House Plan of the Week & Cost to Build


Traditional Style COOL House Plan ID: chp-25176

Special Features
9' ceiling. Comfortable covered balcony at front, home office, workable kitchen, breakfast area and 4 well organized bedrooms.
Plan Description:
1st level: Entry hall, office, half-bath, family and dining rooms with central fireplace, kitchen with island and lunch counter, breakfast area with access to a covered balcony, laundry facilities. 2nd level: Master bedroom suite with walk-in closet and private bathroom, secondary bedroom with private bathroom, 2 other secondary bedrooms, showers room.




To estimate cost, I'll use my resource #5 , “Building Costs by City & State”, on "Getting Started" on www.byoh.com., using “average" quality.



Using this "shape" on the "cost to build" calculator for Burlington, Vermont area, I came up with $192,847 for an owner/builder. That’s an approximate cost of $69.67 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

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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.

The estimate for this house is an approximate one based on “average” quality materials.

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

Remember: By being the General Contractor (GC), determining building costs & hiring professionals (subcontractors) to do the actual work (That’s what a GC does), YOU can be your own General Contractor for ANY type of construction: New homebuilding to build your “Dream House”), room additions, remodeling older homes; Build log homes, kit homes, even renovate foreclosures. Since you are the “Boss”, YOU can chose your own house plans or home plans, YOU can design your kitchen, YOU can decide to build “Green”, build with Solar, Wind, geothermal heat pumps, or anything else YOU desire, and YOU can do it for a lot LESS!