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re: New Home Construction $/sqft
Posted on 2/26/17 at 3:23 pm to Chad504boy
Posted on 2/26/17 at 3:23 pm to Chad504boy
Our local guy did our last one at 75 a sqft
Bare bones construction. Tile floor throughout.
Bare bones construction. Tile floor throughout.
Posted on 2/26/17 at 4:48 pm to Lion4Life
We paid 139 per foot (living space only) including contractors fees. Not including the land. Also spent about 40k out of pocket on upgrades etc throughout building process and that kept out price per square foot down and prevented us from going over budget at the end of construction. Our budgets were very generous on many things such as plumbing and lighting etc, but then incredibly off on areas like garage doors. Budget was 2000 for 4 doors. Completely impossible to find. Stuff like that cost us out of pocket. Appraised for 183 per foot 3-4 years ago. Should be higher now. We are now within city limits and have continued with many upgrades such as an outdoor kitchen, planted lots of large trees and dug a private stocked 1 acre pond. I'd expect closer to 200 per foot now considering the rest of the property.
Posted on 2/26/17 at 4:52 pm to jammintiger
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100 seems awful low.
Yeah way low. I'm paying $170/ SF
Edit: this includes the lot
This post was edited on 2/26/17 at 5:02 pm
Posted on 2/26/17 at 4:57 pm to Lion4Life
You should be looking anywhere from $70-$80 sqft total sqft. The items and finishes can push it up from there, but if it's not basing there, your paying too much. We build really nice stuff for that budget. Our company can draft tour plans for you and save that fee. Check out our plans, mybuildercares.com
Posted on 2/26/17 at 6:10 pm to Lion4Life
You question is like asking how much a new car is. What type of car, Kia or Mercedes? Leather or cloth seats. We need more info to give a more accurate assessment. Baton Rouge construction is generally in the $120's sqft on up.
Posted on 2/26/17 at 7:52 pm to 4WHLN
Seriously. Tile countertops or marble? Custom cabinets or box store? Rohl fixtures or Home Depot? Sheetrock ceilings or pecky cypress?
This is like asking how much a bag of groceries cost. Bare bones you're looking at 85/sf minimum, but if you wanted to you could spend over 300/sf. Your builder should be giving you allowances for flooring, tile, appliances, trim etc, that way if you go over budget on your selections it's on you.
If he says "I'll build this house for 135/sf," without detailed a detailed specbook or your selections, you're literally begging to get screwed.
This is like asking how much a bag of groceries cost. Bare bones you're looking at 85/sf minimum, but if you wanted to you could spend over 300/sf. Your builder should be giving you allowances for flooring, tile, appliances, trim etc, that way if you go over budget on your selections it's on you.
If he says "I'll build this house for 135/sf," without detailed a detailed specbook or your selections, you're literally begging to get screwed.
This post was edited on 2/26/17 at 7:53 pm
Posted on 2/27/17 at 10:41 am to Lion4Life
It really depends on what you put in your house. Bathrooms and kitchens are usually where you can go from spending $110 per sq ft to $200 per sqft. When I priced mine out 2 years ago it was going to cost us $180 per sq ft including our lot. Most contractors are cost + a percentage. They will all tell you what a great deal your getting. I don't care if you have known the guy since grade school he is going to make his money.
Building a house is very stressful. Just getting the plans finished and approved for our HOA was a PITA. So much so we found a house that was 1 year old that we really liked that we bought. I lost about 6K on plans and deposits for the build but didn't care because I wasn't going to have to listen to my wife and 4 kids bitch about living in a 3BR apartment for 7 months while we built.
Building a house is very stressful. Just getting the plans finished and approved for our HOA was a PITA. So much so we found a house that was 1 year old that we really liked that we bought. I lost about 6K on plans and deposits for the build but didn't care because I wasn't going to have to listen to my wife and 4 kids bitch about living in a 3BR apartment for 7 months while we built.
This post was edited on 2/27/17 at 10:44 am
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