{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63627db9b4836b0012d82f84/67e2d73c5926376d2a99ce55?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep84 - Budget pitfalls to avoid","description":"<p>In Part 4 of a four part series about build costs in Ireland, quantity surveyor Keith Kelliher explains how to budget for your build and what pitfalls to avoid, including:</p><ul><li>Why the most common budget buster is not having a budget in the first place</li><li>How to deal with price increases for materials when self-building</li><li>Rate of inflation on materials 4 per cent per year</li><li>Can ground conditions be budgeted for? Worst case scenarios.</li><li>Most common budget busters: lighting and electrics, how much each electrical point will set you back, how many do you need?</li><li>Benefits of quantifying each element</li><li>Pre-existing services, how to prevent nasty surprises</li><li>PC Sums not being realistic, e.g. windows including costing estimates</li><li>Where windows are coming from and how they're designed, knock-on effects with blinds</li><li>Where money goes into windows, ironmongery costs</li><li>Kitchen costs, how the add-ons work</li><li>Bathroom costs, where to spend and where not to spend</li><li>Which trades are more expensive</li><li>Staircase and carpentry costs</li><li>Will modular homes save you money?</li><li>Benefits of employing a quantity surveyor</li><li>Benefits of employing an architectural designer</li></ul>","author_name":"Selfbuild Ireland"}