Extension costs

Cazzums

Hello I want to get a 10 metre squared extension to the rear of my property for a playroom / tv room for the kids. Does anyone have an idea on what kind of price I would be looking at? It’s a very basic extension, nothing fancy. I am just going to remove my patio doors from the dining room and have it open plan into the extension so no walls need to be knocked down. I just want a window and double doors in the extension, obviously radiator, lighting, sockets, etc. Does anyone have a guide price or any tips for building an extension? Thanks in advance!

Gumbo

Cazzums wrote: »

Hello I want to get a 10 metre squared extension to the rear of my property for a playroom / tv room for the kids. Does anyone have an idea on what kind of price I would be looking at? It’s a very basic extension, nothing fancy. I am just going to remove my patio doors from the dining room and have it open plan into the extension so no walls need to be knocked down. I just want a window and double doors in the extension, obviously radiator, lighting, sockets, etc. Does anyone have a guide price or any tips for building an extension? Thanks in advance!

30-40k give or take.
Get 3 quotes to confirm.

tonysopprano

€2000 to €5000 per sq m, depending on quality and finish

Irishphotodesk

We did similar (think it was about €10k) although we didn't remove the doors to keep it as a separate room.

Not sure of the square footage but it's got a 2seater couch, multiple ikea kalax cubes and kids table and chairs in there and still has some space for the kids to keep leaving stuff around.

We got it done probably 5/6 or maybe more years ago, a few polish lads - Dublin based- who are in the building trade did it - my wife's family have used them on multiple occasions, we had to pay a bit extra for them to come out to Meath - think there were 3 of them, original idea was a sunroom, so facing the garden now is a large window, to the right of that window is the new pvc backdoor, skylight in the roof above allows good light in as do the 4 recessed spotlights, it's insulated and has a radiator if needed.

Man with broke phone

Any chance the 10 grand price was in dublin?

bri007

Could you pm me the builder details? Was it Dublin based?

quote="Irishphotodesk;114469516"]We did similar (think it was about €10k) although we didn't remove the doors to keep it as a separate room.

Not sure of the square footage but it's got a 2seater couch, multiple ikea kalax cubes and kids table and chairs in there and still has some space for the kids to keep leaving stuff around.

We got it done probably 5/6 or maybe more years ago, a few polish lads - Dublin based- who are in the building trade did it - my wife's family have used them on multiple occasions, we had to pay a bit extra for them to come out to Meath - think there were 3 of them, original idea was a sunroom, so facing the garden now is a large window, to the right of that window is the new pvc backdoor, skylight in the roof above allows good light in as do the 4 recessed spotlights, it's insulated and has a radiator if needed.[/quote]

Man with broke phone

Irishphotodesk wrote: »

We did similar (think it was about €10k) although we didn't remove the doors to keep it as a separate room.

Not sure of the square footage but it's got a 2seater couch, multiple ikea kalax cubes and kids table and chairs in there and still has some space for the kids to keep leaving stuff around.

We got it done probably 5/6 or maybe more years ago, a few polish lads - Dublin based- who are in the building trade did it - my wife's family have used them on multiple occasions, we had to pay a bit extra for them to come out to Meath - think there were 3 of them, original idea was a sunroom, so facing the garden now is a large window, to the right of that window is the new pvc backdoor, skylight in the roof above allows good light in as do the 4 recessed spotlights, it's insulated and has a radiator if needed.

Must have been a cash job so, handing over ten grand to a 3 polish fellas who arnt insured to do works on your house which could affect the structural integrity is risky business. If one of them stumps their toe they could take your no claims bonus out of your insurance never mind if the back of the house falls down. I could be wrong but 10 grand is frighteningly low.

Aurelian

I'm doing the exact same, just got quoted 23k for this extension as part of a larger job.

Irishphotodesk

bri007 wrote: »

Could you pm me the builder details? Was it Dublin based?

Man with broke phone wrote: »

Any chance the 10 grand price was in dublin?

No, we live in meath but the lads are Dublin based, will ask my wife for contact details for the main guy.

Wasn’t a cash job, money was transferred by bank transfer and receipt is put aside somewhere.

Bri007, will ask my wife if she can put her hands on the receipt (it’s probably filed in the attic) will PM it if/when it’s found.

ebayissues

Irishphotodesk wrote: »

We did similar (think it was about €10k) although we didn't remove the doors to keep it as a separate room.

Not sure of the square footage but it's got a 2seater couch, multiple ikea kalax cubes and kids table and chairs in there and still has some space for the kids to keep leaving stuff around.

We got it done probably 5/6 or maybe more years ago, a few polish lads - Dublin based- who are in the building trade did it - my wife's family have used them on multiple occasions, we had to pay a bit extra for them to come out to Meath - think there were 3 of them, original idea was a sunroom, so facing the garden now is a large window, to the right of that window is the new pvc backdoor, skylight in the roof above allows good light in as do the 4 recessed spotlights, it's insulated and has a radiator if needed.

Can you PM me their details as well?


I'd be expecting 20kish - 10k, sounds way to cheap alright

bri007

Thanks that would be great

Irishphotodesk wrote: »

No, we live in meath but the lads are Dublin based, will ask my wife for contact details for the main guy.

Wasn’t a cash job, money was transferred by bank transfer and receipt is put aside somewhere.

Bri007, will ask my wife if she can put her hands on the receipt (it’s probably filed in the attic) will PM it if/when it’s found.

ebayissues

Irishphotodesk wrote: »

No, we live in meath but the lads are Dublin based, will ask my wife for contact details for the main guy.

Wasn’t a cash job, money was transferred by bank transfer and receipt is put aside somewhere.

Bri007, will ask my wife if she can put her hands on the receipt (it’s probably filed in the attic) will PM it if/when it’s found.

Hey, did you manage to find the lads who did your extension?