Cost of Materials in Bulgaria for home renovations!
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- Опубліковано 29 жов 2021
- Continued update of the extension and Lee running through costs of the materials used as requested by viewers! Thanks for watching!
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And yet another of us preppers escaped form the UK, to Bulgaria. !!! NICE!
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@@ourderelictdream good luck Bro..
We're looking to do the same soon. 😊
Great information thank you 😊 fabulous video 👌
Cheers buddy! Looking forward to meeting you soon
Brilliant mate thankyou. I have 18 months left in the RAF then we will finally be able to move to our home near Ivalyograd.
Cheers 👍
Check out our other videos as we try to give useful information as we progress. If you have any questions, just leave us a comment 👍 we try to respond to everyone if we can.
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continue the hard work!
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Keep the vids coming. I will watch them.
Thanks Nobby!
Another great video guys! So helpful for us newbies 😃 and congrats on the subscribers, I’m sure there will be many more to come! x
Ah thank you! 💕
Great channel. Love the way you are both so open and wanting to share all your tips and know hows. I bought a village house in 2008 and I never made it back unfortunately. But I have now been planning to finally go and decide what to do with it.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting, sounds like you bought a place at the right time as prices are going up. Hope you get out to see it soon 😘
great video . I think it's one of the important videos to have an idea about these prices especialy for those who plan to move to Bulgaria or who plan to do some renovations. thanks again for this video .
Thanks so much for watching and commenting and so glad you find it useful 🤗
Great info!
Great video and good luck with your endeavours .... We cant wait to move out full time :)
Thank you for your kind wishes..good luck with your adventure too!
Really helpful. Thank you 😊
Thank you Maria, glad it was :)
Brilliant video. We got here at last.
Thank you for sharing prices. More info on electrics would be great.
Thanks Sandra and yeah for your arrival news!!! Electrics and plumbing to come 😘
Great vid, cool tunes, and its all looking good. Materials have gone up so much this last year!
Absolutely!
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I get a new guitar next week, so hope to use my own songs on the videos in the future 👍
Thanks for watching and commenting guys!
Awesome, look forward to hearing! When we first arrived we built a music studio before we built the kitchen 😅 we were younger and childless then 😅 We were just talking about using our music on our videos too! 😊
@@alternativelivingbulgaria you definitely should...I've heard you're a bit of a guitar wizard 👍
I'll be making guitars again once the extension is finished and I have a few more tools in the workshop
Late comer your channel. Here in the UK the preference would be 1.5 mm twin and earth for lighting, 2.5 twin and earth for sockets in a ring main and 4 to 6 mm twin and earth for cooker and heating single feed cable depending on distance from consumer unit / fuse box. Some Bulgarian cable is dodgy. It is worth be getting German cable or bring out English cable with you. Much more consistent and reliable. Shower cable should be minimum 10 mm twin and earth. Hope that helps.👍😃
This is such a great resourceful channel! I have absolutely zero diy skills but I would love to have a go at some sort of renovation, what could possibly go wrong??? lol
Ha ha thanks Natalie! I'm pretty sure most people can give it a go, and UA-cam is a great place to learn. Thanks for commenting and watching 🤗
Thank you for the price breakdown. Very much appreciated.
Just out curiosity, do people use gas cookers and hook it up to portable tank gas? If so, do many petrol stations supply refill services?
Hi lucky,
Yes many of the petrol stations will refill tanks for you here. We have friends that do it on a regular basis. Currently the prices are 1.19 bgn for a litre of LPG.
Hope that helps and thanks for watching 🙂
@@ourderelictdream Thank you Lee. 😊
Hope you’re all having a great Sunday.
divide by 2 to get USD. So at 48, that is $24 dollars, about the same price as we pay here in the USA for OSB 9mm
Thank you Peter! 🤗
Nice one guys, how’s the weather at the moment? I’m out end of this month for a few weeks.
Weather is still pretty good, meant to be early mid 20s this week....drops at night though, and mornings can be a bit fresh 👍
Hey my brother love what your doing, I have 4 projects in Bulgaria one in need of windows do you know anyone that can help
Hey! Sounds awesome. We're sorry, we do not know any companies as we do the work ourselves. I would check with local Facebook groups maybe?
