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how much would it roughly cost to build a house in dublin???

  • 25-03-2013 03:22PM
    #1
    papakhan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭


    hi does anybody know roughly how much it would cost to make a reasonably sized house on the following site/land??? or else how much is it to build a house in dublin these days???


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  • #2
    Gumbo
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    papakhan wrote: »
    hi does anybody know roughly how much it would cost to make a reasonably sized house on the following site/land??? or else how much is it to build a house in dublin these days???

    http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/greencroft-sites-claremont-road-foxrock-dublin-18/2393217

    Roughly speaking, standard builders spec, you could work off a figure of €1000 per square metre.
    Some will be cheaper, some will be more and then budget goes up as your standards go up.

    270 Sq. M is a very sizeable house too, so furnishings and fittings add up.
    Then it can depend in ground conditions etc

    You can get more info here : http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=876 as this forum is primarily the Irish economy.


  • #3
    papakhan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭papakhan


    kceire wrote: »
    Roughly speaking, standard builders spec, you could work off a figure of €1000 per square metre.
    Some will be cheaper, some will be more and then budget goes up as your standards go up.

    270 Sq. M is a very sizeable house too, so furnishings and fittings add up.
    Then it can depend in ground conditions etc

    You can get more info here : http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=876 as this forum is primarily the Irish economy.


    thanks kceire, isnt €1000 per square metre quite expensive during recessionary times, or did u mean to say €100 per square meter


  • #4
    Gumbo
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    papakhan wrote: »
    thanks kceire, isnt €1000 per square metre quite expensive during recessionary times, or did u mean to say €100 per square meter

    No. Engage a builder to build you a house for €100 per Sq. M and then post the results of what you get ;)

    As I said, it's rough. Good builders will still have a waiting list. I'm dealing with 2 builders at present and they have nearly 12 month waiting lists for any new jobs. But, they are good, very good IMHO.

    The site you are looking at is a substantial house, and I think you be lucky to get it to a good standard for less than 250k bearing in mind the new building regulations that involves Part L compliance and you have to engage with the council building control department from the start now.


  • #5
    antoobrien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭antoobrien


    papakhan wrote: »
    thanks kceire, isnt €1000 per square metre quite expensive during recessionary times, or did u mean to say €100 per square meter

    I was talking to one of the banks last week regarding a mortgage and they told me that they were approving mortgages for between €85 sq ft - €100 sq ft (1sq. m ~ 11 sq ft), so kceire's figures are about right.


  • #6
    papakhan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭papakhan


    sorry got a bit confused with my maths there, ur rite it is €1000 per square metre for the building of the house, and i'll have to calculate the cost of my furnishings!!


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  • #7
    Gumbo
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    antoobrien wrote: »
    I was talking to one of the banks last week regarding a mortgage and they told me that they were approving mortgages for between €85 sq ft - €100 sq ft (1sq. m ~ 11 sq ft), so kceire's figures are about right.

    That's it, people think the recession has hit everybody, it hasn't. Labour costs in general have dropped a bit but materials, especially steel has risen.

    Also, while many construction people have been let go, the good ones still working are charging roughly the same costs, I say roughly here, so people don't just down my neck :)


  • #8
    herbytosh
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    about three fiddy


  • #9
    antoobrien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭antoobrien


    papakhan wrote: »
    sorry got a bit confused with my maths there, ur rite it is €1000 per square metre for the building of the house, and i'll have to calculate the cost of my furnishings!!

    That cost is a guide including the cost of furnishings, fixtures & fittings. The mortgage advisor was telling me about the difference between two houses, one for €85 sqf, the other for €100 sqf. The difference was the use of expensive finishings in the bathrooms & kitchen.

    Talk to an engineer or architect and get a full listing of what you want to do. Include furniture & wardrobes etc.

    To give you an idea of what (non fixed) furniture can cost, I was advised to have 3k-5k cash for furnishing a bought house.


  • #10
    Gumbo
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    herbytosh wrote: »
    about three fiddy

    This is not after hours ;)
    Although your sarcastic answer of 350 might not be too far off the total cost of the build when you include professional fees, builders fees, landscaping and furnishings ;)


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