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How to figure sqft framing costs
Posted on 7/7/22 at 9:09 pm
Posted on 7/7/22 at 9:09 pm
Received a quote from a framer today to get my house framed. $6 a sqft labor, I supply the material. How do I figure the sqft in this scenario? Take the sqft of each wall and add it together? What about the roof? Floor joist? Trusses? Trying to see what the total comes out to but don’t want to do it wrong.
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Posted on 7/7/22 at 9:21 pm to GAFF
Just send it to a lumber yard and they might do the takeoff for you.
Otherwise, tell the framer to give you quantities.
Or hire someone that knows what they are doing.
Otherwise, tell the framer to give you quantities.
Or hire someone that knows what they are doing.
Posted on 7/7/22 at 9:31 pm to GAFF
You take the total sqft of the building (not just living) and multiply times 6
Posted on 7/7/22 at 9:44 pm to GAFF
I’m no civil engineer, but I’d assume that is a cost for square footage under roof. In other words, L X W of the slab times $6.
Posted on 7/8/22 at 5:55 am to Spankum
That’s what I thought originally but that seemed too cheap to me. Maybe I was just expecting it to cost more.
Posted on 7/8/22 at 6:52 am to GAFF
Just finished that portion of my house. It’s a set price per square foot of the total house. To figure square foot do the width times the length or the plans should have a total on the plans.
Posted on 7/8/22 at 6:25 pm to GAFF
Are you trying to figure the cost of labor or the cost of the framing package (lumber)?
The framer's $6 per square is just multiplied by the total sq ft under roof of your plans. The framing package requires too much info to estimate in any reasonable fashion. If you didn't have a materials list with the plans just take the plans to your lumber yard and they will produce a materials list for you and price it out.
The framer's $6 per square is just multiplied by the total sq ft under roof of your plans. The framing package requires too much info to estimate in any reasonable fashion. If you didn't have a materials list with the plans just take the plans to your lumber yard and they will produce a materials list for you and price it out.
This post was edited on 7/8/22 at 6:29 pm
Posted on 7/8/22 at 7:06 pm to Obtuse1
There are two houses to be built with the same square footage. One has a roof with 8/12 and 10/12 roof pitches with multiple slopes and 10 and 12 foot interior ceilings. The other has a 4/12 gable roof and 8 foot ceilings. Why would a framer agree to do both houses for $6 sq ft? I wouldn't
Posted on 7/8/22 at 10:06 pm to weadjust
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There are two houses to be built with the same square footage. One has a roof with 8/12 and 10/12 roof pitches with multiple slopes and 10 and 12 foot interior ceilings. The other has a 4/12 gable roof and 8 foot ceilings. Why would a framer agree to do both houses for $6 sq ft? I wouldn't
I didn't say anything because I haven't hired a framer in 16 years but I paid $7 and change (something like 7.25) for it then. I can't imagine a framing sub doing the simplest structure for $6 a square today.
Posted on 7/8/22 at 10:23 pm to weadjust
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There are two houses to be built with the same square footage. One has a roof with 8/12 and 10/12 roof pitches with multiple slopes and 10 and 12 foot interior ceilings. The other has a 4/12 gable roof and 8 foot ceilings. Why would a framer agree to do both houses for $6 sq ft? I wouldn't
The $6/sqft is their general estimating number. Usually, standard home design or features won’t contribute any extra. The “simpler” home design may be able to get a lower price, but usually framers try to be consistent and basic in their pricing. If anything, you’re taking time and labor away from a job they could charge $6/sqft.
Some will price archways, rolled/barrel ceilings, special pitches, etc. as extra or add-on costs.
$6/sqft in todays market is pretty good. I paid $5.50 with a few complex features back in 2017.
Posted on 7/9/22 at 2:26 pm to LSUtigerME
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There are two houses to be built with the same square footage. One has a roof with 8/12 and 10/12 roof pitches with multiple slopes and 10 and 12 foot interior ceilings. The other has a 4/12 gable roof and 8 foot ceilings. Why would a framer agree to do both houses for $6 sq ft? I wouldn't
This is why I asked. I was quoted $6 a sqft living and $3.75 soft for porches. Just didn't seem right to me.
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$6/sqft in todays market is pretty good
It's a friends sub. He said they'd have to knock it out on the weekends cause he has them on his jobs during the week but the framer agreed to do it for the same price.
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