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Garden room / home office

8.2 m² internal · £45,964.80 inc. VAT

Example Builders Ltd (fictional)

Quotation DEMO-0001
Awaiting your response
Total including VAT
£45,964.80
£38,304.00 before VAT
VAT at 20% · VAT £7,660.80

This quotation sets out the work, the price and what is provisional. Please read the assumptions and exclusions before accepting.

What we will build

  • Garden room / home office: 4m × 3m (external), approximately 8.2 m² internal floor area.
  • Walls: insulated timber frame finished in composite cladding.
  • Roof: flat warm-deck roof in epdm.
  • Foundations and floor: trench-fill foundations, concrete slab with insulation.
  • Windows and doors: 1 × bifold 2.4×2.1m, 1 × window 0.9×0.9m.
  • Completed to: complete finish (standard specification).
  • Services: 6 power points, 4 light fittings, electric panel heaters.

Price breakdown

Preliminaries & site setup
Site set-up, welfare, protection and management
£753.83
Excavation & foundations
Excavation, foundations and below-ground masonry
£2,267.31
Floors
Ground floor construction, insulation and screed
£2,140.35
External walls
External walls, insulation and outside finish
£12,597.74
Roof
Roof structure, covering, fascias and guttering
£5,135.43
Windows & external doors
Windows, external doors and rooflights
£4,390.73
Drainage
Foul and surface water drainage
£1,494.43
Plumbing & heating
Heating and plumbing
£165.31
Electrical
Electrical installation
£1,798.61
Insulation & internal linings
Insulation, plasterboard and ceilings
£1,378.65
Internal finishes
Plastering, joinery, decoration and flooring
£2,015.70
Scaffold & access
Scaffolding and access
£595.13
Plant hire
Plant and equipment
£502.55
Waste removal
Skips and waste removal
£1,428.31
Deliveries
Material deliveries
£330.63
Testing & certification
Testing and certification
£119.03
Fees & approvals
Building control and approvals
£1,190.26
Total before VAT£38,304.00VAT at 20%£7,660.80Total£45,964.80

Assumptions this price relies on

  • Under 2.5m high at the eaves and within permitted development limits; building regulations apply if over 30 m² or with sleeping accommodation.
  • Foundations: trench fill 600mm wide × 0.6m deep in GEN1 concrete under all new external walls.
  • Ground floor: 100mm concrete slab on 150mm compacted hardcore with 100mm PIR insulation.
  • External walls: manufacturer-designed timber frame with insulated studs, breather membrane and a masonry or clad outer skin. The frame price is an allowance until the manufacturer quotes.
  • Flat roof: warm-deck construction with 120mm PIR, 47×195 C24 joists at 400 centres with firrings to fall, epdm rubber roof membrane with adhesives & trims.
  • Rainwater to a new soakaway at least 5m from the building; a percolation test may be required by building control.
  • The existing consumer unit has spare capacity for the new circuits; if not, a new unit is extra.
  • No planning application fee, party wall surveyor or planning drawings are included. Permitted development or existing consent is assumed.
  • Work to comply with the building regulations applying in England; design by others where a design is required.

Not included

  • Planning application, drawings and party wall matters
  • Furniture, appliances and loose fittings
  • Landscaping and reinstatement beyond the working area
  • Anything found on opening up that could not be seen at survey
  • Decking and paths

Programme, validity and payment

  • Estimated time on site: about 4 weeks, subject to weather, materials and approvals.
  • Payment in stages:
    Deposit on acceptance10%£4,596.48
    Watertight shell40%£18,385.92
    First and second fix complete30%£13,789.44
    Completion and handover20%£9,192.96
  • Payment: Each stage is invoiced when it is reached and is due within 7 days.

Example Builders Ltd (fictional) · 1 Example Street, Andover · 01234 567890 · hello@example.invalid

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