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Estimate on Custom Construction
Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:33 pm
Posted on 3/24/15 at 10:33 pm
My wife and I have found a house we really like. We already own our own acreage and are about to start looking into the building process. As I know it all fluctuates with what amenities, which we would go middle of the road on most, are put into the house but what is a good starting point to know you are not getting the shaft? Should I go to different builders to get each ones bid? Whats the average going rate per sq ft?
This is a link to the house if anyone with a construction background could take a ballpark guess of what we may be looking at. House only, no pool.LINK /
This is a link to the house if anyone with a construction background could take a ballpark guess of what we may be looking at. House only, no pool.LINK /
This post was edited on 3/24/15 at 10:37 pm
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Posted on 3/25/15 at 7:52 am to blades8088
You need plans before you can get bids...
Posted on 3/25/15 at 7:58 am to blades8088
$100/sq ft would probably be the low end, but for the extras that house looks to have it could easily get up to $150-$200/sq ft
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:18 am to blades8088
I am about to build and it's going to cost me around $125 SQFT not including my lot. This is for a 2500 SQFT custom home. You can get a set of preliminary plans and bring it to builders. They wil give you an educated guess on what it costs. You won't be able to bid out until you have all of your plans finished.
This post was edited on 3/25/15 at 9:20 am
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:28 am to blades8088
I just built a house with a builder. About 3500 sqft. No pool. Minus the land it was about $115 sqft. Our under roof is something like 4900 sqft.
Square foot cost is going to come down to what you want in the house. You need to find a plan first. Don't buy the plan before you talk to a builder about the plan.(usually these plans are on a website or page somewhere) We bought a plan first and it ended up having to be redrawn due to complexity and cost.
Square foot cost is going to come down to what you want in the house. You need to find a plan first. Don't buy the plan before you talk to a builder about the plan.(usually these plans are on a website or page somewhere) We bought a plan first and it ended up having to be redrawn due to complexity and cost.
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