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smythee
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Hi all,
I'm currently sale agreed on a house in suburban Dublin, built 1960/1970s. Whether we close the sale or not depends on how much the refurbishment of the house will cost us.
I had a look around with the builder the other day and he came up with two costly items which I had not considered.
The first is that he is suggesting replacing the ground floor, which has a void under the floorboards with hardcore, insulation and concrete slab. Quite expensive stuff and I hadnt factored it in before.
The second is insulation of the external walls on the inside. Not as expensive but still not factored in.
Anyone have experience of having to do the same works? Are there alternatives available, particularly to the sub-floor works, that would be cheaper but do the same job? I know there are grants available for wall insulation but dont think there is anything for sub-floor?
All advice welcome.
I'm currently sale agreed on a house in suburban Dublin, built 1960/1970s. Whether we close the sale or not depends on how much the refurbishment of the house will cost us.
I had a look around with the builder the other day and he came up with two costly items which I had not considered.
The first is that he is suggesting replacing the ground floor, which has a void under the floorboards with hardcore, insulation and concrete slab. Quite expensive stuff and I hadnt factored it in before.
The second is insulation of the external walls on the inside. Not as expensive but still not factored in.
Anyone have experience of having to do the same works? Are there alternatives available, particularly to the sub-floor works, that would be cheaper but do the same job? I know there are grants available for wall insulation but dont think there is anything for sub-floor?
All advice welcome.