ladius

very nice. are you an architect? looks like it's on a steep hillside tho.

CynCrvrAP1

I'm a Designer. Yeah this is a current project im working on Near Beverly Hills West Hollywood area thats on the mountain side. Just a couple different concepts.

Kodokan_4

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

CynCrvrAP1

You are correct but i'm talking approx. numbers and i mistakingly threw that out there. without actauly sitting down and doing any calculations. The diffrence being is that since i've been in the business for quite some time, i have managed to build some relationships with individuals that will cut my cost. Not only that but i'm building 2 houses So my actual cost will vary. This all depends on materials etc.
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

Kodokan_4

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

nsx1

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.

Kodokan_4

[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.

CynCrvrAP1

Correct the garage is not calcualted with the "habital" Sq. Ft..