kitchen extension - how much?

[ellie135]

Hi, I wonder if you could help.

We have a kitchen side return completed by the previous owners. Also, our neighbors have extended into the garden, building a party wall we can share. We want to build an extension (going out 3 meters approximately into the back garden), but are not sure how much it would cost. One builder quoted me 30-50k, but my husband thinks it can easily run over 100k. Where do we get advise on approximate cost before we commission any architectural plans? We do not want to be quoted a much lower price initially and then overspending.

Thank you for your help!

[edcam]

I think your husband is probably right. I doubt you could do it well for less but a good architect should be able to advise before committing to anything.

[alex_b]

Going back as well as to the side is significantly more expensive because the steelwork is more complex and because of the extra foundation work. Overall cost is all down to fit and finish. I?m sure you could get a basic side return built for ?30-50k but put in nice glazing, a new kitchen, decent new floor etc it?ll easily run to ?100k

[Abe_froeman]

https://www.checkatrade.com/blog/cost-guides/side-return-extension-cost/

[sharrison1]

have you spoken to a company about the build cost? I did a side return (nothing fancy, but nice quality) and it cost me ?60k without any of the internal stuff. Then I spent ?30k on a kitchen, ?6k on my floor etc etc. It can easily go above ?100k I would say but you need a company who can help you keep the fluff to a minimum. I used hometales for mine and they advised on cost before I went ahead and they were spot on. Maybe try contacting them or similar?

www.hometales.co.uk