ᐅ Barn Conversion into a 120 m² Residential Home – What Costs Are Involved?
Created on: 4 Jan 2018 09:49
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Aysun
Hello everyone,
we are currently in the process of purchasing a property with a 1000 m² (10,764 sq ft) plot. There is an old residential house and a well-preserved barn on the site. The residential house is planned to be renovated and rented out. The barn, about 120 m² (1,292 sq ft), is going to be converted into living space and occupied by ourselves.
I have identified three architects who specialize in historic buildings and barn conversions. We will be having on-site discussions with them soon.
Beforehand, I would like to know if anyone here has experience with such a project and what costs were involved. I have read that you should expect around 1000 €/m² (approximately 93 USD/sq ft). Most of the expenses are for insulation, heating, and utilities.
Maybe someone here has already completed such a project.
we are currently in the process of purchasing a property with a 1000 m² (10,764 sq ft) plot. There is an old residential house and a well-preserved barn on the site. The residential house is planned to be renovated and rented out. The barn, about 120 m² (1,292 sq ft), is going to be converted into living space and occupied by ourselves.
I have identified three architects who specialize in historic buildings and barn conversions. We will be having on-site discussions with them soon.
Beforehand, I would like to know if anyone here has experience with such a project and what costs were involved. I have read that you should expect around 1000 €/m² (approximately 93 USD/sq ft). Most of the expenses are for insulation, heating, and utilities.
Maybe someone here has already completed such a project.
Yes, it will definitely be exciting. Tomorrow we have our first meeting with an architect.
How do architects usually calculate their fees?
I think it depends on the scope of services. For example, we want to contract the interior finishing directly with local craftsmen ourselves.
How do architects usually calculate their fees?
I think it depends on the scope of services. For example, we want to contract the interior finishing directly with local craftsmen ourselves.
Keep us updated, I find projects like this very exciting.
Can you do some of the work yourselves, or will everything be contracted out? And what is the overall schedule? First renovate the main house and move in there, then work on the barn, and afterwards move and rent out the main house?
Do you rely on rental income to afford this?
Can you do some of the work yourselves, or will everything be contracted out? And what is the overall schedule? First renovate the main house and move in there, then work on the barn, and afterwards move and rent out the main house?
Do you rely on rental income to afford this?
I was able to sell my own house very well last year. We have been searching for about a year and have now found the perfect property for us. We plan to renovate the main house first and move in. Currently, we are renting the house we sold, so we can save on rent and be on site. We can only do minor tasks ourselves, such as clearing out, removing wallpaper, painting, and landscaping the garden. We rely on professional tradespeople, although I am friends with some of them and trust their work.
The timeframe is to move into the house within the next 3 months, and after that, we have time.
The timeframe is to move into the house within the next 3 months, and after that, we have time.
toxicmolotow schrieb:
There has already been a lot of discussion about "normal" construction costs here. I believe that with a project like this, the range of prices will vary even more. I agree with that.
And also here:
apokolok schrieb:
Roughly, you can just estimate the costs based on a comparable new build.
What exactly is a 'very well-preserved' barn?
Probably just walls and a roof.
Demolition and rebuilding would likely be cheaper. The exterior walls and roof already define the building’s entire shape from the outside. This often leads to the (wrong) layman’s impression that structurally this is already “the house,” and that interior walls are just about layout, so the effort can’t be more than energy retrofit (and of course interior finishing when changing the building use).
In reality, that’s not the case: the historic walls only add a charm bonus; when it comes to costs, their upgrading is hardly less expensive than rebuilding. The same applies to the roof.
Also, one should not read too much into the basic statement that a change of use is permissible. At first glance, this might seem to confirm the building volume and its position on the plot. However, in the case of boundary construction, this could mean having to set living or habitable rooms back from the exterior walls. Therefore, this statement should be qualified in more detail— in my opinion, best clarified through a building inquiry (building permit / planning permission pre-application).
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