Have you thought about metal usage in your rebuild ?
Hi guys, late comer to your channel, the off grid with the udens recommend you to me, im hopefully looking at getting a place our there, im a builder so not scared about doing up a property. Glad you did a materials video, are things like breeze blocks avaible etc? Thank you
Thanks for much for watching and comments, the udens are a lovely family! You'll have your choice of properties over here to put your stamp on, and great you are not scared of work. Yes you can get breeze blocks and all construction material here. Feel free to email us for any questions or check out our properties www.ourderelictdream.com
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Nice videos !
was thinking of if you need workers for some jobb builders what do they cost with in the hour ?
Thanks so much for watching and commenting. To be honest we don't know costs, like in any other country it will depend on the job, the tools they own, their skills etc..if you wanted electrician maybe 100lev a day? Labourer on a site maybe 60lev a day? We don't know as we've yet to hire anyone
@@ourderelictdream okay 👍 thanks gonna translate it to euro. Next question are there anny heavy machine's? Saw your driveway and tractor and a backblade would do the trick
@@kvicken87 for sure you can hire a man with a machine for most jobs, no idea on costs. Access is tricky on our driveway..🙈
Materials are not cheap anymore here in Bulgaria, properties have increased in price A LOT too, all in all everything has increased a lot, I have lived here in Bulgaria for almost 11 years, I came here from Denmark in 2013 and then it was wonderful here, now it is becoming like in other EU countries - expensive, I myself have lost the spark and will return to Denmark at some point.
Yes of course prices have increased (worldwide) since we made this video a year ago, however we still find it all relative and much cheaper than our home country and still couldn't be happier to be here ☺️
I've just bought a place that will need a complete rewire. What's your opinion on Bulgarian cable?
Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
The only advice I would give, is to stay away from flat wire (I can't think of another way to describe it). It's cheaper than the normal stuff, but has less insulation and gets a bit brittle over time. Other than that product, all else is pretty good, but you get what you pay for.
Hope this helps 👍
Hi, just stumbled across this video. You may have said already in previous videos but are your plug sockets earthed and do you need planning permission for wooden frame extensions.
Hi Darren, thank for watching and commenting. It's a grey area on the wooden extensions 🙄.electrics are not earthed but will be from the consumer box.
Do you know roughly how much putting in a septic tank and installing bathroom would cost? The property im.thinking of getting gets water from the well, would it cost me to hook some pipes from the main supply?
Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
A septic tank installation from a specialist company can cost several thousand. We built ours ourselves for much less.
Bathroom suites can be quite cheap, although you get what you pay for in my opinion.- the same goes for labour.
You'll need a deep well pump for the well- I'd estimate 500-1000 for a good one.
Mains water is really dependant on location. Your local Mayor may be able to help with this
@@ourderelictdream thank you for your reply.
Hello Mate, just seen your video and was wondering what is the costs of hiring labourers on a daily rate ( if you know ), also can you explain if there are any houses that uses a central heating system similar to the UK ? and any idea about indoor toilets , is it common ?
Hi Mark,
Thanks for watching. Labour costs really vary depending on the job requirements. When we asked people to come and quote for a job, they have often asked what we are willing to pay, instead of quoting?!? It's a system that I'm not that keen on.
We have seen houses with central heating systems, though this is more common in the cities. We have electric underfloor heating, use a wood burner and have ac. The most efficient heating systems are pellet burners, but they are not cheap.
Indoor toilets are definitely a thing here 😊 many older village houses used an outhouse, but this isn't very convenient with modern living...prices of ceramic goods and bathroom products are very cheap here, so not a huge problem to build an internal bathroom.
Hope this helps
@@leesparkes1524 thanks Lee. Yes, fairly helpful. I don't think that I like their "how much are you willing to pay" pricing approach either 😂😂😂. They are obviously hope that you are going to say a super high price. I would just do the complete opposite on them, lowball them 😁
I have never been to Bulgaria but after getting priced out on buying a place in Portugal, I got tempted by a house on Ebay with monthly payments and have started to look around and into the possibility of finding a large plot of land with a MASSIVE barn (about 300 m2) and preferably a bungalow.
