*UPDATE - Episode 4 is live now where I look at the project 12 months later to see what I would have done differently. czcams.com/video/oDqUap4NtLg/video.html
That’s the best trilogy since Lord of the Rings mate.. great video, loads of helpful information as we are looking at something similar in the future 👍🏼
This is one of the most comprehensive and reassuring extension videos I came across. Firstly! You must be very proud of what you achieved. The space looks stunning. Secondly, thank you so much for taking your time to work hard on doing these videos and sharing them to all of us wannabes.
Absolutely amazing, you have added a lot of value to the house. We have seen so many houses for sale that are "extended" yet it feels like they have got it wrong. I loved the trilogy and thank you for sharing your extension journey. Time to get started on ours.
Bit late to the party but came across your videos randomly searching for extension videos. Besides the detail on the reason for the extension, excellent video quality, the transparency with the pricing has been awesome and I’m sure extremely helpful for so many including me! Thanks a million and congratulations on the beautiful new space!
I have really enjoyed following these episodes 😃. My husband and I have made our notes 📝 ready for our very own extension. Thanks for being honest & taking the time to do these episodes.
Amazing work on this series, just finished watching the whole thing and have a much better understanding of the whole process now. Can't thank you enough! Will be checking out your other videos for sure
Superb episode! Great point about having to sort the garden too, so many forget this. They say allow 10% for the garden on rear extensions so you were bang on. It looks great, I particularly like the side windows.
This is an excellent example to anyone thinking of an extension (particularly those who possess limited construction experience). Everyone who supplied a quote for the works carried out (even if it was a single contractor) factored in a 10% allowance to cover themselves. You absolutely have to do the same as principal contractor. In a commercial setting you would be well within budget. The house looks incredible and the decision to make better use of the double garage will 100% serve you financially independent of market conditions in the short term
Wow!!! The like ability of you is off the scale. We are just embarking on our renovation (fingers crossed work starts in 3-4 weeks) This has been enjoyable and informative. I wont lie … I’m so nervous about it all and having a limited /tight budget is playing heavy on my mind. I don’t want to drop the ball regarding documenting every Penny we spend . Once again thank you, thoroughly enjoyed and advice has been priceless 😊
Lovely series. That's money very well spent in my book. We undertook a similar project in 2021 with very similar costings. One thing is you don't mention is if you did any of the work yourselves.
Loved your glass mime at the beginning, great intro! (Still week 9! 🤦♂️) That really is a gorgeous kitchen, I would definitely say this was worth going over budget for, a fantastic space that you will all be chuffed with for many years to come! This was a great series, thanks for sharing the journey. Very well put together and documented. Good luck finding that other job to help with all the costs... 😬🤣
Haha! When you come for a beer it’ll feel like home. Yes, it was an instruction to the plasterers where the plumber wanted the ‘dab’ (stuff that sticks the boards to the walls) which they duly ignored and everyone hated them. Me included.
Mate!! Firstly, the completed work looks absolutely stunning! Honestly, I really liked your style choices I think if you're going to do something at this scale, just go all out. There's just so much I love .. the lattern, bi-fold doors, kitchen design, flooring choice and how you've continued it through to the playroom. Then outside the rendering and tiled flooring is the cherry on the cake. If that was my yard and it had that level of finish i'd be delighted. Also, fair play on the logic behind financing this project. That completely made sense to me, if you're only paying 2.5% to lend someone else's money yet yours is making say 7% in investments, then it's a no brainer. Really enjoyed watching this, the way you shoot and edit your videos is quality. Enjoy your lovely new kitchen and garden! :)
Worth it in the end Tom. Figures aren’t too bad for both the extension and garden considering the rise in labour and materials post COVID/brexit. Thanks again for sharing. Now where’s my mug ha ha 😅
The end results are amazing, love it! Also enjoyed watching all 3 episodes, very well presented, from video shooting, editing and on screen presentation, like a pro! 👍😃Thanks for sharing!
Great series of videos! Going through a similar extension now. Are you able to say where your kitchen/lighting was from to get an idea of the grade of the pricing? Also, in 2024..what would be your best estimate as to what this would cost?
Fantastic video, we are having a kitchen extension this year, hope it looks as good as yours, the first video we have seen giving a cost of the build going along, we are also in the west Midlands area, thanks again for brilliant video, gave us some excellent ideas
Brilliant content mate! So good to learn about home improvement AND how much these things cost. Love your honesty about how you funded it too. I would love to see more types of video like this. Maybe join up with Damien Talks Money and film his house renovation when he gets round to it hahah
Do you have an investment video at all? If not could you? I wouldn’t know where to start but hear it everywhere and plan to start setting myself up, Tia!
