, roof, windows, electrics, plumbing, basically back to the walls. I don't know what size it is apart from the fact its a two storey house. we are only considering buying it so I don't know much


    Without having at least an engineers survey done on it, it could be a money pit. At Least with a new build you know from get go what your getting.


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