Estimating the Cost to Build a House in Viginia

Estimating the Cost to Build a House in Virginia-June 2010

Carl,

I found Architectural House Plans on your website and found a plan that I like.

Is there anyway that you could give me an estimated cost to build in Richmond, VA?

I really like their Field of Dreams (Plan ID Number: GL-983) which designed by Jean Larson.

Is there another tool that gives you estimated cost based on your zip code and the square footage, number of corners on the house, etc?

Thanks so much for any help,

Laura

Hi Laura,

I am unaware of any other cost estimating tool but I think the one on my "Getting Started" page from Craftsman Book would be hard to beat.

I always use "quality class" # 6 to do preliminary estimating as I feel it give a pretty good estimate for a fairly decent quality house. One can then "upgrade" based on their budget.

By the way, this is a really nice house that makes an excellent use of space.

ArchitecturalHousePlans.com
Field of Dreams
Plan ID Number: GL-983
Designed by: Jean LarsonSALA Architects, Inc.

(Designed by Jean Larson (author of "The Farmhouse", by Taunton Press), with Steve Mooney and Greg Graton, this home was featured in the highly acclaimed book, "Creating The Not So Big House" by Sarah Susanka)

Click on pictures for more detail

Detached 2 car garage: 440
Porch 243

The preliminary rough estimate of the cost to build this house in Richmond, VA as of June, 2010 is $254,621 or $112.17 per sq ft.

In this estimate the General Contractor's markup of $29,287 is included.

Well Laura, I hope you find this information helpful.

Carl