Bro, I am so sorry. I never got any updates for any of your new videos! I’m going to catch up on them today. House looks quality mate. I’ll drop a reply once I’m caught up. 👊🏽🧡
Very comprehensive and informative indeed! Many thanks for this, I thoroughly enjoyed watching it as I am just about to embark on a similar renovation!
First of all very well done video, from presenting to editing. Enjoyed watching it. Secondly: Congratulations on surviving on the completion of the extension. Looks perfect. Thirdly: Did you do a house evaluation after the completion? Curious to see how much it cost. P.S continue making videos. I just subscribed.
Hi Marco, thank you so much I really appreciate your kind words and I’m glad you enjoyed the videos. I went through the costs in the videos and revealed the total spend in the final video towards the end. The house is now thought to be worth around £550k
Hi Christopher! Thanks for watching and glad you like it, we’re really pleased. Yup, was the right call, if things change I can change strategy anyway. Thanks for the comment.
Fantastic series, really useful guidance for anyone planning something similar (I.e. us). One question if I may? Where abouts are you in the uk? I ask as obviously builder.’s labour costs tend to be higher the closer to London you are.
Looks awsome, Devon added more value than you spent. The numbers are pretty scarey though but that's more to do with inflation ( my first house cost 48k for a brand new 3 bed detached in 1987. )
@@ThatFinanceShow no dont tell me that, makes me feel old lol. I'm toying with the idea of extending my current property in order move in my father and sister in law at some point ( I know !), I have enough room on the side for a full house if needed but could make the house we are in which is already big into a palace with the kind of design work you put into yours. Thanks for the inspiration.
Mate...What a great way of documenting thr entire project.Absolutely fantastic and I loved it. The output at the end of this really classy and elegant....Happy living...The spent counter was really helpful...Just a quick question what was the size of your extension i.e. measurements??
Hi Faraz, thank you glad you enjoyed. I’d need to go back and check the drawings properly but from memory we went out 3m and I think it 5m something across.
Great set of videos Tom, I just came a cross these tonight as I begin to start my own journey with a renovation and extension project. One thing that really concerns me at this stage , which you did not touch on, is the ‘hiring a builder’ part of the process and how that came about for you. Or did you find individual trades and manage the project yourself?
Absolutely amazing ! I had watched your video many times and learn a lot from you. Your flooring is super, and look elegant. May I know is this engineering wood ? Which brand it is ? and would you mind share to us how much it cost ( and fitting cost ) ? Thanks !!!
Couldn’t done batter way pleased to watch and got idea for it for me too well done good finish in the kitchen and play room how did the revaluation went ?? Thank you
Awesome project mate. I love stuff like this. I am hoping to do some major works too. I also love you editing too. I can hear those free CZcams music in the background 🎶🎵
Such a good series! I also want to go with navy and white!! Not sure about the sink just as you walk into the kitchen (Good morning dirty dishes lol), but otherwise stunning!! Absolutely love the patio tiles as well. Where do you live BTW? x
Great 3 episode series… thinking of embarking on an extension too and really helpful insight… did you have a structured contract with the builder… including liability etc
Great extension and great videos. How far out to the rear did you go and how wide? I’m planning similar but it would be massive help to visualise my space for comparison if you could tell us the size of just the extension itself and that cost? 🙂
@@ThatFinanceShow On the drawing in episode 1 the plans for rear extension was 3m out and 5.6 m wide. Just wondered if you stuck to that original plan or if you went bigger. Your extension is exactly what I want to achieve but I can’t go out more than 3m. So your videos were brilliant to help me visualise space. Roof lantern Looks fab too
Great way to format the videos. Really enjoyed this. May I ask, where did you get your kitchen from? And what estimate on m2 did you use for the building of the extension?
Hi Martin, thanks for watching and the comment. The kitchen is from Howdens, we’ve used them a few times and I like the quality of the units. Not sure what you mean on the estimate on m2?
@@ThatFinanceShow hi thanks for the info. I’ve read that to estimate the cost of a new extension building you typically take the size of the extension in m2 and then multiply it by a figure eg £1500 to give you an estimate. Did you use another method to get a lob estimate for the cost prior to actually getting proper quotes? Or did you just go straight to getting quotes when you had the drawings done?
@@martinlowe8508 ah I see! The problem with this (especially when it’s kitchens) is that you really can spend what you like depending on the finish. Also build costs have gone up so much recently. We just got quotes.
@@martinlowe8508 no problem Martin, glad to help. We had one main contractor that got us 80% of the way. We then had to arrange all the 3rd fix products ourselves, kitchen, flooring etc.
Excellent excellent video.. well made.. kept brief, clear.. No waste of time.. thankyou.. May I know only if you could share.. for curiosity.. what is the cost/sq ft for construction, cost/sq ft flooring, excluding the big kitchen interiors, lantern, sliding doors. . Which county or city as the cost varies with place. Thanks in advance. Cheers!
