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

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