Got Planning

The Banks Home

Just got our planning.

we are so excited, cannont wait to start.

we will be asking loads of questions on the forum.

ps, dont worry we will look around before asking

Thank you and look forward to your reply

Mr & Mrs Self-Build

Learned a lot, a lot to learn!!

• 5000 sq ft dormer house
• Velux's
• 3000 sq ft down stairs including 420 sq ft attached Garage.
• Oil heating/Rads
• Insulation and windows first priority;)

mr_edge_to_you

The Banks Home wrote: »

Just got our planning.

we are so excited, cannont wait to start.

we will be asking loads of questions on the forum.

ps, dont worry we will look around before asking

Thank you and look forward to your reply

Mr & Mrs Self-Build

Learnt a lot, a lot to learn!!

• 5000 sq ft dormer house
• Velux's
• 3000 sq ft down stairs including 420 sq ft attached Garage.
• Oil heating/Rads
• Insulation and windows first priority;)

congrats. one word of advice - don't pay much attention to the various costs per sq ft you read about on this. we're starting our build in the next few weeks (with a contractor) and the cost is nowhere near as low as the costs mentioned here. maybe they are correct but the cost sq ft is a very subjective figure. its only when you get a price from a contractor that you can actally put your budget together.

The Banks Home

do you mind if i ask what you expect the cost per sq ft to be?

Thank you and look forward to your reply

Mr & Mrs Self-Build

Learned a lot, a lot to learn!!

• 5000 sq ft dormer house
• Velux's
• 3000 sq ft down stairs including 420 sq ft attached Garage.
• Oil heating/Rads
• Insulation and windows first priority;)

mr_edge_to_you

Myself and my fiancee have chosen to go the "fixed price" contractor for a few reasons 1. lack of experience/knowledge 2. we're getting married next year want to be in the house by the time the wedding comes around 3. accountilbility - someone is repsonsible for the job.

The highest figure on saw on this was about 100euro per sq ft. People were talking about costs coming down - we got 7 quotes for our build and the cheapest quote was 127euro per sq ft. that includes approx 10euro per sq ft for a geothermal heatpump with UFH and 14euro per sq ft for aluclad windows. that is for builders finish eg no kitchen/fitted furniture etc.

I accept that direct labour is cheaper but don't be fooled into a thinking that you can build your house for 80 per sq ft! That's my point in a nutshell.

Mike2006

I agree with Mr. Edge.

I have priced my build with 4 builders and lowest came in at €129 sq/ft and highest was €141 sq/ft. This was based on a 25 page detailed specification so they all quoted that 'same job'.

Be realistic with your expectations. With a 5000 sqft build, you are probably looking at €600,000 + furnishings, because lets face it, if you are building a house that big I presume you are not just building to a basic 'cheap' spec.

Best of luck with it and there is a wealth of information here on this site.

Mike.

newname

congratulations the banks home,

Your in the west of ireland so I'd say you will get a very good price. Price a good few contractors, things are very quiet.

Quack13

The Banks Home wrote: »

Just got our planning.

we are so excited, cannont wait to start.

we will be asking loads of questions on the forum.

ps, dont worry we will look around before asking

Thank you and look forward to your reply

Mr & Mrs Self-Build

Learned a lot, a lot to learn!!

• 5000 sq ft dormer house
• Velux's
• 3000 sq ft down stairs including 420 sq ft attached Garage.
• Oil heating/Rads
• Insulation and windows first priority;)

Congrats !!!
Now the REAL fun starts!

yop

Congrats on getting permission for the castle...sorry house

Can I see it from the top of the reek!!!

SHOP Around and dont be afraid to ask Q's on here

The Banks Home

Thanks all, much appreciate the well wishes. Look forward to joining the industry.

well, its a 2,600 sq ft house, and the attached garage at a decent size of 400 brings it to 3k. then roof all that and your space up stairs is about 2000, I dont think its big. Im just maximising space. no point in throwing down the fiber glass and looking for another room in 10 yrs time.

I lived in many a tight spot to realise that its valuable space, so Im going to floor it out and insulate it, throw in a few rads. .

the spec up stairs will be lower budget fit out etc. .

as regards the cost, 3 builders, 70/75 per sq ft. I am unsure where the 130/140 per sq ft comes from, I have 3 or 4 houses completed in the last year around me and all have it for way way less, and they say that I am lucky, everything they bought was at peak price. I have been told that direct labour will be less (relative just built) but its all spec spec, what are the specs. .

I dont follow to closely other peoples price for there house, as nobody knows what the spec, , heating etc. .I know someone above is going Geo Therma, UFH etc. . .

Funny story, I recently logged on here and read someone asking about a timer for UFH for the morning. . . . talk about research. . hope it wasnt installed. . .

I just look at myself and think I could nearly build this thing myself with the knowledge I have built up over the years. . .

5 years in the thinking
1 year in the planning
prob 2 years to build
1 min to hand over the chq. . .

I say get it right. .

Thank you and look forward to your reply

Mr & Mrs Self-Build

Learned a lot, a lot to learn!!

• 5000 sq ft dormer house
• Velux's
• 3000 sq ft down stairs including 420 sq ft attached Garage.
• Oil heating/Rads
• Insulation and windows first priority

smashey

Congratulations and I hope it all goes well.

Now, just a small thing. Don't forget to submit the commencement notice.

BUILDERSKY

congrats ..Banks..
Jm happy with You

to build house cheaper is easy
to build house in right way is very hard

have you talked to any energy consultant?