Thank you Ram! So glad you enjoyed it. I never worked out those sq ft costs in that way so I couldn’t tell you I’m afraid. I’m in the middle of the UK if that helps.
Looks great and enjoyed watching all the way through the build. We are intending something smaller on a new house purchase and it's been great to see the journey. Enjoy the new layout 👍
Hi, I followed you through the build in the three videos, I must say how lovely it all looks now. I would like to ask a question if I may. The project costs got amalgamated into the whole building process of the other rooms in the house, what I would like to know is, how much the actual extension cost or the cost per square metre please as I'm looking at a rear extension of 23.1 square metres in brick and with a pitched roof with 3 skylights. I have had a quote from the Travis Perkins quoting system and they priced it at £14,045.39 for labour and £32,960.75 for materials ( all broken down into their various groups ie groundwork etc) then VAT was to be added so 47,006.15 + VAT = £56,407.38. Thank you Much appreciated videos.
Thank you so much. I don’t have a separate cost for just the extension element I’m afraid. I’d say get at least 3 quotes, we did and they were tens of thousands apart! We ended up going for the middle (I’ve learned the hard way that cheapest isn’t always best).
Really enjoyed watching your videos, thank you for sharing. You’ve done an incredible job. We are looking to do something very similar. Did you get it valued once finished? If so, do you mind sharing what it was valued once the work was complete? Thanks again for your videos.
Hi Chris thank you so much, I’m so glad you enjoyed watching. Due to covid I struggled to get someone out to value but I have had conversations with valuers that say it’s certainly over £500k now, maybe even pushing £550k in this high market. We spent a lot on a high finish in reality because it’s for us to enjoy so the value was a secondary factor. Good luck with yours, when’s it starting?
Just come across your vids , which have been really helpful. Did you live in the house during the renovation ? If so do you have an tips regarding the mess / dust etc ? Looking great btw 👍🏻
Hi thank you! Yes we did live here, with 2 young children too. No kitchen for many weeks wasn’t easy I must say. We had ‘dustcovers’ for the doors into the rest of the house which worked well, kept the most dust out of the rest of the house as we lived in it.
So so so good! Looks AMAZING. I am so hoping that we can stick close to our budget with our extension but let's wait and see lol. Thanks for sharing this journey :)
How did you manage to get so much glass authorised by the local authority? I had to get a guy to come and argue the toss for a few hundred quid to be allowed a window, 3m bifolds and a couple of large velux windows.
It looks awesome! Love the gallery window. We couldn’t squeeze one into our kitchen extension. We went for Herringbone too and I love it 😊 The paint in the kids playroom looks great too!!
Came across your channel through the extension series you did. Really enjoying your content. If you don't mind me asking, if it cost you £75,251(before the garden cost) what would that be per sqm2? Thanks
Thanks for sharing, So many useful info. I am also looking to do an extension this year. But can not get any price good as yours. Is your £75 k included all kitchen units, and internal decoration material, light, socket, switch, internal door? I know material and labour cost went up last year, but still feel the quote price crazy
Thank you for the three videos, really informative and inspiring, is there a possibility of contacting you directly for information? I am about to start my very first extension project and I have not got a clue, I have a fear of being ripped off.
Really great videos, thank you for doing this, I’m planning an extension on my own home, smaller than yours though, and I’m in the process of saving the money to pay for it as I want to pay cash rather than top up the mortgage. One thing you didn’t mention which I think you said you would? was if you would get back the money spent if you sold the house. Has the value gone up more than the cost of the build?
Thank you Stuart, really appreciate you watching them all and good luck on your project. Yes, you’re right. I’ve struggled to get it officially valued. House prices have gone a little bonkers (thank you stamp duty holiday) so the house should be conservatively worth £500k, maybe a touch more. So with the overspend, I may be out of pocket short term. But given we’ll stay here for many years it will tip in my favour over time and we will enjoy it whilst we are here.
@@ThatFinanceShow Could you show how you expect it to tip in your favour? There is interest to pay on the loan and inflation which, I guess, could 'deduct' 6% from 'gains'? Thanks. 🙂
@@housinauthority5258 Yes, agree. For us to add bedrooms above would have involved a complete reconfiguration of upstairs and the costs spiralled. We already have plenty of bedrooms for us too. Thanks for your input.
*UPDATE - Episode 4 is live now where I look at the project 12 months later to see what I would have done differently. czcams.com/video/oDqUap4NtLg/video.html
That’s the best trilogy since Lord of the Rings mate.. great video, loads of helpful information as we are looking at something similar in the future 👍🏼
Hahahah! Amazing. It felt like lord of the rings the amount of time it took me to put together!
