How much does it cost to build a house?
Posted by gazchap@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 6 comments
I know there's all sorts of variables involved here, but assuming that the land is already purchased or is free, and that it's a relatively normal 4 bedroom detached house made to the relevant building codes etc. what sort of cost would you be expected to pay?
Bobbyaro@reddit
Idk
JackXDark@reddit
FWIW I built a house for around £10k. It's really a Scandinavian style large cabin than a house though, I suppose, as it's mostly made of wood rather than brick, but it's still a decent size with four rooms and a mezzanine.
jumpin_jon@reddit
That's fascinating - care to share some pictures?
JackXDark@reddit
Just checked and I don't have any on imgur at the moment, but will see if I can grab some later when I'm home from work.
It's a bit of a weird setup as it doubles up as a studio and rehearsal space for my band and is full of amps and drums and guitars and things rather than looking especially homely, but that's how I like it.
Plumbing is the main headache and I haven't really got that worked out properly yet, but I've now got all the lights and heating and TV and music etc working on voice control, so what looks pretty rustic from the outside is actually pretty advanced in terms of the 'smart home' stuff.
As soon as Tesla batteries and roof panels, or something similar, come down in price a bit, I'm planning on taking it completely off-grid for power and using air-source pumps for heating. I've nearly pulled the trigger on a couple of solutions for this, but think it's probably worth waiting a year or so to see what Tesla comes out with, and how their pricing is, and waiting to see if the value of the pound recovers any.
In terms of plumbing, I might be better off building another place and starting from scratch on that and doing an osmotic well thing with a big ass septic tank, rather than trying to work more pipes into what I've already got. That would probably take an investment of about £30-£50k though.
I'm lucky as I've got the land available that just about counts as brownfield, and I made sure this place was technically a 'moveable structure' as it doesn't have foundations, so didn't need planning permission (and it's now been there long enough that's moot), but the bigger place I've got planned almost certainly will need it.
Click-Southern@reddit
Any luck digging up the pictures? Surely you're back home by now?
JackXDark@reddit
Out again now. You missed it.