Cost to Build a New House in Kansas

Cost to Build a New House in Kansas-July 2010

Carl,

Your sight is jam packed with info. My wife and I are considering building a new home here in Wichita.

There are several areas that we have contacted and they are willing us to be our own General Contractor.

I worked in the construction business ten yrs ago, but am looking for some insight as to what you think a 2000 sq foot home, 3bdrm, 2.5 bath, 3car garage, 7-9 pitch, nothing too crazy, simple ranch would run sq ft wise.

Your input is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Bradley



HousePlansandMore.com # 592-051D-0033

• 3 bedroom
• 2.5 bath
• Total Square Feet: 2196
• 3-car Front entry garage
• Footprint: 73ft. x 58ft. 8in.
• Standard Foundation: Basement
• Exterior Stud Type: 2x6
• 1st Floor Square Feet: 2196
• Full Unfinished Basement
• Central Heat/AC
• 1 fireplace
• Screen Porch 310 sq ft

Hi Bradley,

To estimate the cost to build this house from HousePlansAndMore.com, I'll use my resource #5 on "Getting Started" on www.byoh.com.

Using this "shape" on the "cost to build" calculator for the Wichita KS area, I came up with $82,468 for an owner/builder. That’s an approximate cost of $129 per sq. ft. (As of July 2010)

I determined this amount by deducting the General Contractor’s Markup, equipment rental, and allowed only $2,000 for insurance.

Houseplansandmore.com's handy dandy "ESTIMATED COST TO BUILD THIS HOME" calculator feature estimates the cost to build this house, including the cost of a General Contractor, at $241,560.

Note: The cost per sq. ft. goes up a quite a bit with any ranch (one level) design, as well as with an oversize garage and a large screen porch.

But until you actually start getting bids and entering them into your own spreadsheet (see my spreadsheet page for FREE spreadsheets), any cost to build a new house estimate will always be approximate.

Everyone should keep in mind that the estimated cost to build for this example, or any house plan, can vary considerably depending quality of materials selected, and on actual bids for labor and material.

Good luck,
Carl