This is one of the most comprehensive and reassuring extension videos I came across. Firstly! You must be very proud of what you achieved. The space looks stunning.
Secondly, thank you so much for taking your time to work hard on doing these videos and sharing them to all of us wannabes.
Thank you Ravi - so glad you enjoyed and got some value!!
Absolutely amazing, you have added a lot of value to the house. We have seen so many houses for sale that are "extended" yet it feels like they have got it wrong. I loved the trilogy and thank you for sharing your extension journey. Time to get started on ours.
Thank you Lynell, that’s so lovely of you to say. We’re very pleased with it 😊 good luck with yours, what are you doing?
Bit late to the party but came across your videos randomly searching for extension videos. Besides the detail on the reason for the extension, excellent video quality, the transparency with the pricing has been awesome and I’m sure extremely helpful for so many including me! Thanks a million and congratulations on the beautiful new space!
Thank you so much Thamid, really pleased you enjoyed it and found it helpful.
It looks amazing mate! My Mrs was watching over my shoulder the whole time she is very jealous.
Thank you mate!!!
Im with Mrs Talks Money…Better get your wallet out then…
I have really enjoyed following these episodes 😃. My husband and I have made our notes 📝 ready for our very own extension. Thanks for being honest & taking the time to do these episodes.
That’s amazing to hear thank you so much. I really hope something from the series will help you with yours. Good luck (send me a pic!!!)
Morgan towers looks stunning! You may have gone over your budget, but what a beautiful space for your family to enjoy. Worth every penny!
Thank you mate! Looking forward to having you over for a beer!
Amazing work on this series, just finished watching the whole thing and have a much better understanding of the whole process now. Can't thank you enough! Will be checking out your other videos for sure
Amazing thank you Hugh!! So glad you enjoyed and good luck with any project you have.
Absolutely great Tom! Looks beautiful you’ve got great taste! Loved the choice of music as well 😊
Thanks Chris, appreciated.
Superb episode! Great point about having to sort the garden too, so many forget this. They say allow 10% for the garden on rear extensions so you were bang on. It looks great, I particularly like the side windows.
Thank you Danny! Yes the side window is a great touch, I would never have thought to do that without an architect input.
This is an excellent example to anyone thinking of an extension (particularly those who possess limited construction experience). Everyone who supplied a quote for the works carried out (even if it was a single contractor) factored in a 10% allowance to cover themselves. You absolutely have to do the same as principal contractor. In a commercial setting you would be well within budget. The house looks incredible and the decision to make better use of the double garage will 100% serve you financially independent of market conditions in the short term
Wow!!! The like ability of you is off the scale. We are just embarking on our renovation (fingers crossed work starts in 3-4 weeks) This has been enjoyable and informative. I wont lie … I’m so nervous about it all and having a limited /tight budget is playing heavy on my mind. I don’t want to drop the ball regarding documenting every Penny we spend .
Once again thank you, thoroughly enjoyed and advice has been priceless 😊
Best of luck and thank you
A very good looking project. Well done. Video was great and you should be thrilled how that all turned out. Mrs Pretty Penny loved the kitchen. Nice.
Excellent! She’s welcome next time you come down 🏴
Lovely series. That's money very well spent in my book. We undertook a similar project in 2021 with very similar costings.
One thing is you don't mention is if you did any of the work yourselves.
Thank you,this is the video I’ve been looking for. I don’t feel quite so scared now.
Great, glad it helped. Good luck.
Absolutely brilliant series. Thank you for taking the time to document and share this with us
Thank you so glad you enjoyed it. I am working on a follow up episode now
Is that a cheeky Macallan you have there? I think £82k well spent looks like a great extension, tastefully applied. well done. Cheers Kev
Thanks Kevin. Yes, was a lovely MacAllan, probably not best drunk swug from the bottle!
Loved your glass mime at the beginning, great intro! (Still week 9! 🤦♂️) That really is a gorgeous kitchen, I would definitely say this was worth going over budget for, a fantastic space that you will all be chuffed with for many years to come!
This was a great series, thanks for sharing the journey. Very well put together and documented. Good luck finding that other job to help with all the costs... 😬🤣
Thank you Iain. We are very pleased with it now it's all done. Thanks for watching, now....give me a job?
I am heavily invested in this extension.
Also why has someone written dab all over the wall at the start? Is that an instruction.
Haha! When you come for a beer it’ll feel like home.
Yes, it was an instruction to the plasterers where the plumber wanted the ‘dab’ (stuff that sticks the boards to the walls) which they duly ignored and everyone hated them. Me included.
