Building an extension

[Suffolkboy]

Hi there. I think this might be a daft question but here it goes.

Currently trying to buy a house which is proving difficult for a few reasons. The global pandemic isn't helping either.

We are trying to make the most of our budget and have viewed a couple of houses that are okay but... Not really big enough. Plenty of land though so extending might be an option, the trouble is I don't know how to budget for building an extension.

I know it can be a long process with planning permission etc but is there a guide for the cost from start to finish of extending?

I imagine it differs for adding say, a ground floor room or extending up. I'd consider both.

Is there even a rough guide of the cost per sq metre of floor space so that I can estimate that it's worth buying a house for x amount of money because we can add a bedroom or whatever for y amount.

Does that make sense?

 

[Doug B]

There’s loads of extension cost calculators on line here’s just one
https://www.homebuilding.co.uk/advice/extension-cost-calculatorthere are a few variables but you should be able to work out a rough price

 

[Suffolkboy]

Ah. Cheers for that.