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Old 11-12-2014, 07:57 AM
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I will be building a house next year and was just wondering what it cost you to build yours. We will be subcontracting it out and will be doing the painting and floors ourselves (well family members who have experience in doing these things).

Wont be building an extravagant home but a nice home we can call our own. Will be building about 2,000 sq ft living. Lafayette area

What did you spend? Did you do some of it yourself?

Any info is appreciated.
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Old 11-12-2014, 08:03 AM
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Lafyette your looking at $100 -$125 per sq ft
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Old 11-12-2014, 09:59 AM
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Lafyette your looking at $100 -$125 per sq ft
If he subs it all out himself as his on gc? I bet he can get that down to about $90.
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Old 11-12-2014, 10:02 AM
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Buddy of mine just built a house in youngsville for $106/ sq ft including his lot. It was not a custom house though
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Old 11-12-2014, 10:44 AM
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If he subs it all out himself as his on gc? I bet he can get that down to about $90.
I did it when I first built my house and I'm going through that right now on a 900 sq ft addition. I really wish I would have just paid a gc to handle all of it for me. It is such a headache to deal with on top of work, and it's almost a full time job just tracking down my damn plumber! Now my wife is due in 4 weeks and opening weekend is here and we still aren't done......... It did save me a good bit of money though.
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Old 11-12-2014, 12:35 PM
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Everyone I know who subbed their house wishes they would have got a GC.

You looking at about $90-$110 if you do it yourself.
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Old 11-12-2014, 03:30 PM
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I contracted my black in, insulation, sheetrock, flooring, cabinets, brick, and roofing.
I did my own electrical, painting, interior trim, exterior trim, and cabinet finishing.
My father in law did my A/C work for pretty cheap.
My uncle did my plumbing for pretty cheap.
I have a 2.5 acre lot and a 30x40 shop... I was still under $85 per sq ft of living with my lot and building included...

My house was built in 2009 and it is not a bare minimum house... it has granite countertops, custom cabinets, tile floors, upstairs game room, 9' ceilings, etc.

If you build modestly and do some of the work yourself you can get it done cheaper than $100-$110 sq ft... heck you can buy a nice house for that price range.
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Old 11-12-2014, 06:30 PM
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I just finished two houses in Beaumont tx. The lots were $45,000 each and I had to use windstorm engineers. The houses were spec homes but nothing spared in style or quality. I have $110 per foot in them.
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Old 11-12-2014, 06:46 PM
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I build houses for a living , the homes I build start at 200/ sqft w/o land and have gone 300+/ ft. These are very high end homes that take 9 months - 2 years to build . As for building a house for 90/ sqft , if I took out all the expensive finishes( marble, wolf/subzero etc) I still don't see how this is possible w/o skimping on quality.
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Old 11-12-2014, 07:29 PM
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Old 11-12-2014, 07:57 PM
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i also build houses for a living and i think getting a builder is a good idea. if your familiar with construction and have the time to supervise then you can save 25-35k on the total price. my only word of advice is do not under any circumstances (no matter how bad the sob story is) pay anyone their last draw untill they are 100% complete with their portion of the job. also investigate how to get lien wavers done so you won't have a lien on your place if the sub fails to pay for his materials.
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Old 11-12-2014, 07:58 PM
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if you sub it out you can get a basic house done for about 90$ and a really nice house for $110
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Old 11-12-2014, 08:05 PM
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if you sub it out you can get a basic house done for about 90$ and a really nice house for $110
I agree complete with this statement.
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Old 11-12-2014, 09:09 PM
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Lol , don't think so what?
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Old 11-12-2014, 09:25 PM
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Old 11-13-2014, 07:24 AM
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I am building right now, have concrete scheduled for saturday (in sulphur area). If you are just subcontracting your work out it may be hard to get down to $90. Think you would have to do a lot of work yourself to get that low. I am at $127 per ft living, with some float in there, and the living cost is elevated because we have a little over 2000sq ft of unheated area. Thats not including the land, clearing, dirt work, or house pad. Just home construction. But I only got estimates from contractors that I had good references for and I did get 4-6 estimates on every facet of the house. I had hoped to see the $90 range when we started planning but can't get close to that.
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Old 11-13-2014, 08:38 AM
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I would still get a couple of prices from reputable builders. The discounts and contractor pricing we receive on labor and material may bring the potential savings of self contracting down quite a bit. You may find out your not saving that much and may want to transfer the headaches and liability to a builder if the savings are not great enough. ( the builder and his insurance would be responsible for injuries, foundation failure, etc. )
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Old 11-13-2014, 01:01 PM
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I agree complete with this statement.
oh youre a house building expert now too
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Old 11-13-2014, 01:08 PM
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I just got a quote from a builder in lafayette, it was 150 a square foot. And that's not including the land or cabinets!
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Old 11-13-2014, 06:27 PM
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i don't know what type of houses ya'll are building but as an example i backed out the cost of the lot on this house and it came to $113 per foot. as you can see it's a nice house with 10' ceilings through out except 12' in the living room. tray ceilings, 11' walk through shower, double garage, back patio with fireplace, and outdoor kitchen with grill, sink, and fridge. and that includes the sod, landscaping, fencing and appliances.
http://www.vaneatonromero.com/L14256632

not in the photos is the brick arch i put between the living and kitchen and the cypress beams on the kitchen ceiling

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