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Draft Building Works Price Guide

(Based on 2006 prices in the South-East, excluding VAT, including cost of materials)

     








Excavation/Foundations/Concrete/Underpinning
£/unit
Take down and clear away wall ( ½ Brick wall ) £12/ m2
Take down and clear away wall ( 9” brick ) £21/ m2
Break up concrete or paving slabs £12/ m2
Excavate and remove debris oversite (average ½ m deep) £30/ m2
Dig foundation trenches (small extension) 1m deep £46/m3
Provide concrete foundations 150mm – 300mm thick £125/m3
Provide 150mm hardcore £6/ m2
Provide hardcore with sand blinding £6 /m2
Provide 100mm concrete £15 /m2
Provide 50mm screed £7 /m2
Provide a screeded floor with DPM £94 /m2
Taking up wooden floor and replacing with screeded £125 /m2
Underpin unstable foundation by excavating and Providing new concrete foundation beneath £355/m2

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Brickwork Foundations/DPCs/Damp proofing
£/unit
Brickwork to DPC level £94 m2
Damp proof course/membrane Bituminous felt 4” wide £4.8 /m
Bituminous felt 9” wide £5.8/m
Slates 4.5” wide £8/m
Slates 9” wide £10.5/m
Bitumen paint – horizontal £13/ m2
Bitumen paint – vertical £16/ m2
Polythene membrane £6/ m2
Drill holes into brick, inject chemical DPC and fill holes (not including removal and making good of plastered walls) £23/m

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Brickwork/Blockwork
£/unit
Build brick wall, dwarf support wall, garden wall, fill opening or build stack ½ brick thick £52/m
1 brick thick £100/m
1.5 brick thick £142/m
2 brick thick £202/m
Build cavity wall brick skin only £55/ m2
Build back pier 1 brick thick £63/ m2
1.5 brick thick £84/ m2
Build brick arch £82/ m2
Build new ½ brick wall into old existing wall £63/ m2
Cut new opening in wall (add £10 for each spalled brick replaced) ½ brick thick £28/ m2
1 brick thick £54/ m2
Cut out and renew defective brickwork £75/ m2
Build in new air brick £26/ m2
Form opening for door or window, provide a lintel £121/ m2
Rake out defective mortar and repoint £24/ m2
Hack off and renew defective rendering £25/ m2
Rebuild soldier arch £44/ m2
Renew defective lintel - internal £87/item
Renew defective lintel - external £131/item
Build blockwork partition (100mm) £28/ m2
Build blockwork wall (200mm) £56/ m2
Fill opening in wall (100mm) blockwork £28/ m2
Fill opening in wall (200mm) blockwork £56/ m2
Build dwarf support wall in blockwork £36/ m2
Cut out and make good cracks in rendering £13/ m2
Hack off and renew defective plinth (average 0.3m high) £19/ m2
Demolish and rebuild large area of wall inc. supporting remaining structure and inserting wall ties £160/ m2
Demolish and rebuild one brick thick boundary/garden wall inc. small foundation £140/ m2
Replace a rotted bressummer with an RSJ inc. all necessary support to existing structure and make good £367/m
Demolish and rebuild an average size single storey bay inc. Supporting structure, new foundations, brickwork, cills, sash windows, not rainwater goods and making good Internally £3990/item
Demolish and rebuild a two storey bay as above and include scaffolding £6900/item
Demolish and rebuild a two storey bay to ground floor ceiling level only inc. scaffolding £4100/item

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Plumbing
£/unit
Take down and renew guttering in PVC £21/m
Cast iron £33/m
Take down and renew down pipes in PVC (75mm) £15/m
Cast iron £35/m
Take down and renew soil vent pipe (inc. fittings) in PVC £14.5/m
Cast iron £43/m
Remove existing defective fittings and seal off service Wash basin £45/item
Kitchen sink £45/item
WC £65/item
Plastic bath £44/item
Supply and fix new (inc. taps & wsate connections to services) Wash hand basin £163/item
Steel sink £236/item
Plastic bath £390
WC suite £220
To isolate and dispose off site obsolete wall mounted water heater, four redundant gas fires and cap off services ready for installation of C/H system £157/item
Central Heating to two bed flat £2625 to £3150/item
Central Heating to 3 – 4 bed terrace house £3654 to £4725/item
Supply and fit combination boiler (80k BTU) £1165/item
Supply and fit combination boiler (80K BTU) £1765/item
Supply and fit radiators (double panelled and 600mm high) 640mm long £120/item
1280mm long £192/item
1920mm long £300/item
Supply and fit radiator valves £20/item
Supply and fit a programmer control unit £137/item
Supply and fit copper tubes and fittings for central heating to two bed flat £565/item
Supply and fit room stat £75/item
Sundry electrical work to central heating £136

