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Cost on small extension

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    #32
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 39,468 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Still waters wrote: »
    Thats a serious price to pay per square foot but its all up to the client and what they're happy to pay i suppose, have you a particularly high spec outlined, I'd love to know the profit margin at 275 per square foot

    There may be the same or less profit margin on 275 as there is on 100.
    In Dublin, labour rates are higher. Demand is bigger.

    It’s why the price per square foot doesn’t work on a macro level. It’s a beer,at calculation to male a decision on a spur of the moment to see if you can roughly afford to build a 20 Sq. m extension or a 40 Sq. m.

    For example, only 2 weeks ago, I was called out on here for picking the evening herald as a paper for a planning ad here in Dublin At a cost of €220. Another poster posted that I picked the most expensive paper in order to increase costs while they quoted a paper from down the country that could do it for €40.

    Totally missed the point that in Dublin, you have to use a national paper currently as the small local papers are not doing print runs. And even the free papers, The Gazette for example are €150 for basic planning ads too.


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    #33
    Theboinkmaster
    Registered Users Posts: 3,995 ✭✭✭Theboinkmaster


    Still waters wrote: »
    Thats a serious price to pay per square foot but its all up to the client and what they're happy to pay i suppose, have you a particularly high spec outlined, I'd love to know the profit margin at 275 per square foot

    It's the current market rate for high spec in south Dublin.


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    #34
    Still waters
    Registered Users Posts: 1,166 ✭✭✭Still waters


    Theboinkmaster wrote: »
    It's the current market rate for high spec in south Dublin.

    So price per square foot/meter is not a reliable guide unless talking about builders finish or a basic finish, price for high spec finish is not something that we can use as a rule of thumb


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    #35
    Theboinkmaster
    Registered Users Posts: 3,995 ✭✭✭Theboinkmaster


    Still waters wrote: »
    So price per square foot/meter is not a reliable guide unless talking about builders finish or a basic finish, price for high spec finish is not something that we can use as a rule of thumb

    yes completely agree.

    Just a small example would be the 2 velux windows im getting - UK10s. getting triple glazing with lowest u value so the glass is about €800 more I think than standard glazing.


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    #36
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,140 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    Still waters wrote: »
    So price per square foot/meter is not a reliable guide unless talking about builders finish or a basic finish, price for high spec finish is not something that we can use as a rule of thumb

    The last really small extension I did was ~12m2 but we were opening up and opening out a kitchen living dinning area of the existing house. So when people say the extension coat €x per xm2 the devil is in the detail


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    #37
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 39,468 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Still waters wrote: »
    So price per square foot/meter is not a reliable guide unless talking about builders finish or a basic finish, price for high spec finish is not something that we can use as a rule of thumb

    Price per square foot is irrelevant. It’s something you do to determine the ballpark of where you are with a budget before starting the whole process.

    For example. A home owner rings me to lodge a planning application for a large extension I ask about budget. If they say they have 10k for a job that will cost ballpark 30k there’s no point lodging planning for what they currently aspire to.


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    #38
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    Just to wade in here. Expensive kitchens amd premium materials will obviously see costs going up massively. Knocking out an opening is also fairly costly. That's fair enough.

    I think when posters throw up prices and the size of the extension they really need to put in a little more detail too. It's of no use saying " 10sqm @ 25k" and leaving it at that. At that price it has to include a wall knock out or refurb of existing layout etc.

    My point was that I cant see how 10sqm is in anyomway beneficial.


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    #39
    Wesser
    Registered Users Posts: 1,813 ✭✭✭Wesser


    10 sqm is hugely beneficial. Especially if your adding it onto another room and changing the layout completely. But even by itself 10sqm is great!


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    #40
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    Wesser wrote: »
    10 sqm is hugely beneficial. Especially if your adding it onto another room and changing the layout completely. But even by itself 10sqm is great!

    Agreed if its part of a reconfiguration. Then the costs make sense to some degree.


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