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What portion of this is existing? I can kind of work it out from where the steels are running.
I wouldn’t get too hung up on cost from an architect’s estimate without speaking to a builder once you have the building regs drawings.
We’ve pulled back on certain parts of our finish and simplified the build to focus on the stuff that is going to be there forever - stonework, windows etc.
It will mean hanging some cheaper doors for example but that’s stuff we can change in a few years if we want to.
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Do you mean are we extending? The footprint is remaining the same but we are re-configuring the internal space - knocking through into the garage, removing a chimney breast.
The house is Victorian but is a cottage which has been extended several times over the years, it is also in a conservation area so we are limited with what we can do on the external. The architects will also be doing all of the building work.
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Here are the plans - we've not got to the full plans for planning but that is the next stage. Also no itemised costs but a high level view. The outlined costs for this work, they have estimated to be £280-320k all in which is 30% over what we had given as our budget. I know they've specced a ton of bespoke cabinetry etc which won't be cheap, so think there is a good amount of room to sharpen the pencil on this.