Any home builders here

[RyanbabZ71]

Hey anyone here build houses? I was just wondering a rough estimate of how much this house would cost

 

http://www.amazingplans.com/catalog.php?ac...24&item_id=3668

[Black02Silverado]

Not sure and I could be wrong but I think the going rate of building cost is somewhere in the neighborhood of $70 or more a square foot. That is just for the house and not the land. Anyone correct me if I'm wrong. That means that this house would be around $170k. But I could be wrong. The area of the country plays a lot into that price as well.

[tmf6902]

I think a big factor in it is also going to be where your building it. I was on a different home plan site, and the prices differences for different parts of the country was fairly large in some places....I imagine you could call a home builder in your area and get a ball park per sq/ft price and it should give you a pretty decent estimate...............but then again I live in an apt, so I may have no idea what I am talking about.

 

tmf

[Worktruck]

Not sure in your neck of the woods, but around here (mainea0 I would say around $145,000 not including land. Also if it is a difficult lot you can expect to pay more. Interior options can also drive the cost up,such as commercial kitchens and hardwood flooring etc. Good Luck if you decide to build.

[RyanbabZ71]

cool the lot is 37K and the houses are typically 135-145 so $170-175000 is probably an avg range.

[422 SS]

I have been invoved in several projects similar to your plans.I recommend you put a budget together on what you think it will cost then add 20%.Unexpected things always pop up and you will be ready for them.Good luck and get professional help to make sure things are done properly.

[ugeesta]

Nice plan. Everyone is right. It depends on the area and what how nice of finish you want in the house. A 2100 sf house in Colorado goes for $100.00 sf on average. This same house in Texas can go for $75.00 sf.

 

Other things to consider are: Full basement or crawl space, tile floors vs. vinyl or carpet. jacuzzie tub, granite tops, type of light fixtures, sinks, faucets, etc.

 

A couple recomendations to you is to;

 

1:check out your builder and make sure he is reputable. There are a lot of junk builders out there.

 

2: If you act as the builder, get your subs to agree to retention terms. (i.e. 10% retainage until their scope of work is complete and punch list is done). This ensures that they will come back to finish their mistakes (your banker should help with this item).

 

3:Give your subs a reasonable schedule and manage the schedule. Subs will drag out the work if you don't watch them.

 

4: Get your bids up front. Never approve a change in work before knowing what it costs. What you think is minor can really add up. ARE422DP is right. I built our house thinking I could save $40k. We ended going $26k over our original budget.

 

5: Relax. Building a house can be stressful and very time consuming. If you don't have the time to commit to the house, or don't know enough about construction, get a builder (refer back to recomendation #1).

[RyanbabZ71]

itll be a full basement unfinished with 10ft ceilings (or maybe 9 cant remember offhand)

[ugeesta]

itll be a full basement unfinished with 10ft ceilings (or maybe 9 cant remember offhand)

It's nice to have 9' ceilings in the basement. We did that so when we finish it out, it doesnt have that low ceiling feel. The main level of your house appears to have an 8' ceiling on the main level. Lookig at teh stairs, I'm not sure you could go 9' on the main level. It adds 2 more steps to the stair system.

[Shaners]

That's a beautiful plan Ryan... The only thing I'd change would be a larger garage. 24'x24' is the smallest garage that I would consider.

[Black02Silverado]

That's a beautiful plan Ryan... The only thing I'd change would be a larger garage. 24'x24' is the smallest garage that I would consider.

I second that one. 24'x24' is the smallest to go with. It makes a big difference when you get home with the groceries and no room to move around and when you open your door it hits eveything. Nothing like space for the vehicles.

[bummed-n-Md]

Around here the avg building cost at this time is 90 to 100 sqft. There are a couple of developments here building almost the same plan, and with land, they run anywhere from 150,000 to 250,000 depending on location.

 

nice plan. I concur with everyone else.

 

The only thing I would add is that with the Garage door, you may want to go with a 9' or 10' high door. My garage has an 8 footer and since garage doors rarely go all the way up, (you loose anywhere from 6 to 12 inches of opening), my truck will not go in. (Partially due to the ride height and the slope of the apron in front of the garage door.)

 

bummed

[RyanbabZ71]

the garage is on thing i would make changes to definitly 24 deep since my truck is almost 20 hopefully a 16x8 or 18x8 door

 

I would also like to add a smaller garage (9x8) (threecar then)

[MCourson]

1:check out your builder and make sure he is reputable.  There are a lot of junk builders out there.

How true.

 

We bought our house from the original owner. When it was built they used white pine in a lot of places. We have had to replace all of it due to rot and termites. Then they did the addition. The house was built in 1977, a den, kitchen, and bathroom extension was added on in 1990. The roof of the addition has only like a 5 degree slope and they used shingles instead of sheets of roofing material. That caused a lot of leaks, thus more wood replacement. The big shower they added to the master bedroom was poorly done. We had to replace the shower pan, of course more wood, all the tile, and fix a bad carpenter ant problem. Also when we put the new roof on last year we found out the whole addition isn't even square.

 

On top of it all when they painted the place to make it sell before we bought it, they painted over real cedar siding.