House Plan of the Week & Cost to Build

Hi, I'm building a 3023 sq ft house this spring. It has a 3 car garage attached. 2100 first floor 900 second and 893 garage. I'm planning on subbing out the basement, framing, roofing, drywall, and siding. What do you think the cost will be completed using average interior materials. I Will be doing plumbing and elect., painting etc..

Hi Ryan, your question mirrors many others, so what I think I will do, is post a weekly "House Plan of the Week & the cost to build it.

This week I'll start with your question and come as close to what you described.
You didn't include as much info as necessary to get real accurate, but you'll get the idea.



COOL House Plan ID: chp-25180




1st Floor 2130 sq. ft / 2nd Floor 1006 sq. ft. Total sq. ft. 3136

To estimate cost, I'll use my resource #5 on "Getting Started" on www.byoh.com.

Using this "shape" on the "cost to build" calculator,




and the special features found on the coolhouseplans.com website, and a random city & state, Charlotte, N C area here's what I come up with: $254,071 for an owner/builder. That’s a approximate cost of $81 per sq. ft.

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

(You will need Adobe Reader to read this cost breakdown. Here is a FREE Adobe Reader download if you need it.)

So Ryan, Using your own house plan, run it through the same process I did with this house plan and just deduct the labor cost from the categories you plan on doing yourself.

This will give you an approximate idea as to how much your labor will be worth. Until you actually start getting bids and entering them into your own spreadsheet (see my spreadsheet page for FREE spreadsheets), it will remain approximate.

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

Any questions, please let me know,
Carl


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