Help with pricings for a new roof

pixie_chick

Hi all,
I'm thinking of building up into the attic but have been told that the trusts wouldn't support a conversion and we'd have to build a whole new roof. We were told it would cost alot but weren't given any figures.
Can anyone here help me as all i can find are figures for repairing or replacing tiles etc but what i want is a ball park figure (to the nearest couple of grand!) of what it could cost to either consider it or rule it out completely.
its a two story house with a footprint of 120 sqM.

Many thanks in advance.

223vmax

pixie_chick wrote: »

Hi all,
I'm thinking of building up into the attic but have been told that the trusts wouldn't support a conversion and we'd have to build a whole new roof. We were told it would cost alot but weren't given any figures.
Can anyone here help me as all i can find are figures for repairing or replacing tiles etc but what i want is a ball park figure (to the nearest couple of grand!) of what it could cost to either consider it or rule it out completely.
its a two story house with a footprint of 120 sqM.

Many thanks in advance.

Post up some pics so lads can see the existing.

pixie_chick

how do i put pics up? tried unsuccessfully

pixie_chick

i've tried to post a picture but it says i can;t, it says I'm a new user??

JonathonS

How many rooms are you planning to put up there and what will the total sq meters?

As a very rough guide I have a quote to convert an attic into two bedrooms and a bathroom, to include strengthening the joists and replacing the roof tiles, membrane etc. 110m2 bungalow, new attic floor area to be 65m2. Total cost €56k incl VAT. Price includes all bathroom fixtures, painting & decoration, and oak flooring, but excludes heating. Allowing for contingencies and the heating (adding 3 rads to the existing system) I'm expecting the total to come in around €64k incl VAT, or roughly €1,000 per square meter.

JonathonS

How many rooms are you planning to put up there and what will the total sq meters?

As a very rough guide I have a quote to convert an attic into two bedrooms and a bathroom, to include strengthening the joists and replacing the roof tiles, membrane etc. 110m2 bungalow, new attic floor area to be 65m2. Total cost €56k incl VAT. Price includes all bathroom fixtures, painting & decoration, and oak flooring, but excludes heating. Allowing for contingencies and the heating (adding 3 rads to the existing system) I'm expecting the total to come in around €64k incl VAT, or roughly €1,000 per square meter. Of that, the new roof element is €15k incl VAT, and strengthening the joists is €6.5k incl VAT.

pixie_chick

JonathonS wrote: »

How many rooms are you planning to put up there and what will the total sq meters?

As a very rough guide I have a quote to convert an attic into two bedrooms and a bathroom, to include strengthening the joists and replacing the roof tiles, membrane etc. 110m2 bungalow, new attic floor area to be 65m2. Total cost €56k incl VAT. Price includes all bathroom fixtures, painting & decoration, and oak flooring, but excludes heating. Allowing for contingencies and the heating (adding 3 rads to the existing system) I'm expecting the total to come in around €64k incl VAT, or roughly €1,000 per square meter. Of that, the new roof element is €15k incl VAT, and strengthening the joists is €6.5k incl VAT.

Thanks for the information. The SqM floor space would be approx 125 SqM with main bedroom & sitting area, dressing and bathroom, plus a storage room also. So I reckon going by your costings i'd be well into the €100K mark. Probably 50k more then I had hoped 😬
I was also looking at a built in balcony ... Should've done the lotto tonight!

Gumbo

pixie_chick wrote: »

Thanks for the information. The SqM floor space would be approx 125 SqM with main bedroom & sitting area, dressing and bathroom, plus a storage room also. So I reckon going by your costings i'd be well into the €100K mark. Probably 50k more then I had hoped 😬
I was also looking at a built in balcony ... Should've done the lotto tonight!

That's a big attic!

pixie_chick

I suppose it is. The house is 240m2 so the attic space would be approx 120 m2, making any conversion in the region of 120k€ plus vat 😐