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We hit £250k refurb cost, but we are outside London, and closer to 300 sqm.
I think a huge amount of it comes down to how much structural work needs doing, so have a list of things that might need doing, and it gets easier to price up. Some things to start with:
Roof: Does it need replacing? If so is it just the covering (tiles, slate whatever) or does some/all of the structure need repairing
Windows: New ones needed? if so what material.
External Walls: are they straight and sound? Rendered or bare? Does it need re-rendering or repointing?
Internal: Are you happy with the current layout? Where are the load bearing walls? Its much easier to move stud walls than load bearing.I always find if you break it down to smaller projects it gets much easier to price up. We all know that a kitchen costs £40k...
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Has anyone got any experience doing a full refurb and extension?
A house near us has just appeared back on the market - a full 1930s detached, and seems in basically original condition. Obviously needs loads of work just to be livable, but where do you even start assessing how much that costs before I decide if I could afford to buy?
Random websites indicate something like 700-1000 per m² but has anyone got any tips / first hand experience how they did something similar?