Barn conversion - £££?

[SteellFJ]

afternoon guys,

After a lengthy cider fuelled discussion with the OH's family on Saturday I was wondering what the £ per Sq Metre costs typically range between on a barn conversion? I know this is a general question but lets keep it to low end budgets for guidance.

This wasn't a random conversation as we spent the weekend partying in the barn in question and I was saying it could be done for a reasonable price if it was kept sensible.

The buildings massive but exact dimensions I wont guess at and is in a "U" configuration over a couple of level changes.

Cheers in advance

[barryrs]

My experience of barn conversions are that they can be more expensive than new build so i would guess off the top of my head something in the region of £1400 per sq meter to a good finished standard.

[anonymous-user]

barryrs said:

My experience of barn conversions are that they can be more expensive than new build so i would guess off the top of my head something in the region of £1400 per sq meter to a good finished standard.

I'd even go higher than that for a good finish.

[SteellFJ]

More than expected, this is why I do not have a career in property, construction or finance!

Funnily enough Grand Designs was mostly about some barn conversions last night, most of which I'd seen before but still enjoyed it.

Cheers for the input.

[mikial]

This was a cowshed before I went to work on it, not everyone's taste of course but I liked it

[SteellFJ]

mikial said:

This was a cowshed before I went to work on it, not everyone's taste of course but I liked it

That is stunning and is the look I would go for, rustic and warming! I love exposed wood as a building material inside and out.

[mikial]

There is always a downside , for example , the spiders from Mars loved it , millions of the little critters in the eves . Also very expensive to heat , I had a total of 3 log burners plus underfloor heating ( oil ) this when burning oil was at its most expensive. Having said that I loved living there .

[paulrockliffe]

That looks great! Was it done a while ago? You would think that if it was done to modern regs it wouldn't leak heat like a sieve.

Costs to do the conversion assume you're paying someone to do it and completely hands-off. If you do all the easy stuff yourselves and just get men in when absolutely necessary you'll at least half that figure I'd think.

[SteellFJ]

paulrockliffe said:

That looks great! Was it done a while ago? You would think that if it was done to modern regs it wouldn't leak heat like a sieve.

Costs to do the conversion assume you're paying someone to do it and completely hands-off. If you do all the easy stuff yourselves and just get men in when absolutely necessary you'll at least half that figure I'd think.

I would love to get my hands on any job, big or small. Learning as I went and saving money, just not ever going to happen with the money I'm making now!

Only wanted to get a figure as it was annoying the small part of my brain that believes it will happen.