house renovations

[moos]

Does anyone have any general idea of demolition costs in relation to re-roofing costs? I'm looking at a house (mitoyenne) which  has a large surface area, and therefore a lot of roof which would need replacing including all the timbers. One possibility would be to demolish about a third of it to make an open courtyard instead. Would this significantly reduce the renovation costs, or is demolition a mightily expensive proposition with landfill costs etc?  And does demolition attract the 5.5% TVA as restoration work does currently?  

[Ron Avery]

[quote]Does anyone have any general idea of demolition costs in relation to re-roofing costs? I'm looking at a house (mitoyenne) which has a large surface area, and therefore a lot of roof which would need ...[/quote]

Does anyone have any general idea of demolition costs in relation to re-roofing costs?

Demolition is hard to quantify, you will normally have the slates/tiles taken off by a roofer and then the structure demolished. You should budget for about 20 -30€ per Sq M for demolition and as much as 120€ per Sq M of roof for roof replacement, this will vary with the area. type of building, access, removal of spoil, type of tile etc but should cover  replacement of the whole roof including the timber frame, in oak.  You should really seek Devis for this from local artisans

....demolish about a third of it to make an open courtyard instead. Would this significantly reduce the renovation costs,  YES by about 100€ per Sq M

Is demolition a mightily expensive proposition with landfill costs etc? NO, provided no hazardous materials are present

Does demolition attract the 5.5% TVA?   Yes, if done by a registered artisan as part of a restoration

[moos]

Thanks, Ron for the helpful comparative figures. Just got to do some more sums now, but it's useful to know that demolition can be such a useful economic possibility!

Moos 

[Dave&Olive]

hi

       donot know if this will affect you as we are in 79. but when the local farmers found out that we were about to demolish an old barn ....... they came in droves asking could they take away the stone ..

        just ask around before you pay for land fill..

                        dave

[moos]

Dave, Thanks, but unfortunately there isn't much in the way of stone!  What there is we'd keep and re-use. Most of the waste is really ancient and rotten tiles, parpaings, and seriously rotted beams, joists etc.(firewood?)