Batten down the hatches | Features

How much more would a flood-proof house cost%3F
Indicative costs provided by Davis Langdon, all rates inclusive of preliminaries. Based on a two-bedroom house
	Total cost (£)	Indicative (cost £/m2)
Substructure, platform built up to 300mm, including engineering bricks and hardcore, forming bottom step of stairs in concrete, screed	900	11
Extra cost for use of Limelite plaster 1,000mm high to walls	650	8
Tiling and skirting	1,100	14
Kitchen units and plinths to mount base units on	1,500	19
Additional work to electrics, extra cable for points and chasing	200	2
Additional cost £/m2 gross internal floor area		54