Hi,
I've lurked here a while, but now have a question. I have posted it up on another forum too,but figure getting a few opinions is better than less!
I have a fairly typical "2 up 2 down" terrace, with a kitchen off the back of the dining room. The dining room is dark, with little natural light, and really only serves as a corridor from the louge to the kitchen.
Orginally the stairs were up the middle of the house, flanked by 2 load bearing walls. One has already been removed to open the stairs onto the lounge. I wish to remove the other, and install a new staircase on the wall ajoining the new door. This creates a fairly good sized open plan downstairs, finally making use of the dining room space and allowing much better light. I am also removing the wall directly above this, to make use of the space gained upstairs when the stairs have moved.
I've had the calculations done for the beams & padstones.
I require...
178 x 102 x 19 UB S275 (4 meters) with 300 x 100 C15 padstones
203 x 203 x 46 UC S275 (4 meters) with 600 x 100 C15 padstones
I only require a builder to install the beam/padstones. I'll be taking away the wall underneath. No "making good, "boxing in", taking away etc.
The quotes I've had so far are £2k - £3k - which I think is high...
My "fag packet" calcualations are:
RSJ's: ~£150 each
4x Padstones: ~£20 each
4x One Week Strongboy Hire ~£160
3x labour at ~£100/day: ~£300 (2 day job?)
I'm struggling to get past £1200.Question is, am I being miles too optermistic or getting ripped off?!
I've lurked here a while, but now have a question. I have posted it up on another forum too,but figure getting a few opinions is better than less!
I have a fairly typical "2 up 2 down" terrace, with a kitchen off the back of the dining room. The dining room is dark, with little natural light, and really only serves as a corridor from the louge to the kitchen.
Orginally the stairs were up the middle of the house, flanked by 2 load bearing walls. One has already been removed to open the stairs onto the lounge. I wish to remove the other, and install a new staircase on the wall ajoining the new door. This creates a fairly good sized open plan downstairs, finally making use of the dining room space and allowing much better light. I am also removing the wall directly above this, to make use of the space gained upstairs when the stairs have moved.
I've had the calculations done for the beams & padstones.
I require...
178 x 102 x 19 UB S275 (4 meters) with 300 x 100 C15 padstones
203 x 203 x 46 UC S275 (4 meters) with 600 x 100 C15 padstones
I only require a builder to install the beam/padstones. I'll be taking away the wall underneath. No "making good, "boxing in", taking away etc.
The quotes I've had so far are £2k - £3k - which I think is high...
My "fag packet" calcualations are:
RSJ's: ~£150 each
4x Padstones: ~£20 each
4x One Week Strongboy Hire ~£160
3x labour at ~£100/day: ~£300 (2 day job?)
I'm struggling to get past £1200.Question is, am I being miles too optermistic or getting ripped off?!
