This is our estimate and actual costs of the renovation to date. I intend to do as much work as possible myself which will keep
some of the costs down.
| Item |
Projected |
Actual |
| Roof |
£50,000 |
£36,000 |
| Pointing |
£10,000 |
£6,500 |
| Building work |
£20,000 |
£12,500 so far |
| Woodchip boiler |
£10,000 |
£14,000 |
| Plumbing/heating |
£14,000 |
£25,000 |
| Electrics |
£1,000 |
£5,000 |
| Kitchen and bathrooms |
£35,000 |
£15,000 |
| Lighting |
£2,000 |
£1,000 so far |
| Decoration |
£8,000 |
£8,000 so far |
| Contingency |
£15,000 |
£28,000* |
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
£165,000 |
£151,000 so far |
Notes to date
- Roofing came in a bit lower as we could save VAT on some of the work, and managed to re-use a lot of our existing slate
- Pointing was reduced as I did a lot of it myself rather than pay someone else to do the work
- We had underestimated how much plumbing first fix work would be needed, and also decided to buy a rainwater harvesting tank
for flushing the toilets and the washing machine
- I've had to spend a few thousand on tools, especially for making the windows and other woodwork. Boy those Festools aren't cheap, but they are worth it!
- * Okay, so the woodchip boiler broke then we have installed a Ground Source Heat system (we will get back the cost through RHI).
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