£40k for fixed price loft conversion reasonable?

dragonfly101 · 18 Jun 2020

This is for 2 bedrooms about 12m2 each, with velux windows. Can pay an extra £3k for en-suite wc in one of the rooms (which seems like a no-brainer).

Everything done except the painting/carpets.

JP_ · 18 Jun 2020

In 2015 I paid £37k for 2 bedrooms, which included one dormer, and en suite fully tiled. Spot lights throughout too. No carpets or paint.

It had, I think, 5 steels - 4 on the floors and one in the apex of the roof.

So, I guess 5 years later 40k mnight be OK.

Who is doing the plans? My builder worked with an a guy who did the plans and building control - turned out handy as the plans needed amending after building started, so wasnt my problem as designer bloke made a mistake.

dragonfly101 · 18 Jun 2020

It's one of the best known loft-conversion firms in my area, whose planners/designers/tradesmen are all employees and they don't outsource. They have been recommended by a couple of people where I work.

Wondering how negotiable they might be, if they are anything like the soffits/fascia salesman who came to my house and refused to leave for three hours and in the end dropped the price by half.

SFK · 18 Jun 2020

dragonfly101 said:
Wondering how negotiable they might be

If you are roughly happy with the price, ask for a few thousand off.
Won't hurt to ask - especially if you say it nicely ...."I was looking to spend about £37, can you reduce the cost". And then expect a no or meeting in between somewhere.
Their spot on £40k quote suggests that they might be willing to talk about price.
And you will not be kicking yourself later for not asking.
SFK

dontbelieveawordofit · 19 Jun 2020

get them to throw the en suite in

dazlight · 19 Jun 2020

I paid £25k for my domer loft. One bedroom with en suite 10 years ago

foxhole · 19 Jun 2020

Make sure they don’t overlook insulation, my daughter had to get builder back after they finished when she noticed how cold the loft was in winter , they omitted most of the insulation.

dazlight · 19 Jun 2020

Mine is freezing in the winter. Need to re insulate it.

foxhole · 20 Jun 2020

dazlight said:
Mine is freezing in the winter. Need to re insulate it.

My loft is minimum 24degrees in winter , no heating up there.

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£40k for fixed price loft conversion reasonable?

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