Mate!! Firstly, the completed work looks absolutely stunning! Honestly, I really liked your style choices I think if you're going to do something at this scale, just go all out. There's just so much I love .. the lattern, bi-fold doors, kitchen design, flooring choice and how you've continued it through to the playroom. Then outside the rendering and tiled flooring is the cherry on the cake. If that was my yard and it had that level of finish i'd be delighted. Also, fair play on the logic behind financing this project. That completely made sense to me, if you're only paying 2.5% to lend someone else's money yet yours is making say 7% in investments, then it's a no brainer. Really enjoyed watching this, the way you shoot and edit your videos is quality. Enjoy your lovely new kitchen and garden! :)
Hiten! Thank you so much. You're caught up now! Blown away by your nice comments, you sir are a top man. See you on another video soon!
@@ThatFinanceShow Hey, it’s all love man. 👊🏽💚
This is brilliant. Love the series. So helpful for us about to embark on a similar journey!
Worth it in the end Tom. Figures aren’t too bad for both the extension and garden considering the rise in labour and materials post COVID/brexit. Thanks again for sharing.
Now where’s my mug ha ha 😅
Thanks Gary! Hahahaha, fingers crossed for the mug!
Exactly what i was looking for, in terms of the journey and the cost! very helpful and the results are amazing. well done.
Thank you Mo, so glad you enjoyed 👊🏻
The end results are amazing, love it! Also enjoyed watching all 3 episodes, very well presented, from video shooting, editing and on screen presentation, like a pro! 👍😃Thanks for sharing!
Ah thank you so much (I have no idea what I’m doing!) 😆
Great series of videos! Going through a similar extension now. Are you able to say where your kitchen/lighting was from to get an idea of the grade of the pricing? Also, in 2024..what would be your best estimate as to what this would cost?
Fantastic video, we are having a kitchen extension this year, hope it looks as good as yours, the first video we have seen giving a cost of the build going along, we are also in the west Midlands area, thanks again for brilliant video, gave us some excellent ideas
You’re welcome Philip, good luck with yours hope it goes well!!
Very nice job kitchen luxurious however I noticed one of your appliances was a Hotpoint with the money you spent you have had Miele…..
Thank you Timothy! As long as the clothes go in dirty and come out clean I don’t mind!!
Brilliant content mate! So good to learn about home improvement AND how much these things cost. Love your honesty about how you funded it too.
I would love to see more types of video like this. Maybe join up with Damien Talks Money and film his house renovation when he gets round to it hahah
Hi thanks Ryan! I’ll ask @damientalksmoney and see what he says 😉
Do you have an investment video at all? If not could you? I wouldn’t know where to start but hear it everywhere and plan to start setting myself up, Tia!
Hi Trisha, almost all my other content is investment related so have a look through. I'm a financial adviser for a living. Thank you.
Bro, I am so sorry. I never got any updates for any of your new videos! I’m going to catch up on them today. House looks quality mate. I’ll drop a reply once I’m caught up. 👊🏽🧡
Hiten! I was about to send out a search party for you! 😉 no worries mate, look forward to catching up.
Looks lovely, and the spend seems good too, we are having a orangey build next year, size is 8 metres by 3 metres cost is £75,000 🤪
Thank you! Woah, just think of the oranges you’ll be able to grow ! 🍊 😉
Very comprehensive and informative indeed! Many thanks for this, I thoroughly enjoyed watching it as I am just about to embark on a similar renovation!
Thank you Christina! Good luck with yours, hope it goes well.
First of all very well done video, from presenting to editing. Enjoyed watching it.
Secondly: Congratulations on surviving on the completion of the extension. Looks perfect.
Thirdly: Did you do a house evaluation after the completion? Curious to see how much it cost.
P.S continue making videos. I just subscribed.
Hi Marco, thank you so much I really appreciate your kind words and I’m glad you enjoyed the videos. I went through the costs in the videos and revealed the total spend in the final video towards the end. The house is now thought to be worth around £550k
Well done hope you and your family have many happy years in your new improved home.👍👍👍
Thank you very much Thomas, thanks for watching.
Absolutely enjoyed this series, it was very informative too! My only thing is the music breaks where you stop talking are painfully loud.
Ah sorry! Still learning the art of video making. Glad you enjoyed the series though
Brilliant video definetly gave me ideas for my single story extension next year.
Brilliant! Hope it goes well!!
Fantastic looking extension. It was a no brainer to finance in that way Tom given mortgage rates. The markets are on fire..... for now =)
Hi Christopher! Thanks for watching and glad you like it, we’re really pleased. Yup, was the right call, if things change I can change strategy anyway. Thanks for the comment.
I think 70k for what you’ve ended up with is excellent value. Looks lovely
Great trilogy mate looks amazing, how much the extension? Brickwork roof and plastering? Looking to do something similar
Very informative - thank you. As for the finished product...stunning👍👍👍
Thank you!!!
Great job ...well done
Thank you for watching.
