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re: Home building costs? (St Tammany)
Posted on 8/3/23 at 1:37 am to Sheepdog1833
Posted on 8/3/23 at 1:37 am to Sheepdog1833
Ever look on the new car lot? Two cars, same color, but the prices are way different? It’s the add ons. Much of the same with a house. Is everything builder grade, what do you want in floors, 9 ft, 10 or higher ceilings, too many questions.
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Posted on 8/3/23 at 9:08 am to 10tiger
quote:You might want to revise your budget. It should be $200/SF for building only...
Just got a bid back yesterday, 200 / sqft (including lot cost)
Posted on 8/3/23 at 9:11 am to 4LSU2
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This post was edited on 8/3/23 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 8/3/23 at 2:34 pm to Sheepdog1833
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So building costs have followed.
Followed?? Building cost (materials and Covid) is what started it all.
Timeline:
- Oct 2020 metal and lumber prices started increasing significantly and often.
- This continued throughout the entire year of 2021.
- This continued throughout the entire year of 2022.
**THE ENTIRE YEAR**
Jan 2023 the increases stopped.
This post was edited on 8/3/23 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 8/3/23 at 3:23 pm to Neauxla
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Friend of mine told me he is at 184/sf in Metairie and he owns the lot and is gonna be his own GC
Thoughts and prayers to your friend. Went this route recently and I will never do it again. Awful experience.
Posted on 8/4/23 at 8:55 am to AyyyBaw
Any recs for builders?
Posted on 8/4/23 at 1:24 pm to TigerDat
Larger homes are typically lower price per sqft.
Posted on 8/4/23 at 2:03 pm to dlambe5
Larger homes are typically lower price per sqft.
Disagree.The more larger homes being built today are more likely to have higher end finishes. Bigger doors, bigger windows, taller ceilings, bigger garages etc. Bigger porches and more highly finished outdoor spaces
Disagree.The more larger homes being built today are more likely to have higher end finishes. Bigger doors, bigger windows, taller ceilings, bigger garages etc. Bigger porches and more highly finished outdoor spaces
This post was edited on 8/4/23 at 5:31 pm
Posted on 8/5/23 at 9:16 am to achenator
Of course higher end stuff is more expensive. If you built two houses with the same amenities, one being 4200sqft and one being 3000. The 4200sqft will be $235/sqft and the 3000sqft house will be $250/sqft. All I was saying. The base price.
Posted on 8/6/23 at 7:43 am to Supermoto Tiger
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You might want to revise your budget. It should be $200/SF for building only...
That’s what we paid 21/22…some things were a bit more expensive than allowance (plumbing fixtures, electric) and had to write a check so maybe came out to $203/sq ft. This was custom — not builder grade. We did choose LVP bc of dogs and young kids. Builder ate a lot of it for wood cost, plumbing lines because of how the contract was written. Bet he learned a hard lesson there.
Posted on 8/7/23 at 2:08 pm to TigerBandTuba
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Any recs for builders?
From personal experience, I would NOT recommend J Hand Homes LLC. Stay away!
Posted on 8/7/23 at 6:11 pm to TigerBandTuba
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Any recs for builders?
Precision construction group, rick vineyard.
This post was edited on 8/7/23 at 6:13 pm
Posted on 8/7/23 at 9:26 pm to TigerBandTuba
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Any recs for builders?
Avoid Ron Lee.
Posted on 8/8/23 at 10:29 am to Butterfinger1
Anyone have experience with Intrepid or Haaswood?
Posted on 8/8/23 at 10:49 am to TigerBandTuba
Bobby Hurley with Hurley Homes
Posted on 8/12/23 at 12:09 pm to 10tiger
LVP? Livingston Parish? Denham Springs?
Posted on 8/13/23 at 9:43 am to Dominate308
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New construction in Prarieville are going for north of $220 a foot.
Crazy to think that people are willing to pay this, and yet they do. A 2,300-square-foot house in Prairieville "should not" cost over $500,000 to build/live in. That is insanity for builder-grade appliances, ceiling fans, and countertops.
This post was edited on 8/13/23 at 9:44 am
Posted on 8/13/23 at 2:10 pm to Novastar
quote:What were your issues? My neighbor says he'd never use him again and we had the opposite experience. Brandon is that you?
From personal experience, I would NOT recommend J Hand Homes LLC. Stay away!
Posted on 8/13/23 at 10:00 pm to achenator
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What were your issues? My neighbor says he'd never use him again and we had the opposite experience. Brandon is that you?
I’m not Brandon. Unfortunately, I’m unable to go into details about our build; however, what I can say is this company lacks integrity, is dishonest and is untrustworthy. I recommend to avoid at all costs.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 10:54 am to Sheepdog1833
$200 sft of living sft is a good bench mark.
It could be $185 sft with modest finishes or up to $225 sft going with premium stuff.
It could be $185 sft with modest finishes or up to $225 sft going with premium stuff.
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