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Plastering/Tiling
£/unit
Hack off lath and plaster and de-nail joists to ceiling £6/m2
Cut and fix plasterboard with nails to ceiling (inc. scrimming and plaster skim) 9.5mm plasterboard £32/ m2
12.5 plasterboard £34/ m2
Cut and fix plasterboard to stud partition wall (inc scrimming and plaster skim) 9.5mm £16/ m2
12.5 £23/ m2
Hack off rendering or plkaster and rake out joints £10/ m2
Apply 19mm cement/sand render in 2 coats to brick or block wall £20/ m2
Apply 12mm gypsum plaster in 2 coats £16/ m2
To add waterproof additive to render for damp-proofing £8.5/ m2
Hack out cracks in ceiling and make good (exceeding 1m) £4/m2
Hack out cracks in wall plaster and make good (exceeding 1m) £3/m2
Hack off glazed tiles to walls £4/ m2
Fix and grout ceramic tiles £60/ m2

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Carpentry/joinery
£/unit
Remove one tread and riser to staircase and rene £34/item
Take down and renew one flight of staircase (av 10-13 steps) including winders, strings, newel posts and risers £880 to £1050/item
Renew wooden handrail or balustrade £52/m
Renew mild steel balustrade £175/item
Take down door, ease, adjust and rehang £12/item
Take down door, ease, adjust and rehang with new lining £50/item
Renew window board £21/item
Cut out and renew defective cill to window frame £105 to £295/item
Take down and renew external door £182/item
Take down and renew external frame £120/item
Take down and renew internal door £78/item
Take down and renew internal lining £78/item
Take off and renew skirting £5/m
Take off and renew facia £8/m
Take off and renew soffit £10.5/m
Provide, fix and decorate duct casings £22m
Overhaul floorboards £16/ m2
Renew floorboards £39/ m2
Take up joists and renew £32/ m2
Take up an renew suspended floor complete £19/ m2
Take out and renew sash window including glazing small (1m x 1m) £315/item
medium (1.5m x 1.5m) £480/item
large (2m x2m) £680/item
extra large (2.5m x 2.5m) £915/item
(e) super (3m x 3m) £1150/item
Overhaul, ease and make good casement or sash window small £52/item
medium £78/item
large £105/item
extra large £131/item
(e) super £157/item
Take out and renew standard casement window small (½ m x ½ m ) £130/item
medium (1.25m x 1.25m) £182/item
large (1.75m 1.75m) £230/item
extra large (2.25m x 2.25m) £365/item
Take out and renew non standard window small (½ m x ½ m ) £155/item
medium (1.25m x 1.25m) £220/item
large (1.75m 1.75m) £278/item
extra large (2.25m x 2.25m) £440/item
Provide and fix 1 hour fire check door inc. door stops etc £295 to £345/item
Provide and fix ½ hour fire check door inc. door stops etc. £240 to £315/item
Renew architrave £5/m
Provide and fix standard softwood stud partition £55/ m2
Provide and fix a new door and frame into existing opening £290/item
Provide and fix new internal door and lining into existing opening £63/item

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Painting and decorating/Glazing
£/unit
Prepare and paint with 2 coats of emulsion – external stone walls £7/ m2
Prepare undercoat and gloss window frames externally £19/ m2
Prepare and paint with 2 coats of emulsion internal walls £4/ m2
Prepare and paint with 2 coats of emulsion internal ceiling £4/ m2
Prepare, undercoat and gloss skirtings and architraves £7/ m2
Provide and fix 3mm, float glass to wood or steel frames £45/ m2
Provide and fix 4mm, float glass to wood or steel frames £50/ m2
Provide and fix 6mm, float glass to wood or steel frames £63/ m2
Provide and fix 3mm, obscurred glass to wood or steel frames £44/ m2
Take out broken glass and clean frame ready for reglazing £3/m

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Roofing
£/unit
Take off flat roof surface £5/ m2
Cover flat roof with 3 layers of felt inc. edging and clippings £25/ m2
Take off Asphalt roof covering £11/ m2
Recover with 2 coats of 19mm asphalt with felt underlay £26/ m2
Recover with 2 coats of 19mm asphalt with felt underlay
and form skirting & angle fillets
£26/m2 plus
additional £19/m2
Apply solar reflective paint £15/ m2
Take out soft wood joist decking and renew with strutting between joists laid on existing wall plates, firrings to new joists lay tongue & grooved board to form decking surface £61/ m2
Take out and renew structural timbers to pitch roof 50 x 100mm £45/ m2
38 x 175mm £36/ m2
75 x 150mm £55/ m2
50 x 150mm £52/ m2
Apply underfelt to pitch roof (roof covering already removed £14/ m2
Take off slates/tiles and battens, denail joists/rafters and lower to ground level and stack in pile£10.5/ m2
Underfelt and re-batten and re-roof in new cement slates £71/ m2
new natural slates £117/ m2
new clay tiles £63/ m2
new concrete interlocking tiles £27/ m2
Underfelt and rebatten and re-roof in sound second hand natural slates £47/ m2
clay plain tiles £20/ m2
concrete interlocking tiles £17/ m2
Renew hip or ridge tiles £19/item
Renew lead flashing (code 4) 150mm £22/m
225mm £26/m
Renew stepped flashings 180mm £39/m
240mm £32/m
Renew parapet box gutter (girth 650mm) zinc (14 guage) £193/m
lead (code 4) £136/m
Renew valley gutter, strip back roof tiles, renew valley 600mm wide. Refix roof tiles and point in cement mortar zinc (14 guage) £222/m
lead (code 4) £225/m
Lead soaker (code 4) to chimney stack £113/ m2
Renew roof complete to large terace house new slate £4700/item
new tiles £3900/item
Renew roof complete to small roof £2950/item

