You are better off asking builders (plural) in your area for estimates. You will get 'estimates' and get a feel for how it would be to work with the builders and their availability.

Thank you, I just want to be sure I am looking at the right design that is in my budget before getting prices from builders. I look at plenty of builders new cosntruction in this area to get an idea of prices but there is nothing comparative. Everything is closer to 3000 sq ft with attached garages. Nothing in the 2000 sq ft with detached. Also I have spoken with 2 builders, but not for this particular plan. They basically say approx $250 sq ft. But again that is based on their current plans which are nice custom homes, but are all larger with attached garages.

"But again that is based on their current plans which are nice custom homes, but are all larger with attached garages."

Yes but porches and garages are the less expensive portions of the home to build. Price per square foot is a horrible metric but if that is what you must use (and it could be completely inaccurate), then the price will most likely still be in that range as the important sq ft is still there, it is just more compact. And if they are developers who build the same plan over and over they have their costs narrowed down to the nines, meaning your one off house will probably be MORE expensive.

Maybe some of the builders who regularly post here can give you a ballpark estimate. The problem is who's to say they're right? or wrong? Without a full set of plans, it is what it is, just an estimate. And in the fast-changing climate we're in now, whatever anyone tells you now could be obsolete by the time you actually are ready to build.

And as millworkman stated, smaller is not necessarily less expensive. Builders are in huge demand, and have a profit margin in mind when they accept a project. If they can't make the profit they want, they'll either raise your price or not take on the risk.

Thank you for all the responses, the 2 builders I have spoken with are custom home builders. I guess what I am trying to figure out is, is there anything that makes this home plan more expensive then what it seems like 100% of homes built are , custom homes that are larger with attached garages? I understand the cost per sq ft is not accurate, and that is my problem, when getting rough ideas from builders they quote in sq ft and I am sure its not an accurate way to guote this home with detached garage.

It is not an accurate way to quote building a wooden milk crate yet people have no problem using it as a guestimating metric and then screaming when the numbers are no where close............................

To be sure cost/SF is a metric that gets lots of folks in trouble. If builders are using $250/SF based on 3,000 SF homes with attached garages, it's a safe bet that a similar quality smaller home with a detached garage will be more per SF. As far as projecting costs to 2025 I have no idea. I can't predict what they'll be in January 2023 with any reasonable accuracy.

A detatched garage is more expensive to build than an attached garage. A detached garage workshop is even more expensive to build.

A smaller home has a higher ratio of more expensive areas to the less expensive areas, rendering it more expensive per square foot.

Hardiplank is more expensive than vinyl.

Engineered wood is more expensive than vinyl.

Wide and deep houses are more expensive than shallow and long houses. With a lot of lost opportunity for recapturing 1/2 story living space, due to the trusses.

Custom one off builds are more expensive than tract built in a subdivision of the same homes.

"They basically say approx $250 sq ft."

Use that as your start. As you noticed, the prices you have received so far are for other people with other houses on other sites. It is time to start getting prices for your house on your property from your builder. Set your goal and do what it takes to get there.

What do you like about this house?

The kitchen which will be dark with no naturallight?

The toilet in the master bath that will be heard by anyone sitting in the dining area?

The washer/dryerbeing so far from where most laundry is generated ( thebedrooms)?

The master closet where clothes can’t turn corners?

Is there a second floor?

Thank you, what we like about this house plan is the small size, the exterior look as well as the layout. It is just my wife and myself. Retiring to this property along with our horses. Like the larger breakfast area with fireplace that will be dining room as well. The number 3 bedroom will be my small office. I would like a kitchen with windows, but it seems most plans I like have kitchens in middle of house. No 2nd floor. We currently live in a 2 story house so all bedrooms are far from the laundry room. The laundry room being away from everything as well as being a mud room is very important as having horses will be tracking dirt and this entry area is important. Thank you for pointing out flaws in the design.

