Cost per square foot in expensive area?
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Is this a reasonable per/square foot cost of kitchen remodeling
Comments (15)Adding on is more expensive, and the kitchen is the highest price per square foot of any part of the house, plus you are in a more expensive area -- but that still seems high to me. Keep in mind that it can cost nearly as much to move something a little as to move it a lot. Same thing with adding a little -- The labor is nearly the same, the permits and the problems are nearly thesame, and only some of the materials increase. if you do rethink your approach, it pays to take the time to really study your space and options -- think outside the box and conventional approaches. We bought out house planning only on replacing counters and appliances, but 4 years later, we ripped it all out. We moved a cooktop out of the island and across that island from the sink -- made possible because we were able to install a prep sink. We also took out a corner pantry and a huge overhead light box. The kitchen feels about 50% larger and functions so much better, but we didn't change the footprint. We couldn't -- there was really nowhere we could go, so we improved the same space and got a lot more out of it. If you want to post what you have with what you need and want, I'm sure you'll get a lot of great pointers on working within the available space. Something to think about.......See MoreRenovation costs per square foot, Miami, Fl.
Comments (3)I hope that's a typo and you mean 1000 sq ft! Remodeling Magazine publishes the Cost vs Value Report anually and the 2015 version just came out. Kitchens and baths are the most expensive remodels that you can plan. Consider hiring an experienced designer to help you with the hundreds of decisions that you will face. Good luck!...See MoreData on marginal cost per square foot
Comments (22)The cost per carat of a diamond is easily established and in fact very public, and more importantly uses a factor just like I am talking about, you use a chart to select your stone's quality and then you multiply by the carats. It is called the Rapaport diamond report, it is updated weekly and available to anyone who purchases a subscription. You can always lay your hands on one. I am aware that I think differently than most people, and really, I wish I had never brought this up. But people keep bringing things in as variables that are simply not variables. Again, the pattern of the hardwood will probably not change if your bedroom gets a foot bigger, most people would continue a herringbone pattern, they would only put a contrasting boarder if the rest of the room had one. Is shoe moulding included in the rest of the room or not? Carpet waste is a legitimate variable, but given a sample size of even 50 homes, carpet waste will get normal. If you set the price of the rest of the square footage as the constant you don't need a number. By setting the overall cost per square foot to 1 (it doesn't matter the actual dollar amount) and testing for the relationship between marginal cost and nominal cost we get a number either less than or greater than one (a factor) that you can multiply overall cost by to get a marginal cost. With this method you don't need to really have two per square foot prices that are equal or even close. I was working with a statistician today (on something else), and he also thought that someone has to have done this, it has a simple dependent variable and only a few independent variables. We found one study that quoted a factor of 0.58 with a standard deviation of 0.085. Which means that 68.2% of the time the marginal cost per square foot is between 49.5% and 66.5%, while 95% of the time the cost will be between 41% and 75%. I don't know where or when these came from so I don't think I would use them yet. I think I wil put in a call to the college of architecture at some point this week....See MoreHome Construction Cost Per Square Foot
Comments (37)In the end, there are largely two types of people who comment on these threads. Those who are building houses and those who have built houses. While I admit certain people who have built houses in the past are a bit jaded, I think you need to realize that experience does count for something. I advise those who are starting the process to not so quickly discount the advice of those who have been through the process. I have built two houses in the past and was solidly into building the third when I decided not to do it. I had firm pricing to get it done and was pretty confident that I had an initial cost laid out, and my house came back more significantly higher than the OP's. Construction labor in my area is only 8% higher than Texas, but my house came back at almost 30% higher, and this price didn't include flooring, bathroom fixtures or cabinets. I do realize that it is possible for this to happen but become concerned that the OP is focusing on the wrong items. I feel my concern was validated when he posted the specs of his custom build. A 14 SEER AC in Texas is a bit silly. In fact, it doesn't even meet the currently enacted future minimums. The marginal cost of 16 or 17 SEER is reasonable in North Texas, which has something like 3,000 cooling degree days. My experience tells me that this isn't the only questionable thing going on here. Someone who is willing to cut that corner is probably going to cut others. The question isn't whether or not you can build a house in North Texas for $120 per square - the question is should you build a house in North Texas for $120 per square. In the end, labor and overhead are only so much of the build. Please don't feel the need to answer that question for me. I don't need, or even care, to know. However, you might consider listening to some of the people who have completed their build, because it is tends to be a bit of a humbling experience....See More
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