Are you aware of anything like in your neck of the woods?
@@VWApachey yes, the labour scenario is a bit strange...but that has only been my personal experience, I'm sure it isn't like this for everyone.
We have seen steady rises in prices here also, especially in the smaller villages. Many prices have tripled within the last 6 months in our area.
I've seen some properties available for a pay monthly contract, but from what I understand locally, is that you are likely to pay a premium for this service.
My advice for finding a property in the VT area (our municipality), would be to contact our agent idealhomes.bg
He is honestly the best in our area and we still remain in contact 2 years later.
As for properties with 300 sqm barns....I think it would be unlikely, but you may find properties with several barns that total 300 sqm...
The only property in our village for sale is currently on the market for 63,000 Euros and has 4000 sqm of land. One of our previous videos contains the url link.
Thanks for the comments and get in touch if you need more info 👍
@@leesparkes1524, thanks a million Mate. Will do
what about solar panels? do you have any ideas how much it costs there?
Sorry we missed your question Stefania! I'm afraid we have no idea but can investigate!
Are you renovating on your own? How is the general labour force? I would need to supervise a few workers who have basic or some building knowledge. What about sewerage? Can you tell me what design is the septic tank? I am told mine is a septic tank.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes we are doing the work ourselves so hard to comment on labour, I highly recommend speaking to people in your local area for recommendations, or facebook groups etc. Sewage waste could be dealt with a number of ways out here, from tanks to soakaways or cesspits. Best to get this checked, not sure how else we can advise you?
@ourderelictdream aaah thanks for replying. I'm only going next year but your advice makes sense. Thanks again!
How much is a KWH of electric, and standing charge?
I think electric is 0.20 bgn per unit (kwh)
How do I hire you to renovate my house in Bulgaria
Hi again! That is kind of you to ask but not looking for work as yet as busy doing our own property, but thank you 🤗
How is technology out there? As in, do you have mobile signal? Are you on a Bulgarian network? Do you have internet with a router like at home? You obviously get good enough internet to upload videos. Maybe that's a good idea for a video.
You will have 8000 subs in no time!
Thanks Dale. Internet in Bulgaria is the fastest in Europe. Not all villages can get broadband, but we have fibre optic broadband, no problems at all and only 19bgn a month unlimited!
Hi Dale, just wanted to add that we do have local mobile network here, but coverage can be temperamental inside the house. We often have to be outside to make and receive calls
Do you now some one how can help me with residency I am from uk can fly to Bulgaria I have a house near v t need help thanks do not mind paying
Hi David,
Not sure how much help we can offer on that front, but send us a private message on our Instagram and maybe we can put you in touch with some locals that have experience with that kind of stuff
I suggest getting advice from this company as post-brexit I don't know situation - eurobritsresidenceguide.com/
Hi Lee I subscribe and follow you I am in V.T. In Old Town would like to look at homes available in your village I sent you an email but didn’t go through….I would like to do a house over like you what is the best way to contact you I have the same lawyer as you we could go through him if this is better for you…..hope to hear from you soon….I told the lawyer I would like to talk to you because of all the knowledge you have gained doing your home…..thanks for your time and again hope we can speak before I leave Bulgaria…….Josef’
Hi Josef thank you! We have received your emails and will get back to you as soon as possible but please do not take advice from us best to work with an agent and lawyer!
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Connect with Veselin whilst you are in VT and let him know your budget and requirements, he is who we used to purchase our property!
From 19lv to 48lv that is too much, even for Bulgaria. You shoudn't have paid that much. You should have tried a different trader or even a different town such as Gorna Orqhovica or Gabrovo or even Lovech. Even with the delivry costs it could have been cheaper
Thank you Krasimir, we will look at other places 👍
All suppliers at that time had the same costs. Fortunately prices have come down since then.
in my city I pay BGN 38 for two TVs, which includes digital, analog and radio plus the Internet and it is unlimited and I can download movies and music without paying like in other countries