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geordie wrote:Gymboy the answer really is draw up a B O Q and get materials prices and add the labour at a third Ita kinda impossible for someone to second guess a builder on face value the price looks very reasonable but what for what finish ! You could go down the route of employing labour and build it yourself that depends on your former life i would not recomend someone with thirty years IT behind them to feel qualified as bob the builder its not rocket science if you have the right team and they should be able to work under your direction assuming you know what direction,s you should be giving them Labour only can work out just as expensive or even more so because you will be doing a turnkey solution with the house livable at the end of it you will buy slightly better doors/kitchen /bathroom/ lights ect so not a fair comparison and these would have normally been at your cost anyway Take a serious look at it and how you feel if you have the confidence give it a go being a bungalow there are available pre cast posts you stand on a normal footing which speeds things up and saves a fortune on labour and materials then its just a case of infilling with blocks I did a bungalow for the mother in law in no time at all using that method and as i said earlier a great cost saving tecnique once they are in place the roof can be raised imediately so saving time again
gymboy34 wrote:came across another builder,
trader wrote:gymboy34 wrote:came across another builder,
good work out gymboy![]()
as u are gathering these quotes etc etc please bear in mind they will vary accordingly
from my experience the cheapest number is not always the best soloution
hence p/popes fine post on this thread![]()
gymboy its very wise to have a 10 % numbers cruncher on the estimates that are been given to u![]()
this will give u a safety net for any unsighted expenses![]()
my figure on the labour/materials %ratios starts at 30/70%
therfore your 25% labour%is a tad low..bear in mind labour costs are continung rising![]()
keep the good work up
gymboy34 wrote:what i like too know is when i do get my final in all quote from the builder , is it normal to ask for a list (bog) of all the materials he will use???
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