Help me price this basic referb - 2 bed 1700's cottage

[jason61c]

C Lee Farquar said:

Jason, did you have it ready mixed or do it yourself?

I looked into supplying ready mixed a couple of years ago and it didn't really stack up then, although the gross margin was good.

I had a customer (builder) who laid one for the first time, which IIRC, was on the insistence of a BCO but I suspect it was more to do with listings.

The reason given was the expansion and contraction of a concrete slab was incompatible with random rubble walls. It was a new floor in an old cottage. This seems nonsense when a 10mm expansion joint is sufficient for a concrete slab with UFH.

Hi, I did it myself, only a small area to work out SQ/M costs and time.

Thinking being that I could take up 1.5m wide strips of floor and replace as I went along(if that makes sense). Used 15mm cork around the edging.

I think i'll go down the UFH route, which in theory would dry anything out anyway.

The whole system is about 60 a sq/m with full depth insulation(which I couldn't go to anyway). The limecrete company charge about 60 sq/m on top!

How much did you get material costs to?

[C Lee Farquar]

I didn't keep the figures but we're paying £290 per tonne for Singleton Birch NHL delivered, so at today's figures about £150 per cubic metre plus VAT using traditional aggregates. Presumably this could be trimmed further, I don't buy huge amounts of lime.

I assume it would be more if using a lightweight aggregate as promoted by Ty-Mawr.

I spoke to someone from different area who was already set up and selling which gave some insight.

[Rangeroverover]

I suspect you have had a !"I don't want the job" quote, I'm in Devon in a listed 6 bed house, lead lined box gutters on three sides, one quote to repair and re line was £28,000 the eventual winner was about£8,000. Just get another quote, have a look at similar houses in the area that look well maintained ask them who they suggest. Try not to use any tradesman from your own village, it makes it v difficult to have an argument with you as the incomer

[sidekickdmr]

Yes I'll be getting another 2 quotes for sure