Cost to Build a House in Illinois

Cost to Build a House in Illinois

Design Connection, LLC Plan n586





Square feet:
1st Floor: 1412
2nd: 494
Total: 1906
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 2.5
Garage: 2 car (aprox 350 sq. ft.)
Foundation: Crawl Space

To estimate cost, I'll use the "cost to build" calculator on my resource #5 , “Building Costs by City & State”, on "Getting Started" on byoh.com, using “average" quality and a crawl space foundation.



Using this "shape" on the "cost to build" calculator, for the Chicago, IL area (Actually, Carol Stream/Wheaton area), I came up with $166,995 for an owner/builder.That’s an approximate cost of $87.61 per sq. ft. (Based on 1906 sq. ft of living area)
I determined this amount by deducting the General Contractor’s Markup, equipment rental, and allowed only $2,000 for insurance.

Breakdown of Building Costs for This House. (PDF file)
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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” quality materials and a crawl space foundation as of May, 2008.Until you actually start getting bids and entering them into your own spreadsheet (see my spreadsheet page for FREE spreadsheets), it will remain approximate.

Enjoy,

Carl