DOUBLE GARAGE

[Phil Cooper]

Anyone have any idea what one would pay for a double darage to be built?

Rough cost per square meter?

[PaulG]

As a complete guess, 36m^2 @ R4 500 / sq.m = R162 000.
But would probably depend on brick type, roofing material, finish, etc...

[adrianh]

A guy down the road just paid R170K

[Phil Cooper]

Thanks ....

Give an IDEA

[AndyD]

Depends very much on the construction. It can be cheaper if pre-cast concrete panels are used with a plastered finish. What are you looking for ie face brick, block with bagged finish and what type of roofing?

[Phil Cooper]

Plastered finish, so cement bricks or similar.

Roofing will probably be thatch, to blend with rest of house.... Pity - very expensive roofing method....

[AndyD]

Roofing will probably be thatch......

Hmmm, this might have been worth mentioning in the opening post. I don't know exact prices of thatch but the roof will probably cost twice what the rest of the build does.

[Phil Cooper]

When we last built, we found that Thatch is the second-most expensive roofing after Slate.....

[PaulG]

Out of interest, does having a thatch roof really have a major impact on your insurance premiums?

[Phil Cooper]

Yep - you pay for the nose on thatch.... :-(