This was awesome, exactly what we needed thank you! And it looks epic, congrats!
Thank you so much Chris! So glad you liked it
Really interesting and useful videos Tom - thanks a lot for sharing. I’m at the planning phase for my build and this has been a great benchmark!
Beautiful space Tom. Looks really light and airy.
Cheers! Yeah it is, especially when the sun shines!!
@@ThatFinanceShow Guess that last bit is "theoretically" 😅
Amazing .. great finish.. and great trilogy.. well covered
Glad you liked it!
I think it is lovely! It is an absolute asset!
Thank you so much
Fantastic series, really useful guidance for anyone planning something similar (I.e. us).
One question if I may? Where abouts are you in the uk? I ask as obviously builder.’s labour costs tend to be higher the closer to London you are.
Thank you glad you enjoyed. Yes good question, I’m in the midlands.
Looks awsome, Devon added more value than you spent.
The numbers are pretty scarey though but that's more to do with inflation ( my first house cost 48k for a brand new 3 bed detached in 1987. )
Thanks for watching Nigel. Should I tell you that I was born in 1987 or not? Haha!
@@ThatFinanceShow no dont tell me that, makes me feel old lol.
I'm toying with the idea of extending my current property in order move in my father and sister in law at some point ( I know !),
I have enough room on the side for a full house if needed but could make the house we are in which is already big into a palace with the kind of design work you put into yours.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Good luck!!!!
Mate...What a great way of documenting thr entire project.Absolutely fantastic and I loved it. The output at the end of this really classy and elegant....Happy living...The spent counter was really helpful...Just a quick question what was the size of your extension i.e. measurements??
Hi Faraz, thank you glad you enjoyed. I’d need to go back and check the drawings properly but from memory we went out 3m and I think it 5m something across.
Great set of videos Tom, I just came a cross these tonight as I begin to start my own journey with a renovation and extension project. One thing that really concerns me at this stage , which you did not touch on, is the ‘hiring a builder’ part of the process and how that came about for you. Or did you find individual trades and manage the project yourself?
Absolutely amazing ! I had watched your video many times and learn a lot from you.
Your flooring is super, and look elegant. May I know is this engineering wood ? Which brand it is ? and would you mind share to us how much it cost ( and fitting cost ) ? Thanks !!!
It’s Amtico flooring. I forget the figures for the flooring alone but it wasn’t cheap. We are very happy with it though.
Wow-it’s GORGEOUS! We’ve just moved into our new place so I’m very jealous 🤣
Ahhh thank you Nicky! When am I coming round for a brew?
@@ThatFinanceShow soooon!!!! We’d love to have you, Em and the kids over 🥰 I’ll get John to give you a bell! X
Looks fantastic! Loved the mime intro, enjoy the new space!
Thanks mate - never tried to mime before!
Brilliant explanation, very helpful
Thank you for this serie about your extension, it was very informative!
Glad it was helpful!
Aww absolutely beautiful beautiful loved this soo much
Thank you so much!!
Couldn’t done batter way pleased to watch and got idea for it for me too well done good finish in the kitchen and play room how did the revaluation went ?? Thank you
Thank you. I go through the valuation in episode 4 that I just released. Enjoy!
Awesome project mate. I love stuff like this. I am hoping to do some major works too. I also love you editing too. I can hear those free CZcams music in the background 🎶🎵
Thanks Kenroy! Some gems in that CZcams studio although I’ve started using stuff from elsewhere now. Thanks for watching 👊🏻
@@ThatFinanceShow Yes the music is very good considering it's free. Just subbed bro. Keep up the great work
Fab space, and great reveal Tom!
Thank you!
Looks fantastic! Was a great series of content for the channel 👍
Thank you so much, so glad you enjoyed
Looks Mint mate! Some good value added there!
Thanks mate! I bloomin’ hope so!!
I watch the three episodes and they are fantastic
Thank you again Kawai
Such a good series! I also want to go with navy and white!! Not sure about the sink just as you walk into the kitchen (Good morning dirty dishes lol), but otherwise stunning!! Absolutely love the patio tiles as well. Where do you live BTW? x
Thank you! We love the navy and white. Having the sink there encourages me to wash up 😂 I live in Worcestershire Anna
@@ThatFinanceShow Hello from Essex 👋🏻
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Great 3 episode series… thinking of embarking on an extension too and really helpful insight… did you have a structured contract with the builder… including liability etc
Hi Tim thank you, builder was insured yes.
Great extension and great videos. How far out to the rear did you go and how wide? I’m planning similar but it would be massive help to visualise my space for comparison if you could tell us the size of just the extension itself and that cost? 🙂
Thank you Gina. Hummm, good question. I’ll have to have a look and remind myself. I think it was either 3m or 4m out and 6m / 7m wide. I’ll check!
