Question about building conversion costs (I am interested in your rough guesses..)

[UndercoverElephant]

Anybody got any idea roughly how much it would cost to turn an old church hall into a house?

I am looking around at options, and just found a property which comes with a disused church hall. I'd be interested in anybody's guess as to what it would cost to convert a building like this into an eco-friendly house.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/ ... el=RES_BUY

[clv101]

Interesting!

First hunch would be that the cost of conversation wouldn't be much less than the cost of a new build of similar size. The fact that it already has walls, roof etc we won't help you much as none of it will be regs compliant.

[UndercoverElephant]

That isn't good.

[kenneal - lagger]

Materials cost have gone up so much recently and, due to the shortage of labour, so have labour costs that I have no idea how much it would cost. Also with the conversion of an old building you can have no idea of what problems you are going to uncover and how much they will cost you.

If you are looking at an old building to convert/renovate do it because you like the building and what you can make of it and not to make money and if you are constrained on the money front don't buy it unless you are happy to live on a building site for a long time!

[UndercoverElephant]

Materials cost have gone up so much recently and, due to the shortage of labour, so have labour costs that I have no idea how much it would cost. Also with the conversion of an old building you can have no idea of what problems you are going to uncover and how much they will cost you.

If you are looking at an old building to convert/renovate do it because you like the building and what you can make of it and not to make money and if you are constrained on the money front don't buy it unless you are happy to live on a building site for a long time!

Making money out of it is not the purpose, and in this case there is another property on site that we can live in, so there is no time pressure. The piece of information I am missing is how much it would cost! Even roughly.

[clv101]

£1000/m2 of internal floor space would be a reasonable starting point for a domestic conversation to current regs. Lots of uncertainty on the high side depending of the discovery of major issues.

[Potemkin Villager]

The piece of information I am missing is how much it would cost! Even roughly.

patience young grasshopper

[kenneal - lagger]

I would check that you are well above any possible flood level from Afon Peris if the property is sited in a "slight dell." And not just an historic flood but with a margin for future climate change induced flooding.

We worked on about £1350 per sq metre here before covid and subsequent material cost increases but then our labour cost would be much higher than West Wales. See if you can find anyone else locally who has done similar work recently - Chris for instance although his work was new build!

[Vortex2]

The hosue itself is only part of the equation.
The land itself, survey fees, architect fees, engineer fees, etc etc .. will be the same almost irrespective of the house.