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Comments (0)I'm looking at using either Systems Estimating(accurate to +/- 15%) or Unit Price Estimating (accurate to +/-10%. how do i find out the published cost estimating guide for the area i live in? were do i go to find out the labor rate standards for the sub contractors in my area? thanks...See MoreTrying to Estimate Cost/Sq. Foot for building in Texas
Comments (7)Granite will run $30/sq ft and up, depending on the slab you pick and the edge treatment. Most suppliers have "levels" with certain granites within the level (e.g., Level 1-Uba Tuba, Santa Cecelia, Kashmir Gold Level Two- New Venetian Gold, Tropic Brown). Bullnose edge is usually standard, bevel would be more, and ogee edge would be the most expensive. Flooring would vary greatly. You can get tile for $2/sq ft and tile for $12/sq ft. I would say a nice tile installed would run around $4 but using the marble or travertine would increase that. The pattern also increases the costs; if you use tile on the diagonal or a versaille pattern with the travertine, you will pay more. We found great deals on tile at Floor & Decor, particularly on the travertine. I have seen beautiful cabinets built and finished onsite. That's what we did for our house. Mine, however, did not turn out as well as I would have hoped and it was crazy trying to make the guy understand what I wanted, even with pictures! I think for my kitchen and family room I would probably use the cabinet manufacturer based in College Station if I did another house and keep site builts for the bathrooms and utility. If you interview builders they usually give you allowances that may or may not have enough to cover what you are dreaming of....See MoreCost estimate for plumbing for a new build house
Comments (6)To help everyone understand extent of work, it will help if you provide home square footage, # of bathrooms and fixtures, # and type of water heaters, if you have a preference for copper or pex, if plumbing is going to.be in a slab, crawl space or ceiling etc etc. This is not an exhaustive list of questions but a sample list. Just to give you an idea, for our very large home and due to economy of size, it worked out to around $3/sf for basic plumbing/piping and labor. Fixtures another $3/sf, not including water heaters. A smaller home may end up a litte more per sf....See MoreEstimated cost to build this plan?
Comments (22)3900 sf under roof. Because every bit of it has to be built, not just heated and cooled space. Average $200 SF for a moderately priced location with moderate specs. $780,000. +- 150K. More expensive specs, or more expensive locations, would be more. There’s places it would be double that. Easily. There’s places it would be 20% less. There’s no place it would be 50% less. It’s too wide, deep, fat hatted, and begabled, to ever be significantly less. Especially with a desire for “upgrades”. And it won’t fit on an average 50’ city lot. Those are too narrow for it. This requires a double city lot, or a larger wider suburban lot. And that is there are no set back requirements. A side load garage requires minimum very tight 30’ turn and back out, and then another 10’ to each side property lines? Plus the 71‘ width? This isn’t a buildable plan for your requirements as you have related your program....See Moretad0422
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