@@ThatFinanceShow On the drawing in episode 1 the plans for rear extension was 3m out and 5.6 m wide. Just wondered if you stuck to that original plan or if you went bigger. Your extension is exactly what I want to achieve but I can’t go out more than 3m. So your videos were brilliant to help me visualise space. Roof lantern Looks fab too
@@Gina0151 you remember it better than me Gina! 😂 yes it was built exactly to the plans, no alterations in size. How exciting, hope you’re goes well.
Hi mate wow! Looks stunning! What are the paving slabs you had in the garden? Thanks loved these videos
Hi thank you so much. They are porcelain. Expensive but look lovely, a bit of a pain to keep clean with the dogs muddy footprints though!
Excellent videos mate. Appreciated. 👍
Thank you Alec, appreciate the comment.
Looks amazing mate! Super jealous!
Ah thanks Cameron! Great to hear
Great video thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Great way to format the videos. Really enjoyed this. May I ask, where did you get your kitchen from? And what estimate on m2 did you use for the building of the extension?
Hi Martin, thanks for watching and the comment. The kitchen is from Howdens, we’ve used them a few times and I like the quality of the units. Not sure what you mean on the estimate on m2?
@@ThatFinanceShow hi thanks for the info. I’ve read that to estimate the cost of a new extension building you typically take the size of the extension in m2 and then multiply it by a figure eg £1500 to give you an estimate. Did you use another method to get a lob estimate for the cost prior to actually getting proper quotes? Or did you just go straight to getting quotes when you had the drawings done?
@@martinlowe8508 ah I see! The problem with this (especially when it’s kitchens) is that you really can spend what you like depending on the finish. Also build costs have gone up so much recently. We just got quotes.
@@ThatFinanceShow last question I promise…did you have one building contractor coordinate it all or did you do all that yourselves?
@@martinlowe8508 no problem Martin, glad to help. We had one main contractor that got us 80% of the way. We then had to arrange all the 3rd fix products ourselves, kitchen, flooring etc.
Excellent excellent video.. well made.. kept brief, clear.. No waste of time.. thankyou..
May I know only if you could share.. for curiosity.. what is the cost/sq ft for construction, cost/sq ft flooring, excluding the big kitchen interiors, lantern, sliding doors. . Which county or city as the cost varies with place. Thanks in advance. Cheers!
Thank you Ram! So glad you enjoyed it. I never worked out those sq ft costs in that way so I couldn’t tell you I’m afraid. I’m in the middle of the UK if that helps.
Looks great and enjoyed watching all the way through the build. We are intending something smaller on a new house purchase and it's been great to see the journey. Enjoy the new layout 👍
Great thank you for the comment, glad you found it useful.
Hi, I followed you through the build in the three videos, I must say how lovely it all looks now. I would like to ask a question if I may. The project costs got amalgamated into the whole building process of the other rooms in the house, what I would like to know is, how much the actual extension cost or the cost per square metre please as I'm looking at a rear extension of 23.1 square metres in brick and with a pitched roof with 3 skylights. I have had a quote from the Travis Perkins quoting system and they priced it at £14,045.39 for labour and £32,960.75 for materials ( all broken down into their various groups ie groundwork etc) then VAT was to be added so 47,006.15 + VAT = £56,407.38. Thank you Much appreciated videos.
Thank you so much. I don’t have a separate cost for just the extension element I’m afraid. I’d say get at least 3 quotes, we did and they were tens of thousands apart! We ended up going for the middle (I’ve learned the hard way that cheapest isn’t always best).
Really enjoyed watching your videos, thank you for sharing. You’ve done an incredible job. We are looking to do something very similar. Did you get it valued once finished? If so, do you mind sharing what it was valued once the work was complete? Thanks again for your videos.
Hi Chris thank you so much, I’m so glad you enjoyed watching. Due to covid I struggled to get someone out to value but I have had conversations with valuers that say it’s certainly over £500k now, maybe even pushing £550k in this high market. We spent a lot on a high finish in reality because it’s for us to enjoy so the value was a secondary factor. Good luck with yours, when’s it starting?
Really useful videos mate...thanks for sharing!
Thanks Rob glad you enjoyed. I just released a follow up episode 4 looking back at some things I might have changed if you’re interested.
It looks soo good!
Thank you Joey, appreciate that! Thanks for watching. 👊🏻
Was that 70k including kitchen units, bifold and lantern included?
My DIY 12x24 extension cost us $14,000. including local permits, heavy machine rentals
Nice work!
Just come across your vids , which have been really helpful. Did you live in the house during the renovation ? If so do you have an tips regarding the mess / dust etc ? Looking great btw 👍🏻
Hi thank you! Yes we did live here, with 2 young children too. No kitchen for many weeks wasn’t easy I must say. We had ‘dustcovers’ for the doors into the rest of the house which worked well, kept the most dust out of the rest of the house as we lived in it.
