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What it costs to finish a kit hut
The honest total, line by line, and where the money goes.
The short answer: for a self-built 4.8m hut with a rolling chassis, fixings, insulation, electrics, cladding and paint, most people finish for about £12,000 to £14,000. Add a stove and a shower room and the 5.4m lands between £14,000 and £18,000. The kit is the biggest line, and the rest is your choices.
Line by line, 4.8m hut
| Item | Who | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| The Suffolk (4.8m) kit, French doors | Us | £7,250 |
| Rolling chassis | Us | £1,950 |
| Fixings pack | Us | £180 |
| Delivery | Us, by postcode | £250 to £450 |
| Insulation, 50mm PIR, floor, walls and roof | Builders' merchant, to our cut list | £500 to £800 |
| External cladding and battens | Timber merchant, your choice of board | £600 to £1,400 |
| Electrics: cable from the house, consumer unit, lights, sockets, certificate | Electrician | £800 to £1,500 |
| Paint, oil, sealant, steps | You | £250 to £500 |
| Typical total | £11,800 to £14,000 |
Our prices are guide prices; your exact quote comes by email before you order. The other lines are budgets to plan with; your own quotes will differ by area and by what you choose.
The extras people add
- Wood burner pack and fitting: £1,200 for the pack, plus the installer's fee. The flue and heat shield are in the pack.
- Shower room in the 5.4m: compact shower, loo and basin, plumbing, and a water and waste connection. Budget £2,000 to £4,000 depending on the site.1
- Hot tub: wood-fired tubs start around the price of the stove pack and go up from there. Budget a deck for it to stand on.
- Groundworks: levelling, hardstanding or a gravel pad, and a trench for the cable. From a few hundred pounds with a mini digger for a weekend.
Where you save and where you shouldn't
Save on cladding (featheredge is cheaper than larch and looks right on a hut), on paint (one good exterior eggshell, not a designer tin), and on the base (sleepers and pads if the hut won't move). Don't save on insulation, on the electrician's certificate, or on the stove installer: those are the three things that make a hut comfortable and safe.
Against a finished hut
The same 4.8m hut bought finished from a UK maker is listed at £20,000 to £40,000 depending on spec (see our costs guide and makers list). The gap is your own time. See kit or finished hut for who should buy which.
Related guides
Shepherd's hut kitsSizes, prices and what's in the box.
Cost to finishThe honest total.
How the build goesEleven stages.
Sources
- Environment Agency, General binding rules: small sewage discharge to a surface water.