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Drainage
£/unit
Excavate for new drainage trench, provide and fix new underground drainage system haunched in concrete and surrounded with pea shingle, laid to a proper fall and back filled (open ground) £66/m
As above but excavate under house £190/m
Repair defective/leaking drain with grouting machine (no excavation) £68/m
Provide and fix new inspection chamber along existing drain run £463/item
Provide and fix new inspection chamber into new area £355/item
Cut into existing manhole and form channel into existing drain and make good benching £200/m
Provide and fix new gully for such drainage and bench around £182/m
Provide new soakaway £125/item

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Miscellaneous
£/unit
Provide and fix insulating material between joists 100mm £6/ m2
150mm £8/ m2
200mm £10.5/ m2
Provide and fix insulating jacket to cylinder £26/item
Provide and fix scaffolding and take down after completion of works. Four weekly period for: Two up, two down terrace with single storey back addition £642/item
+£69 for each additional week
Three storey end-terrace, with two storey back addition (inc. scaffolding to flank wall) £1250/item
+£137 for each additional week
Four storey terrace, and two storey back addition £1470/item
+£200 for each additional week
Take down and rebuild a timber framed dormer window inc. new flat roof, new chek coverings, new casement window and making good to internal plasterwork small (1mx1.5m window) £820/item
medium (1.5x1.5m window) £900/item
large (2mx2m window) £1250/item

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Electrical
£/unit
Strip out all existing wiring and rewire complete to one bedroom flat £1115/item
Two up, two down terrace with single storey back addition £1680/item
Thre storey end terrace, without basement, but with two storey back addition £3345/item
Four storey terrace, with basement and two storey back addition £4460/item
Provide mechanical ventilation inc. ducting for WC £230/item
Replace wall mounted light switch with ceiling pull £81/item
Move socket from one room to another £95/item
Provide and fix (inc. cable and conduit and making good) cooker point £170/item
double socket £107/item
light point £88/item

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Means of Escape Works etc.
£/unit
Install intumescent strips and smoke seals on existing door and re-hang with 3 hinges. Lock etc to be embedded in intumescent paste £66/door
New door/Frame sets complete - Remove old door and frame set and supply new ½ hour fire resisting door set. Works to include new architrave and making good £450/set
Fire Door - Provide standard size ½ hour fire resisting door with door furniture, closer, intumescent strips and cold seals £312/door
Closers - Hydraulic £81/item
Fire Blankets 4’ x 4’ £37/item
Fire extinguishers (Fire extinguishers, fixing on brackets plugged and screwed to wall) Water extinguisher 9ltr capacity £88/item
CO2 extinguisher 2.3Kg £101/item
CO2 extinguisher 4.4Kg £163/item
Foam extinguisher 9ltr capacity £113/item
Dry Powder extinguisher 1Kg £50/item
Dry Powder extinguisher 6Kg £113/item
Dry Powder extinguisher 12 Kg £151/item
Automatic Fire Detection Systems Provide automatic fire detection systems to small HMO (max 6 bedsits) £3150/HMO
As above but for each floor of HMO with equivalent Of 2 large or 3 small bedsits/floor £1680 to £1890/floor
As above but for house converted into self contained flats £882 to £1260/flat
Automatic Fire Detection Control Panels (complete with standby power supply) 2 Zone control panel MPC 2 £611/item
4 Zone control panel MPC 4 £768/item
6 Zone control panel MPC 6 £920/item
1 Zone control panel MPC – Minipac £422/item
Equipment 3100 Optical smoke detector £100/item
4200 ionisation smoke detector £100/item
4400 Fixed temperature heat detector £75/item
ES3000 Electric sounder £88/item
D6D 6” Alarm bell £56/item
B8D 8” Alarm bell £75/item
BG80 Universal manual call point £35/item
BG9 21 Weatherproof manual call point £75/item
Twin and multicore mineral insulated copper sheathed cables with copper conductors and PVC outer sheath, light duty 600v Screw clipped to surface 2 core 2.5mm £6/lin m
Screw clipped to surface 2 core 4.0mm £7/lin m
Emergency lighting (luminaires complete with 3 hour duration batteries) 6” 4 Watt non maintained bulkhead £110/item
122 8 Watt non maintained bulkhead £129/item

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