Construction

[scottyaus25]

Hello,

Can anyone give me an idea of the cost for a basic or temp building on my plot. Just something small I can use when on holidays.

Any help would be muchly appreciated. P.S. Any business names in the NE would be great.

Thanks very much,
Scott.

 

[Usha]

WOW, you could not be less specific, LOL
I will try to help! All prices are in Reais.
First of all, you will need a permit from the City Hall. Therefore, you will need a basic design that is compliant with the zoning. You will need an architect or engineer for that. It can be cheap if you are able to get professionals that work for the popular market. I know people in the south that charge R$25,00 the square meter, others 15... there is a black market on that, because it is below the standard set by the CREA (engineers and architects council)
The average square meter for building is R$1.000,00 (material + workmanship),but it can be lower if you use local and cheap materials, such as cement for flooring, exposed structural brick (clay or concrete),etc.
Let's not forget you will have to pay taxes to the city, the water, and the electricity companies.
There are also the prefab way, or the risky way, completely illegal like the slums. Depending of the place your lot is, it is very risky!
Good luck!

Usha (architect in Maceio)

 

[growler]

In the NE it is possible to build to a good standard for about R$800 per sq metre (reasonable European standard),however, if you want it more basic for perhaps personal use only, it is possible to get it done for less.

If you go ahead with the build make sure you have a contract and don't pay all monies up front.

 

[scottyaus25]

Thasnks very much Usha and Growler, If I can get it done for about 800 riels per sq metre that would be great.

 

[debzor]

Thasnks very much Usha and Growler, If I can get it done for about 800 riels per sq metre that would be great.

In my experience, R$800 per square metre is enough to get a basic build done, but the better the finish you require, the greater the cost.

Allow R$800 to R$1200, or even higher to get a better quality of finish.

 

[JMBroad]

It is very difficult to guess at what other people consider high or low or medium quality.

In Brazil, low quality is normally linked to unfinished floors (plain concrete),no skirtings, no roof (as in only tiles, nothing below the tiles),bathroom floor and walls are probably basic cement with no finishings. Doors, windows and fixtures and fittings are cheap and cheerful - normally cheaper than they are cheerful. To get this quality you can look at R$ 800,00 - maybe even less if you are building it yourself or if Manoel from around the corner is building it for you. (Not recommended unless you are familiar with Brazil, are fluent in Portuguese and are going to be standing behind him 99% of the time). Even if building it yourself with 25 years under your belt as a builder in <fill in country name here> unless you live here, understand the mentality and speak fluent Portuguese you will almost certainly end up spending considerably more.

Medium or medium/high quality we are talking about ceramic or porcelain floors and skirtings, better doors, windows, fixtures and fittings, wooden roofs, possibly cathedral ceilings, etc - bathroom floors and walls covered with tiles, etc. Normally this would cost between R$ 1.100,00 and R$ 1.300,00

With all of the above we are still talking basic fittings (normal bathroom sinks, toilets, taps, etc)

If you go all out and have wooden floors throughout or marble throughout with Starck bathrooms with hans grohe taps and sinks, onyx soap holders, etc you can spend a lot more than that.

If your plot is in a city centre location you'll be lucky to get (and maintain) those prices by the end of construction - construction budgets are rarely adhered to (although it does happen of course - depends on who you use and how you manage the construction process).

If your plot is in a rural location (out in the middle of the sticks) you might even get better prices as the labour cost plummets - but normally so does the worksmanship and the adherence to time and cost budgets.

None of the above include furniture (furniture in Brazil includes all closets, wardrobes, shower heads and in some extreme cases toilet seats).

As for names - depends which state you are looking at building in.