The Banks Home

BUILDERSKY wrote: »

congrats ..Banks..
Jm happy with You

to build house cheaper is easy
to build house in right way is very hard

have you talked to any energy consultant?

no, don't believe in them. its my opinion and I know others will feel different. there is a fine line when building a house, some people think they need the dentist and the surgeon involved. (people being lead astray)(like designs for life program) I laughed the whole way through each episode.

listen to this one, friend of mine, new apartment, underfloor heating, electric, first esb bill €390 for one month. got contractor in, electrician. and eventually got the manufacturer on board, the UFH (electric matts) was working %100 as in was meant to be.

so, 90 apartments,
UFH %100 correctly working and installed properly, as manufacturer investigated.

Efficency. . ???? lol. .. that wasnt taken into account. . .
all the new owners are at an end. Storage heaters was the last thing i heard been installed (at owners cost)

research it and decided yourself.


Thank you and look forward to your reply

Mr & Mrs Self-Build

Learned a lot, a lot to learn!!

• 5000 sq ft dormer house
• Velux's
• 3000 sq ft down stairs including 420 sq ft attached Garage.
• Oil heating/Rads
• Insulation and windows first priority

BUILDERSKY

yeah you,re absolutely right. right way is not to instal a magic **** the consultants (professionals) would know that like a many others stupid things

egz.
desided to instal a solar panels, and plumber is comming and puting them on the roof and connecting to system and then you say it wasnt worthed

becouse the plumber should know that system must be closed and pressureised and panels must have correct angle to the sun wich is different in every region. roofs usually have 25 to 35 %, panels need 39 - 41.
storage tank should be calculated according to nomber of person living in the house.

j could give you many stories like this one.
but j would like to tell you more basic things like insulation.

if you insulate walls from inside your walls will never breath, they'll be always cold and due point will be betwen wall and insulation wich cos condensation and finally mulds, dump etc.
what you can do??
use other mats then concrete blocks (porotherm, silka, timber)
with external insulation

sinnerboy

The Banks Home wrote: »

as regards the cost, 3 builders, 70/75 per sq ft. I am unsure where the 130/140 per sq ft comes from, I have 3 or 4 houses completed in the last year around me and all have it for way way less, and they say that I am lucky, everything they bought was at peak price. I have been told that direct labour will be less (relative just built) but its all spec spec, what are the specs. .

I dont follow to closely other peoples price for there house, as nobody knows what the spec, , heating etc. .I know someone above is going Geo Therma, UFH etc. . .

So you know what your doing

The Banks Home wrote: »

Funny story, I recently logged on here and read someone asking about a timer for UFH for the morning. . . . talk about research. . hope it wasnt installed. . .

you like to laugh at other posters

The Banks Home wrote: »

I just look at myself and think I could nearly build this thing myself with the knowledge I have built up over the years. . .

5 years in the thinking
1 year in the planning
prob 2 years to build
1 min to hand over the chq. . .

I say get it right. .

Im sure you will

The Banks Home wrote: »

no, don't believe in them. its my opinion and I know others will feel different. there is a fine line when building a house, some people think they need the dentist and the surgeon involved. (people being lead astray)(like designs for life program) I laughed the whole way through each episode.

You don't believe in energy consultants

So to recap

your exited
you know exactly what you doing
you don't believe in consultants
you like to laugh at others

....... why did you register for this forum ?

The Banks Home

sinnerboy wrote: »

So you know what your doing



you like to laugh at other posters



Im sure you will




You don't believe in energy consultants

So to recap

your exited
you know exactly what you doing
you don't believe in consultants
you like to laugh at others

....... why did you register for this forum ?

given the fact you quoted my postings and refraised them with your wording, Ill leave you to answer that question.

talk about unprofessional.. .

smashey

I'd just like to nip this in the bud before it gets out of hand.

Play nice boys and remember we have rules here.

sinnerboy

Will do . Best wishes TBH . I hope your build goes well .

Quack13

What an odd thread! :cool:

The Banks Home

smashey wrote: »

I'd just like to nip this in the bud before it gets out of hand.

Play nice boys and remember we have rules here.

agreed. .

opinions are plenty around here, i see know reason why mine should be any different.. . I dont mind other opinions, I think its good to see all sides.

Thank you and look forward to your reply

Mr & Mrs Self-Build

Learned a lot, a lot to learn!!

• 5000 sq ft dormer house
• Velux's
• 3000 sq ft down stairs including 420 sq ft attached Garage.
• Oil heating/Rads
• Insulation and windows first priority

The Banks Home

Quack13 wrote: »

What an odd thread! :cool:

I know. .:rolleyes: ull have that.

not posting on this thread again. History.

Biz Head

sinnerboy wrote: »

So you know what your doing



you like to laugh at other posters



Im sure you will




You don't believe in energy consultants

So to recap

your exited
you know exactly what you doing
you don't believe in consultants
you like to laugh at others

....... why did you register for this forum ?

You just took his words and turned them back to front.

BUILDERSKY

every opinion is value
every discusion, if the facts are used is value
and only donkey dasn't change his mind and that is why we call him donkey

:):)

MrLNB

sinnerboy wrote: »

So you know what your doing



you like to laugh at other posters



Im sure you will




You don't believe in energy consultants

So to recap

your exited
you know exactly what you doing
you don't believe in consultants
you like to laugh at others

....... why did you register for this forum ?

If he puts as much thought in to the house as you do with bad attitude postings he should be fine :D:D

sydthebeat

the single question that was asked was answered, therefore this thread can go no further...

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