The estimated building costs are based on the following specificaition for social housing:
| Substructure
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precast concrete beam and block suspended floor on trench fill foundations.
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| Upper floors
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Softwood joisted floor and chipboard.
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| Roof and Porch
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Softwood roof trusses, concrete tiles, 100mm thick insulation, pvc gutters.
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| Stairs
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Softwood straight flight softwood balustrades and hardwood handrails.
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| External Walls
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Medium quality facing brick and 100mm block internal skin cavity walls and insulation with a u-valve of 0.45.
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| Windows and External doors
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Softwood painted double glazed windows, ironmongery, external doors, brick sills.
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| Internal Walls and Partitions
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20Omm solid block party wall, 100 mm block partitions on ground floor 100mm timber stud partition on first floor with insulation.
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| Internal doors
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Softwood painted internal quality doors and frame/lining, ironmongery.
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| Wall finishes
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13mm two coat plaster to block walls, 3rnm skim coat plaster to timber stud partitions, one mist coat and two coats of emulsion, white ceramic tiling to splashbacks.
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| Floor finishes
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65mm cement and sand screed and insulation to ground floor, vinyl and vinyl skirting to kitchen and bathroom, softwood painted skirtings.
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| Ceiling finishes
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12.5mm plasterboard and Artex, painted plasterboard coving, timber boarding to porch.
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| Fittings
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Kitchen fittings, shelving, bathroom fittings.
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| Sanitary appliances
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Vitreous china WC Suite and wash hand basin, bath and bath panel, shower head and mixer tap.
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| Disposal Installations
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PVC downpipe soil and vent pipes, waste pipes and fittings.
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| Water Installations
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Hot and cold water.
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| Space Heating and air treatment
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Electric heating, internal ventilation and extract
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| Electrical Services
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Mains stipply, sniall power and lighting, television aerial and smoke detectors.
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All figures are indicative only.
Figures are generally inclusive of builders work in connection.
Some prices are budget allowances or require confirmed design before estimates can be made.
For cost model and understanding the areas used please refer back to PHA.
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