How Much Does Cost To Build a House In California?

Summary: The cost to build a house in California will fluctuate depending on the size and the design of the home, the design of the foundation and roof, and the quality of building materials used.

Carl How much does cost to build a new house in California?

Thanks, Patrice

Hi Patrice, On my Getting Started page you will find cost estimating software called Building Costs by City and State.

Using this construction cost calculator I ran a cost to build analysis on the cost to build a two story 2000 sq. ft. new home in Santa Rosa California.

I used a simple 4 corner foundation design and a simple roof with moderate roof pitch to keep overall construction costs down.

I also used Quality Class number 6 throughout as, other than foundation and roof design, you can always upgrade quality later if your budget allows you to.

I also chose:

• Concrete slab foundation (automatic with Quality Class # 6)

• 2,000 square feet of living space, 1,000 square feet per each level

• Forced air heat & AC

• 400 sq ft attached garage under the main building roof

• Zero-clearance insulated prefab metal fireplace with brick face

• Building inside the metro area but not in a housing development (tract).

Here are the results from the construction cost software that will give you an itemized breakdown of the labor and material home building costs for Santa Rosa, California.

Total estimated (approximate) construction cost to build a simple 2 story home including labor, materials, equipment, utilities, building permits, house plans, and a General Contractors markup of $22,437 is estimated to be $203,477 or $101.73 per sq. ft., excluding land cost.

Anyone can calculate their own approximate home building costs for any area of the USA with this construction cost calculator!

Hope this helps, Carl Heldmann