We've just had the tenders back for our extension/ renovation and they are eyewateringly huge. Like 3-4 x our budget huge. I can't tell if it's because our architects (who we chose in part because they seemed the most budget-savvy of the ones we met and who constantly told us our project was achievable for our budget) were deluded and have been leading us on this merry fantasy for the past 18 months, designing a project we could never afford, or if it really is just because everything has gone bonkers in the construction world at the moment, with the shortage of materials and labour.
We're now back to the drawing board, and looking at having to pay our architects to re-design a project that was never anyway realistic. We've already paid them an arm and a leg and spent months and months fannying about the details of a design and it's all been a complete waste of time (and our money). I like our architects a lot, but I feel a bit miffed about where we're at now.
Is anyone else in a similar position? I guess I just wanted to moan a bit. But also I'm wondering whether we should just wait for another year (already been waiting two) to embark on this. We desperately need the additional space though and I'm not sure our decrepit old heating system will see us through another winter...
Anyone else seeing their building plans disappear down the post-Brexit, mid-Covid toilet?