Renovation cost estimates

ezra_

Hello,

I'm trying to work out ball park figures about getting an old family bungalow and renovating it (substantially) compared to a new build cost.

The cottage is old, from the c. 18th century. Assuming we aren't adding an extension, we have two scenarios:

1) Remain as a cottage, redo all interior walls, electrics, heating, etc. Retile the roof. Basically take the shell and start again anew.

2) Make the bungalow into a part two storey house (have the master bedroom and ensuite upstairs). The rest the same; redo all interior fittings and fixings.

In both cases we are assuming we are not interfering with load bearing walls.

What would we need to be thinking about for costs / fees / compliance.
Is there a ball park '€/sqm' figure we could be thinking about?

Thank you for your help,

E

Gumbo

Tough one to guess without a drawing of area.
If no new construction is required, then a preliminary budget of &1k per square meter can be used to suss out the viability of the project. Then get a detailed set of plans and/or list of works required and get 3 quotes.

Sometimes a straight price/sq. M cannot be used.

ezra_

kceire wrote: »

Tough one to guess without a drawing of area.
If no new construction is required, then a preliminary budget of &1k per square meter can be used to suss out the viability of the project. Then get a detailed set of plans and/or list of works required and get 3 quotes.

Sometimes a straight price/sq. M cannot be used.

Thanks for that - we can work out the size of the house and run that as a budget.
Do you need planning for internal work or would that only be needed if we were going with scenario 2?

Gumbo

ezra_ wrote: »

Thanks for that - we can work out the size of the house and run that as a budget.
Do you need planning for internal work or would that only be needed if we were going with scenario 2?

Depends.
Is it a protected structure?
Internal alterations are mostly exempt, once you do not alter the front elevation as such. Best to run it by someone with experiance when you have a plan or in person on the ground.

ezra_

Thanks for that - I'll look into seeing if the building is protected or not.

The external walls of the building are thick stone. Can this be worked with to provide something coming close to Part L compliance?

Iain

Gumbo

ezra_ wrote: »

Thanks for that - I'll look into seeing if the building is protected or not.

The external walls of the building are thick stone. Can this be worked with to provide something coming close to Part L compliance?

Iain

Yes but needs specialist input, design and advice to allow for the breathing of the fabric.

ezra_

Thanks