Adding second floor to a Bungalow

[johnb]

hi there,

anyone have the general rules of thumb when considering costs and considerations for adding a second floor to a Bungalow. Total square footage of 1400sqf/130sm.

john

 

[lowCO2design]

• design fees
• planning permission
• remove roof
• rent while work is ongoing
• new first floor
• external raising walls
• internal stud walls
• doors skirting architraves
• stairs
• windows (escape suitable)
• new roof
• wiring
• plumbing
• ventilation
• finishes
• tax on labour & materails

70/100€ per square foot (this is a stab in the dark, you really need to visit a QS for costing & arch/eng for layout/ building regs/ planning/ tender/ construction contract etc)

 

[seantheman]

hi there,

anyone have the general rules of thumb when considering costs and considerations for adding a second floor to a Bungalow.

When you say "add a second floor to a Bungalow" do you mean develop the existing roof space? if so, you can strike off "remove roof" and "new roof" from lowco2's list, also if this is the case and you have sufficient access to kitchen, bedrooms and bathroom downstairs, then you may not have to move out of property during works.

 

[johnb]

Thanks, we would be looking to remove the current roof and build an additional floor with flat roof.

Regards

 

[Leo]

Do you know if the current foundations or walls will support the extra weight? It might actually be cheaper knock the existing structure and start again.

 

[seantheman]

Or sell up and buy a two storey