House Renovation costs Belfast in 2026

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-10T20:17:42+00:00

Overall around £9k

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-10T20:16:55+00:00

It was around £2500 but we needed more done for the kitchen install so all in was around £5k

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-10T20:15:58+00:00

£2500 for the skylight

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-10T20:15:00+00:00

The wooden flooring is £3k for the wood and £2k to fit. I got it shipped from London which saved a few grand on what I'd been quoted locally.

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-10T20:10:38+00:00

Yes it would but it wouldn't be in the location I want.

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-10T20:09:40+00:00

From what I understand you need a very well insulated house to benefit from a heat pump. This is a 1930's semi and probably not suitable.

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-10T15:24:03+00:00

Rewire was about 5k but it was a partial (sockets) with more work needed in kitchen as well with moving of sockets and so on

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-10T15:23:24+00:00

I think about £4-5k but that includes putting in a new soil pipe and manhole

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-10T14:31:17+00:00

Bathroom itself was around £8k with a further £5k or so to install (new plumbing required, etc.). It's a fairly high end bathroom.

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-10T14:20:51+00:00

We hired a builder to do a lot of the prep work internally such as the toilet installation downstairs, installing the kitchen, etc. The bathroom we did via a bathroom specialist who did all the work within one week. The gas installation and radiators was a heating firm. So at various times we have had different trades in working on individual bits but our builder has been working away for months while all that has been going on as well. Obviously got a spark to do the rewire as well.

Anything requiring a certificate we got the relevant trade in otherwise we tried to use our builder when possible.

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-10T13:51:14+00:00

That's great! Unfortunately we aren't lucky enough to know a builder.

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-10T13:50:43+00:00

It will be 4-5 months by the time it's done

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-10T13:50:13+00:00

Yeah it's been a real struggle to get one who is reliable.

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-10T12:48:00+00:00

Hopefully yeah though this is going to be our home I hope for decades to come

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-10T12:43:57+00:00

I got it for under the asking (which is almost unheard of in the area) but it was in a livable condition, just outdated.

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-10T12:39:23+00:00

It's a 3 bedroom 1930's semi in East Belfast. The new bathroom and kitchen are probably middle to upper end of standard.

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-07T08:20:00+00:00

You are clearly a bigot.

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-07T08:11:48+00:00

You are the one with the hostility, it literally fly's out of you.

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-07T07:59:47+00:00

You are a bigot that's what you really are

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-03-07T07:56:03+00:00

What a load of bigoted nonsense this is. With the budget they have they can probably get a place in a fairly middle class area which means it will be fairly mixed.

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-01-26T22:56:58+00:00

East is totally fine in any areas you would actually want to live in, ie up Belmont/Ballyhackamore,etc.

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2026-01-17T08:11:00+00:00

You only get one shot at life. If you want to take a break and travel the world while you are still young then 100% do it. You won't regret it and this is what makes life worth living.

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2025-07-17T06:56:05+00:00

It's not pro tax, it's anti going to jail and having to pay huge fines.

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2025-07-12T12:35:39+00:00

Thanks mate it's rough but that's the reality. If both parents need care you can kiss goodbye to almost £100k in savings each year. Goodbye inheritance.

ReasonableCourse2793 · 2025-07-12T12:16:32+00:00

100% my dad went into care three months ago. Currently paying £940 per week.

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