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Posted by Kickstart on August 9, 2007, 6:33 am
> and $z on top of that". Any estimating tricks would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
Find the perfect lot that doesn't need any site work before building or one
that already has the work done.
Then find "your" lot that still needs all of this work done.
Subtract the price of "your" lot from the ready lot and now you have a rough
idea of the site work cost
kickstart
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Posted by willshak on August 9, 2007, 8:32 am
on 8/9/2007 6:33 AM Kickstart said the following:
>> and $z on top of that". Any estimating tricks would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks.
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> Find the perfect lot that doesn't need any site work before building or one
> that already has the work done.
> Then find "your" lot that still needs all of this work done.
> Subtract the price of "your" lot from the ready lot and now you have a rough
> idea of the site work cost
>
> kickstart
...or no idea of the site work to be done.
1. Location, location, location.
2. Whatever the traffic will bear.
--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
To email, remove the double zeroes after @
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Posted by on August 9, 2007, 12:27 pm
On Aug 8, 11:11 am, randyc...@gmail.com wrote:
> My wife and I are at the very beginning stage of planning and building
> a new home. We're in the "driving around and looking at land" stage.
> The problem we're having is trying to ballpark the site prep costs.
> It's obvious that the prep cost for a flat, former corn field will be
> less than that of a hilly, rocky, heavily wooded site, but how do we
> figure out roughly what the cost will be. What we'd like to be able
> to do at this point is look at a piece of property and be able to say
> "this piece of land costs $x and the site prep will cost between $y
> and $z on top of that". Any estimating tricks would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
Hi Randy,
I understand your confusion about land development costs. Obviously,
it varies according to the lot and what utilities etc. would need to
be put in before building. Things to consider are: driveway or access
to the home from the road, septic or sewer hookup, electrical hookup
and the cost of a temporary electrical service for your trades, as
well as tree clearing and any grading required for drainage. I might
suggest, went to narrow down the lot, the you ask neighbors or
neighboring lot owners , if they can give you some insight as to what
their costs were. Another valuable resource is excavation
contractors , as well as plumbers. These guys are needed before
building and will have a wealth of experience and expertise on costs.
Checking with your local building authority is also advised and of
course , doesn't cost you anything. There are a few good owner
builder sites online that you can search for that have forums you can
Post to that assist you as well. Owner builder book web site is a
good one , as well as buildandsave.com Another resource are owner
builder consulting companies like buildmax. They have construction
experts on staff that walk people through the whole building process.
I hope this helps and feel free to e-mail me if you have any
questions.
Best regards,
Larry J. Clark , President Allpro Building Systems www.abshomes.com
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Posted by on August 9, 2007, 12:27 pm
On Aug 8, 11:11 am, randyc...@gmail.com wrote:
> My wife and I are at the very beginning stage of planning and building
> a new home. We're in the "driving around and looking at land" stage.
> The problem we're having is trying to ballpark the site prep costs.
> It's obvious that the prep cost for a flat, former corn field will be
> less than that of a hilly, rocky, heavily wooded site, but how do we
> figure out roughly what the cost will be. What we'd like to be able
> to do at this point is look at a piece of property and be able to say
> "this piece of land costs $x and the site prep will cost between $y
> and $z on top of that". Any estimating tricks would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
Hi Randy,
I understand your confusion about land development costs. Obviously,
it varies according to the lot and what utilities etc. would need to
be put in before building. Things to consider are: driveway or access
to the home from the road, septic or sewer hookup, electrical hookup
and the cost of a temporary electrical service for your trades, as
well as tree clearing and any grading required for drainage. I might
suggest, went to narrow down the lot, the you ask neighbors or
neighboring lot owners , if they can give you some insight as to what
their costs were. Another valuable resource is excavation
contractors , as well as plumbers. These guys are needed before
building and will have a wealth of experience and expertise on costs.
Checking with your local building authority is also advised and of
course , doesn't cost you anything. There are a few good owner
builder sites online that you can search for that have forums you can
Post to that assist you as well. Owner builder book web site is a
good one , as well as buildandsave.com Another resource are owner
builder consulting companies like buildmax. They have construction
experts on staff that walk people through the whole building process.
I hope this helps and feel free to e-mail me if you have any
questions.
Best regards,
Larry J. Clark , President Allpro Building Systems www.abshomes.com
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Posted by StLouisMike on August 9, 2007, 4:09 pm
On Aug 8, 1:11 pm, randyc...@gmail.com wrote:
> My wife and I are at the very beginning stage of planning and building
> a new home. We're in the "driving around and looking at land" stage.
> The problem we're having is trying to ballpark the site prep costs.
> It's obvious that the prep cost for a flat, former corn field will be
> less than that of a hilly, rocky, heavily wooded site, but how do we
> figure out roughly what the cost will be. What we'd like to be able
> to do at this point is look at a piece of property and be able to say
> "this piece of land costs $x and the site prep will cost between $y
> and $z on top of that". Any estimating tricks would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
You said Prep; not back-fill and final grade. I'd estimate a 30 ft
drive w/ level access to load and small basement: $2,500 + gravel.
300 ft drive down 46% grade to large double-pour basement for post and
beam SIP home: $70,000 + $8,500 for hauling and (in some cases)
shooting gravel. That should give you the high and low.
http://home.earthlink.net/~mikefrandson/NewHouseRelease.htm
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