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Shell Only Kitchen Extension

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Has onyone done a shell only extension since the economic crisis? I am in the West Midlands and my builder is charging me £33,000 for a 5.5 x 4 metre shell only (watertight without plumbing, electrics, plastering or flooring) rectangular extension, but I do not know if that is a good price. Any thoughts?

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User
last year
That's 22 square meters, so £1500 per square meter. I'm no expert, but it sounds reasonable to me in the current economic climate.
Ricky Watkins
last year
Where are you in the country?
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Ricky Watkins
last year
Apologies West mids.

That's expensive IMO that supplying materials too?
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Original Author
last year
Yes, materials and labour in included in that price.
Dee
last year
We are having a similar size 35k but includes walls, kitchen installation and floors . Will have separate cost for electrics and plumbing though to add on top.
Dee
last year
Based south in Berkshire
HU-931278365
Original Author
last year
Dee, does that price include VAT?
Sonia
last year
What sort of roof? Flat roof a lot cheaper than pitch.
Dee
last year
Just checked the quote , we have to supply the floor tiles and windows. But yes it’s inclusive of VAT
HU-931278365
Original Author
last year
The quote for the full finish was 40K plus VAT which would be 48K but I just can't stretch that far and we definately need the extra space as a family. We will just use the shell untill we can afford to complete it. We will also try and do the flooring, and some of the plastering and tiling ourselves so just need to pay for plumbing, elextrics and find a secondhand kitchen on FB if we are lucky.
Daisy England
last year
Did you only have one quote? if so could you get a couple more for comparison purposes?
Ricky Watkins
last year
I'd get 2 or 3 more quotes & ask for a cash price too payments in stages eg dig out, foundations poured, upto damp, upto wall plate.
Jonathan
last year
Personally I think you should only do this job when you have the money to finish it. There are economies by doing everything all together, you would only have one lot of disruption and if you do the work in stages it may be the case that mistakes only come to light well after that trade has left (meaning you have no hope of getting them back).

Separately I don’t think it’s a bad price
HU-931278365
Original Author
last year
@Jonathan, we did consider waiting until we have all the funds but then we thought when will that be if the cost keeps going up. Sone of the other quotes we received include 52k, 58k, 64k and 78k. We just thought if we can have the space watertight then might as well use it whilst finishing it off bit by bit.

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