Ep84 - Budget pitfalls to avoid

In Part 4 of a four part series about build costs in Ireland, quantity surveyor Keith Kelliher explains how to budget for your build and what pitfalls to avoid, including:Why the most common budget buster is not having a budget in the first placeHow to deal with price increases for materials when self-buildingRate of inflation on materials 4 per cent per yearCan ground conditions be budgeted for? Worst case scenarios.Most common budget busters: lighting and electrics, how much each electrical point will set you back, how many do you need?Benefits of quantifying each elementPre-existing services, how to prevent nasty surprisesPC Sums not being realistic, e.g. windows including costing estimatesWhere windows are coming from and how they're designed, knock-on effects with blindsWhere money goes into windows, ironmongery costsKitchen costs, how the add-ons workBathroom costs, where to spend and where not to spendWhich trades are more expensiveStaircase and carpentry costsWill modular homes save you money?Benefits of employing a quantity surveyorBenefits of employing an architectural designer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.