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Cost of finishing attic!

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  • 18-12-2013 8:17pm
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    JR23
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    Hello, i bought a house recently and it has a 60 sq m floored attic with a stira folding stairs and electricity! So I am curious to know how much it would cost roughly to make it habitable. So I would be looking at putting in a stairs, carpet/wooden floor, insulation/plaster board and plaster. I could tip away at furnishing it when all that was done! Thanks!


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    Johny 8
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    is there steel in it? engineers cert?


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    JR23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 217 ✭✭JR23


    Johny 8 wrote: »
    is there steel in it? engineers cert?

    Hi johny, there is no steel in it, just timber supports along the sides! Do your mean an engineers cert for after/before the work is done!


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    Johny 8
    Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭Johny 8


    ahh ok so you will be treating as a blank canvas then? 20-25k inc certs.


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    JR23
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    20 25k, really? I was thinking I didn't need to put steel in, I thought it would have been structurally ready to go!


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    Outkast_IRE
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    JR23 wrote: »
    20 25k, really? I was thinking I didn't need to put steel in, I thought it would have been structurally ready to go!

    Only an engineer can tell you that, but I have been on a fair few certified jobs where the engineer put steel in.


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    JR23
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    Looks like I may reevaluate things!


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    650gs
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    I would be thinking by today's prices finished inc flooring, steel, 3 windows painted and the cert 12k to 16k depending on the spec


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    JR23
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    I have got two windows already, one velux and one at the gable end! Looks I may get an engineer in to see if I need steel, never considered the steel because the attic seems to have structural timber already in place.


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    650gs
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    The steel supports the roof but also the new floor so your not walking on the ceiling below basically, don't rule out the steel at around 600 euro its not a major cost saving


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    JR23
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    600 is pretty good but the cost and the hassle of putting it in is putting me off the idea doing the attic altogether.


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    3DataModem
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    I got a job done 4 years ago well over 100 square foot, stairs, 3 windows, finish, for 12500 or so. Inc steel. Awesome job.


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