New build - how much did your stairs cost?
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Comments (16)"Not necessarily. For example, sitework can often run over if you are building a basement and don't know what you will find." Very true. We built a walk out basement (in the front of the house) into a hill. We had lived on the hill for 15 years before deciding to build 'the' house. They ended up having to go 10 ft below basement level to find solid ground, then had to fill and pack. Then the county decided our 'zoning' was incorrect and required us to build to '1 hour fire' specs which included a residential fire system, tempered glass everywhere, no open decking, double sheet-rock, etc... Then when I went to pay for the 'septic authorization' (county allowing us to use our existing septic system), they said they screwed up and we weren't in a secondary fire zone and our zoning was rural residential so we didn't need to do all the fire mitigation construction. We had the plans re-done to reflect all the fire requirements which we didn't need. The county clerk actually called my wife to apologize but they didn't send me a check for all the extra $$ I had spent prior to them 're-zoning' me for the 2nd time. We ended up @ about 30% over budget for a build that was supposed to be 120 days but went 375. We knew we were into it big-time so just did what ever we wanted and budget be damned. Our builder tried to recoup all of his over-runs also (kind of shadily), we only paid him for the ones we signed off on and parted ways on less than friendly terms....See MoreCare 2 Share? How Much Did your Home cost to Build?
Comments (30)$360,000 to build + $200,000 for 40 acres with 330' lakeshore in MN. The cost to build includes about $30,000 for gravel driveway, $7,500 for underground electricity, well for $6,250 and $10,500 for septic. 4 BR/2.5 bath. 1,450 sq ft main finished, 1,100 2nd level finished, 1,450 basement unfinished, 780 bonus room unfinished. 2-car garage unfinished, 28'x28'=780 sq ft. Colonial variation with 6 dormers. 9' ceilings throughout including basement. Open floor plan two story great room/kitchen/dining room. Master BR and laundry on Main Floor. Split-faced block, Hardiboard siding. 8/12 pitch with architectural 40-yr shingles. Upper mid-level finishes. Large porcelain tile, BR-111 Amendoim wood floor, 48" stainless steel double oven stove with custom 48" range hood, maple stair treads and railings with white balusters, maple fireplace hearth surround, custom mudroom lockers, geothermal HVAC including radiant floor in basement plus desuperheater, garage and bathroom tile floors, closed cell sprayfoam insulation, quality vinyl argon-filled casement windows. Finished building August, 2009. Hopefully plan on never moving. I was nervous building in a severe market collapse because I didn't know what would happen if our appraisal was less than what it cost to build. Local lender really helped as well as one-time close construction to permanent loan as they had an incentive to get it closed. I was technically the GC although we had an experienced, quality builder. I did the tile, wood floors, built master shower, painting, basement waterproofing, interior and exterior drain tile, much of radiant tubing and below slab insulation, closet systems, pantry, low voltage wiring including Cat6 and coax to multiple locations in each room, security wiring, music system and speaker wiring, fireplace mantle, hearth and surround, etc. On-site every day after work and many days before work too and every weekend....See MoreHow much did your remodel or renovation cost?
Comments (16)We did a gut and remodel of our entire house for around $65,000. A LOT of DIY with some hiring out. Our house isn't very big, the dreaded 1970 era raised ranch with about 1100 square feet on the top and 1100 on the bottom. Our garage is attached but to the back of the house. The kitchen cost us about $11,000 in materials (not including appliances.) Our plumbing is all new, electrical mostly new, we kept some drywall, and the hardwood floors upstairs we saved but had them refinished. New roof, windows, doors, trim, etc. I didn't want to go over $75,000 for the whole job and we still have to do a driveway and landscaping which will definitely push us over a bit. I think the things that saved us the most money is DH is very handy and imaginative so we were able to use his skills in places that could have cost us a lot more and two was our ability to shop around for materials. For almost everything we bought from light fixtures, to cabinets, to appliances I shopped around until I found I was getting a good value. Whenever you are remodeling there are so many wants that can push the budget up. You have to step back and splurge on the ones that are really important to you and try and cut back on things that are less important.. Did anyone look at the chart from live wire? I am sorry but I can't believe some (not all) of the prices. I checked Chicago and it says a mid range master suite addition is $127,000. Upscale was $257,000. I would love to know what that includes....See More- 5 months ago
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