Here is another plan we like , but the garage is attached. This is the plan that one builder said would be $600k to build including well septic and landscaped https://www.dongardner.com/house-plan/393/the-georgetown . So I am curious if the one I posted above would be approx. the same cost as this one or is it does it look more or less costly?

Have you considered working with an architect to get everything in the right place? Working with a talented residential architect can actually save you money in the long run.

Especially sine this is your retirement home, you want to also consider future needs Things like not having to carry baskets of laundry across the house while still having laundrynear enough where you enter. While youre healthy now, unfortunately as we age, life happens. Make it easy to stay long term in thehouse.

Or having a light filled kitchen and dining room.

Or not having pasted on dormers that do nothing.

I'm currently building in central VA. Fully custom on our own land. As someone said before, prices are going up every day, and multiple price increase are already planned to catch up. Ordered HVAC units last week to miss the 10% bump effective today. No way to have any confidence in any pricing you get today being relevant in 2 years.

I am not familiar with dealing with an architect. I would not know how to select one nor understand the costs of adding an architect to the picture. The house we live in now we had built 20 years ago, this was easy as we went through builders model homes , found one we liked and had them build the same house. Now it is not seeming so easy.

I know a good one who can work with you remotely. I am not able to give you the info now but if you message me, i can send you the info.

We reside in South Carolina.

As of last month we spoke with 3 local builders and the quotes came in from $400 - $500 sq ft.

That doesn’t include your lot.

Wow your in an expensive area of SC. Our lot that we already own is in south central sc, not the coast. Custom new homes with 5-7 acres in the 3000 sq ft range here are selling for about $790,000 with the 5-7 acres. At $500 sq ft that would be $1.5 Million plus the lot, that sounds like the coast

What something sells for, and what something costs to build, are two different and independent figures. It often costs more than a home will appraise for to build it. You often need to bring money to the table to close when you are building a custom home. That is particularly true if it is not surrounded by similar size and level of custom homes. A 3000 custom in the middle of 1100 square feet ranch homes will never appraise for what it costs to build.

The prices I mentioned that homes are selling for new construction is builders selling homes on select lots in private gated communities. So this has nothing to do with the appraised values nor selling price. It is the price the builder is selling the lot and home for . My lot is a gated horse community , all lots are 4 to 20 acres. Every home is very custom. Some of the lots that are available are bought by custom builders who build a home and sell the lot with the home. Also no finance involved so not sure what you mean by needing to bring extra money to table to close for a custom home.

But I want to be sure I have some idea of costs before using a builders time and find out I am out of my ballpark.

You select a likely builder and pay to have them bid your project. Of course the price today will probably be only good for a week.

You are doing a 1M build, out of pocket? No loan? I would suggest that your interests are better protected with a loan. And your financials as well. Even with interest rates rising, you will earn more placing the absolute minimal amount required to get a loan into the house, and keeping invested the rest.

Yes i do plan the build out of pocket , no loan . i already own the land , just need to pay the house and horse barn . so total cost for house and barn and fencing i am hoping to keep to 800k . i know the cost of barn and fence . hoping to keep the cost of house in the 600-650 range

I feel like you're letting the tail wag the dog. When we started talking to our builder, we had a number in mind for cost per sq/ft. He took us to a recent build of his at that price point, then $50 more, then $100 more, so we could see/feel what the differences were. The lower cost had vinyl floors, cheaper siding, standard tile, etc. As you go up in price, better flooring, designer tiles, more wood/stone siding, etc.

Also consider that if you remove the porches, you'll change the roofline and truss design, so that will all need to be re-engineered.

Recently I was talking with a friend that is in the residential building business. In PA, basic builder grade home begins at $400,000.

Wells - $5,000+

On-site septic - $20,000+

If I were in your position, I'd look for houses in an expandable area and find one I liked the quality of. Maybe get lucky and find one of a similar design to what you want. Contact the builder. It'll be easier if the house you like is under construction. Given the gated location I feel you'll receive relatively high pricing. One alternative would require a lot of effort and time to GC the build.