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Cost To Build This House

How much does it cost to build a house?

It will cost as little as $85/sq. ft., or as much as $300+/sq. ft., depending on the materials you select, where you are located, type of house you build, how much work you do yourself, etc. I built mine 5-1/2 years ago, did a ton of work myself, including being my own general contractor. It's 1800 sq. ft., and the final cost was just under $170K. It appraised at $235K, but I'm guessing the value has taken a hit with the economy. I live in Wisconsin. Hope this helps.

How much would it cost to build a house in bosnia?

if you already have land there it would cost abou 20 to 35 thousand dollars if you have all the paper works to build a house there it usually takes a lot of time to get papers if you dont have land than it might cost a lot more if you are looking to build around capital land can be 15 thousand and up it all basically depends how big the house you want and what place of bosnia you are planing to go to to buy a built house you are looking at 50 thousand dollars and up it depends where and how big house is

How much would it cost to build a house in alaska?

I was thinking along the same lines as Frankie.
Have you been to Trapper Creek? in the winter? I would go with lower ceilings, smaller rooms, a more practical floor plan with a smaller footprint. You will want to consolidate plumbing to one area of the house. And make sure to talk to local builders about plumbing in the arctic. Many people have grey water and an outhouse, and that can actually make life easier in some ways.
Yeah seriously, unless you have wads of cash I would look at smaller plans, cabin plans, and energy efficient designs.
Your dirt work and foundation will cost a lot, most people can not DIY that and don't have the heavy equipment. Cost of getting power and a driveway out to where you build will vary depending on location and conditions. Are you drilling a well? Permafrost and northern conditions can be a challenge to build on. What is your property like? What kind of foundation are you going to use?
That roof has some complicated angles, not sure how much building experience you have. And do some research on hot and cold roofs to make sure you know which one you want and why. The Cold Climate Housing Research Center has some good info to look over,
http://www.cchrc.org/building
Getting materials will be possible, but you may end up paying delivery costs from Anchorage, or making some trips with your truck and utility trailer.

OK also consider how you are going to heat this home. If you are building that huge home do some heating research and planning, and check out fuel costs for delivery in Trapper Creek. And put in a good big wood stove instead of the fireplace.

Call or check online prices for materials in Anchorage, figure in the cost of getting then to Trapper Creek. Get estimates on the things you can't DIY. Also add in the cost of getting power to your property, well, and septic. Can't imagine anything about that house plan is cheap or practical for where you want to build it.

How much does it cost to build a house in Mexico?

man - how long is a piece of string?

So many variables. This is very difficult to answer.

A smaller more modest "nice" house in the country, away from other gringos, beaches and big cities $18,000 USD (likely less if you wanted to do more leg work and could negotiate in Spanish). In a larger city in a nicer neighborhood $130,000 USD or more. Beachfront in a less touristy area $200,000 USD or more. Beachfront in a touristy area $500,000 USD or more. In fact in the most popular areas beachfront could easily be $1,000,000 USD or more.

So there you have it a "nice" house in mexico will cost you between 18,000 USD and $1,000,000 USD.

How much it cost to build a house in the Philippines?

We have a land in Ilocos Sur and I wanted to build a 2 story home with 3 beds and 2 bath with 1500 square feet. Can someone give me an idea or estimate how much will it cost? Thank you!!!

How much does it cost to build a new house in the Bay Area?

So... for the better part of a decade, I have built and sold custom homes in the Bay Area. Here's what I tell sweet doe-eyed couples who come into my beautiful new modern homes and start talking to me about how they are there for design ideas because they will are smart and savvy and will be building their own to capture the "sweat equity". Don't do it. It has been my experience that the market is actually pretty well optimized such that an inexperienced homeowner contracting with a solid GC who can properly mitigate your risks will end up building at roughly the same cost as if you were to buy the product retail from a more seasoned developer. In other words, you will not get paid for your time, substantial financial risk and stress. You may get a home customized to your tastes but it is rarely worth the aggravation. Either be in this business to make a profit as your primary career choice or just get a solid agent to find you an available home. Any profit I make is a direct result of experience and being able to optimize the variables along the way in a manner that is not available to you even if it's the second or third house you've built. There are many variables to each site and costs (both for labor and materials) tracking is a moving target.With respect to Michael Cheng (whom I know personally) it is not possible to build for $130/ft anymore even by the leanest, meanest team out there because of rapidly escalating material costs. $145 is the new target and as he points out it excludes land costs, financing costs, contingency reserves, utilities, design, engineering, permit fees, etc.I leave you with one last thought. Some of the best deals I've picked up are the projects that never got finished because of failures on the part of the general contractor or homeowner. They end up back with the bank after the owner's equity has been wiped out and I pick it up for 40-60% off with construction typically around the 50%+ completion mark. Good deal for me. Total loss for the previous owner. Plenty of roadkill in this business. Don't be that guy/gal.Update: In 2018 I would revise the minimum $/ft to $175 for rehab and $200 for new construction. The recent escalations of labor and especially materials costs have been extremely rapid. In the last few years it’s gotten harder to find profitable deals. Now even if you can find the deal there’s no one available to execute.

How much would it cost to build a house in St. Maarten?

Building there is probably about 35% more than a similar build in the U.S. due to the cost of construction materials. (I'm you have found the price of land in desireable locations such as Pelican Key, etc are comparatively high)
It will take twice as long to get the house done compared to builders in the U.S...the pace of work just isn't very urgent, to say the least.
Unless you can be on the island to supervise, I would recommend buying something already built....

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