cost build 3500 sq ft house?
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Originally Posted by CynCrvrAP1,Aug 17 2007, 07:25 PM
im doing the plans myself im the sole designer of my projects.
hHere are some concepts im still working with but you get the idea
Keep in mind i'm still a student finshing my degree (slowly)
hHere are some concepts im still working with but you get the idea
Keep in mind i'm still a student finshing my degree (slowly)
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Originally Posted by ladius,Aug 18 2007, 03:22 PM
very nice. are you an architect? looks like it's on a steep hillside tho.
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Originally Posted by CynCrvrAP1,Aug 17 2007, 07:51 AM
IMO what you should look to expect to spend is around 250-400. Thats just being real with you.
I'm looking to spend approximately 500k to build one house, but the current market and value of the houses im building around are all above 1.5 million. We are talking 4 bedroom 3500sqft.
-Pete
I'm looking to spend approximately 500k to build one house, but the current market and value of the houses im building around are all above 1.5 million. We are talking 4 bedroom 3500sqft.
-Pete
That's a big difference from $250 - $400 per sqft.
-Pete
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Originally Posted by Kodokan_4,Aug 18 2007, 09:54 PM
If you are building a 3500 sqft home for $500,000 - isn't that about $143 per sqft?
That's a big difference from $250 - $400 per sqft.
-Pete
That's a big difference from $250 - $400 per sqft.
-Pete
Now, since i'm building a green house i'm trying to recieve a sponsorship on the items i plan on using and getting a discount. What people don't realize is that alot of green companies are trying to push their product and need people to build with them in order to get their item out there. Alot of these companies are willing to take a huge discount of their product if your willing to advertise for them. Thats what i plan on doing. Structurally i'm using a system called LOGIX. It's a building system that uses blocks (no wood) and it is 50% quiter, 8X stronger, produces 8 tons of less emissions anually, easier to build, and will cut you energy cost by 70% a year. There is alot to be considered and when its actaully all laid out on plan, thats when you can expect to start narrowing down on numbers
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I'm also very interested in the costs of building a new home.
I'm currently designing a 2-story 1200-1600 sq/ft home to build for myself.
My plan is to demolish the house and garage I have now and start fresh. I don't think I can save any of the old house, so it will be all new construction.
I want to have the new house built to the finished drywall, with floors, rough electrical and plumbing - and then I will finish the rest. I'm very good at finish carpentry, appliance installation, painting, etc, and I would prefer to do it myself. (Although I wouldn't try it on a large house.)
I know it's difficult to get any realistic kind of estimate without knowing EXACTLY what you want. For now, I'm using an old "Virtual Home" CD from 1998.
-Pete
I'm currently designing a 2-story 1200-1600 sq/ft home to build for myself.
My plan is to demolish the house and garage I have now and start fresh. I don't think I can save any of the old house, so it will be all new construction.
I want to have the new house built to the finished drywall, with floors, rough electrical and plumbing - and then I will finish the rest. I'm very good at finish carpentry, appliance installation, painting, etc, and I would prefer to do it myself. (Although I wouldn't try it on a large house.)
I know it's difficult to get any realistic kind of estimate without knowing EXACTLY what you want. For now, I'm using an old "Virtual Home" CD from 1998.
-Pete
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Originally Posted by dyhppy,Aug 17 2007, 01:44 AM
would 100/ sq ft be valid for 2 stories?
3500 sq/ft sounds like a good size... 1000sq/ft living space, 2500sq/ft garage.
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[QUOTE=nsx1,Aug 19 2007, 01:27 PM] With all things being equal, a 2-story house is less expensive than a 1-story because there's less roof and foundation per sq/ft.
3500 sq/ft sounds like a good size... 1000sq/ft living space, 2500sq/ft garage.
3500 sq/ft sounds like a good size... 1000sq/ft living space, 2500sq/ft garage.
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Originally Posted by Kodokan_4,Aug 19 2007, 01:42 PM
I like your house to garage ratio!
In my house design, a good portion of the first floor is garage space (about 550 sq/ft).
Even though it's part of the house, the garage square footage isn't counted for sales listing/tax purposes, right?
-Pete
PS - Good point on the cost of 2-story vs. 1-story.
In my house design, a good portion of the first floor is garage space (about 550 sq/ft).
Even though it's part of the house, the garage square footage isn't counted for sales listing/tax purposes, right?
-Pete
PS - Good point on the cost of 2-story vs. 1-story.
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