@@ThatFinanceShow thank you for a speedy response . 👍🏻
So so so good! Looks AMAZING. I am so hoping that we can stick close to our budget with our extension but let's wait and see lol. Thanks for sharing this journey :)
Ahhh I was so anxious to see what you thought Dee as I know you’ve been enjoying the progress. Good luck, I can’t wait to see it!
end product really looks very nice..can i know the measurements of extension??
Thank you Ashok, I forget the exact dimensions now, I think it was 3m out and about 5m across
How did you manage to get so much glass authorised by the local authority? I had to get a guy to come and argue the toss for a few hundred quid to be allowed a window, 3m bifolds and a couple of large velux windows.
really like the design
Amazing! Thank you so much for watching all 3 episodes Kawai! 🙏🏻
Congrats for a job well done.
Thank you Muhammad!
It looks awesome! Love the gallery window. We couldn’t squeeze one into our kitchen extension. We went for Herringbone too and I love it 😊
The paint in the kids playroom looks great too!!
Ah thank you so much! My wife is the paint mastermind, she’s great at those fiddly things.
@@ThatFinanceShow she’s done an awesome job. I quite enjoy a quiet afternoon of painting while my husband takes our kids to a manic soft play😂
Came across your channel through the extension series you did. Really enjoying your content. If you don't mind me asking, if it cost you £75,251(before the garden cost) what would that be per sqm2? Thanks
Looks great! Did you mention anywhere about how you financed this?
Hi Joe thank you. Yes i went through this in one of the episodes, part savings part mortgage
@@ThatFinanceShow thanks, I’ve gone back and watched the other parts now :)
Can I ask a question? Did the total cost include the cost of the new kitchen? Or was the new kitchen an additional cost?!
Included the cost of the kitchen, that final figure was everything all in.
Awesome 👏🏽
Thank you Frankie
Gorgeous!
Assume you mean my house and not me 😂
Thanks for sharing, So many useful info. I am also looking to do an extension this year. But can not get any price good as yours. Is your £75 k included all kitchen units, and internal decoration material, light, socket, switch, internal door? I know material and labour cost went up last year, but still feel the quote price crazy
Yep I included everything in my figures. Good luck with yours
Thank you for the three videos, really informative and inspiring, is there a possibility of contacting you directly for information? I am about to start my very first extension project and I have not got a clue, I have a fear of being ripped off.
Glad you enjoyed. I’m no expert, just get a builder that has come personally recommended by someone you trust.
Hi, how big was your extension and then the total kitchen/diner area?
I forget exact measurements. 5m across 3m out I think.
Do you mind sharing which area you bought the house in and the house evaluation after the renovations please, also beautiful home :)
Thanks you. It’s in Worcestershire / West Midlands area. House is now thought to be worth around £550k
Extension looks awesome mate! Great end to a great series. Hope to see more unique content like this from you in the future.
Thank you dude, that is very much appreciated
Really great videos, thank you for doing this, I’m planning an extension on my own home, smaller than yours though, and I’m in the process of saving the money to pay for it as I want to pay cash rather than top up the mortgage. One thing you didn’t mention which I think you said you would? was if you would get back the money spent if you sold the house. Has the value gone up more than the cost of the build?
Thank you Stuart, really appreciate you watching them all and good luck on your project.
Yes, you’re right. I’ve struggled to get it officially valued. House prices have gone a little bonkers (thank you stamp duty holiday) so the house should be conservatively worth £500k, maybe a touch more.
So with the overspend, I may be out of pocket short term. But given we’ll stay here for many years it will tip in my favour over time and we will enjoy it whilst we are here.
Bedrooms are the main way to add value. When possible, it will always work out more cost effective to do a 2 storey extension with bedroom & en suite.
@@ThatFinanceShow Could you show how you expect it to tip in your favour? There is interest to pay on the loan and inflation which, I guess, could 'deduct' 6% from 'gains'? Thanks. 🙂
@@housinauthority5258 Yes, agree. For us to add bedrooms above would have involved a complete reconfiguration of upstairs and the costs spiralled. We already have plenty of bedrooms for us too. Thanks for your input.
@@ADF-js9vi So interestingly the house is worth about £550k (a little time has passed and managed to get some opinions)
Great finish . Any idea on the final valuation ?
Between 525k / 550k
Hi - Good videos. Did you ever get the house re-valued after all the works had been completed?
Hi Liz thank you. I struggled because of covid restrictions but it’s now somewhere around £500k / £525k so I’m told.
Very flash Tom👍
Thank you! We love it
What was the size of your extension?