How Much Does it Cost to Build a House in Connecticut with Unfinished Basement

Cost to Build a House in Connecticut

Summary: How much does it cost to build a house in Connecticut with an unfinished basement and how to add a basement emergency door.

The Salisbury 323, Designed by David Moore, President, Original Home Plans, LLC .

David is a graduate of Williams College and Harvard's Graduate School of Design.

In addition to being a licensed architect, David has experienced home construction from many points of view, as a carpenter, a general contractor, a speculative builder, and a homeowner.


The Salisbury 323 from Original Home Plans, LLC

You can order this stock house plan or configure it to meet your personal specifications with the Original Home Plan Tool. Check it out below.

The Plan Tool offers many options, such as an extended master suite or sitting room above the garage. This house can expand to from 2 to 3½ baths and from 3 to 4 bedrooms. Other interior options include a choice of kitchen layouts, several master bath upgrades, and alternate laundry locations.


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The first and second floor ceilings can be raised to 9 feet and the main house can be lengthened by up to 4 feet. You may choose a 2 or 3 car garage and place the doors on the front or side of your home. On the exterior, change the siding to clapboard, stucco, shingles, or brick. Choose from many optional features including porches, roof styles, and gables to create your own original design.

The Salisbury 323

House Area (Square Footage)
• Floor Area: 2,346
• Garage Area: 517
• Basement Area: 1,321
• Covered Porch Area 32
• Deck Area: 210

Using the 4 corner shape on the cost estimating software for the New Haven, CT area, and using Quality Class # 6 throughout except for the foundation where I used #5, I came up with $290,293.

That’s an approximate cost of $123.73per sq. ft.

You should keep in mind that the 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.

Again, the estimate for this house is an approximate one based on “Average Standard” quality materials and a unfinished basement foundation.

One way to get economical additional living area is to finish the basement. That's approx 1,321 more sq. ft

NOTE: If the basement is on flat land, you will need an “Emergency Basement Door” as all "Living areas" must have 2 means of ingress and egress. (The cost of this Emergency Basement Door is not included in the "Cost to Build")

Until you actually start getting bids and entering them into your own spreadsheet (see my spreadsheet page for FREE spreadsheets), they will remain approximate.

If you have a particular home plan and/or city you would like to see on this feature, let me know.

Enjoy!

Carl Heldmann