Renovation costs for 4 bed house

prunes d'agens

I'd like to get a rough idea of renovations costs before making an offer for a 1970s 4 bed detached house apprx 140sq m (1500 sq ft) in Co Dublin. It's an executors sale in almost orginal state with oil fired boiler in in outside boiler room. The work I can think of is as follows:

attic shleving/trap door/stira
additional insulation (attic/wall)
painting/plastering/decorating
convert oil to gas for heating/cooking
complete rewiring/tv points etc
plumbing
heating/ new radiators/new water tank
Front windows replaced
bathroom+tiling (main)
bathroom+tiling (ensuite)
guest wc+tiling+ storage
Floor tile hall+kitchen
Carpet (living/dining/bedrooms)
Kitchen +appliances
Fitted Wardrobes (4 Bedrooms)

I worked out it will cost at least 75-90k with reasonable quality bathroooms and kitchen finishing. Am I in the right ballpart area or am I being too optimistic?

Has anyone carried out a similar project recently? Estate agent says its cheaper no to fix an old house than 2 years ago... Any helpful advice much appreciated! Thankyou!

DOCARCH

You should be able to do for 75 to 90k no problem.

Hard for people to comment as it all depends on what type of kitchen, windows, tiles, sanitaryware, etc., you choose. You do a good kitchen for 10k but you can also spend 100k on a kitchen.

With careful selection, I'd say your budget is o.k.

eoghan.geraghty

Replumbing, rewiring and 80mm thermal board on all external walls could be done for €30K inc vat.
After that it's all down to how expensive your taste is.

kevin101

Congrats on the new house. I have also boought a 4 bed semi within the last week and is also an executors sale. The house hads not been lived in for a number of years and dates back to the mid sixyties and is in original state, I also require all the work that you have stated and also subsidence work costing 25k. I reckon I will get it all done close to the 80k mark. Bear in mind the grants availible (www.sei.ie). Insulation on external walls is €2,500, boiler €700 and attic €400. We also require new windows to the front and rear and a new stairs. I will be doing a lot of the donkey work myself and hiring by direct labour. I intend to get at least three quotes for each job and maybe even more for the big jobs like plumbing, windows and electrics. It is a daunting task staring this house but labour is a lot cheaper. Also bear in mind that cheaper is not better and I beleive in paying a little more for a better standard of tradesman. Check refrences also

ayeboy

I was under the impression you cant get an SEI grant unless you have been living in the house for a certain number of years. Not sure though if this is correct and if so, how many years.