The invention relates to a preparation method for 3,4,4,4-tetrafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)butyl-1-ol. The method comprises the following steps: pouring an anhydrous tetrahydrofuran solvent into a three-necked bottle, adding magnesium powder with nitrogen as protective gas, and adding iodine as an initiator at the same time, then carrying out magnetic stirring, dropwise adding 2-bromoheptafluoropropane under heating, and carrying out magnetic stirring reaction so as to prepare a Grignard reagent; and adding a tetrahydrofuran solvent and ethylene oxide as raw materials into a four-necked bottle, dropwise adding the prepared Grignard reagent and carrying out magnetic stirring reaction, then carrying out reflux reaction, distilling the obtained product so as to obtain a final product--the 3,4,4,4-tetrafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)butyl-1-ol. The preparation method for the 3,4,4,4-tetrafluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)butyl-1-ol provided by the invention has the advantages of simple principle and synthetic process, low requirements on reaction conditions, convenient and safe operation, low requirement on production equipment, applicability to large-scale production and high yield of 95.5%.