At Selfbuild Extend & Renovate Live Belfast 2024, DJ Rasdale of Build Cost Estimations runs through a real life example of costing a build from start to finish, and provides an update on how much it costs to build a house in Ireland today, including:
· Labour and material costs as of September 2024
· Cost estimations: how they’re put together
· Details of a costed project in NI
· Direct labour versus main contractor: how much can you save?
· Project details: issues with foundations and how much they set the project back
· Variations during the build, PC Sums
· Kitchen costs, ways contractor saved money on the project
· Budget busters and best value-for-money ways to cost a project
· Traditional (concrete blockwork) vs timber frame vs ICF vs SIPs: how they compare cost wise
· Heat pump with underfloor heating costs
