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Originally posted by Rob Tucker
Luke, I am curious why you would not call the package house suppliers and ask them... then you could tell us.
Rob, I called two companies. I was told that they could not give an estimate because every situation is different. That's a dumb answer. Yes, every situation is different. They could have still given a range estimate.
HI Someday -- thanks for the offer. I do have the Honsador brochure already. Good luck with your project.
Thanks, to everyone else. I have a hypothesis. Given the low cost of already-built homes since the 2008 crash, my guess is that few people have built in recent years.
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Originally posted by Cagary
How about Castleblock homes? All steel and light weight concrete. No termite food.
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Impressive! Did they make you put down termite pesticide under your house with these materials?
I like the Castleblock idea. Does anyone have pics of finished homes? Is all that steel expensive?
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Steel is expensive but has fewer problems, wood is expensive and has more problems.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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Yes, I had to pay for the termite spraying. County rules.
Steel may be a little more expensive, but not having to worry about termites (and the wood framing catching fire) is worth it.
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Originally posted by Luke Duke
Rob, I called two companies. I was told that they could not give an estimate because every situation is different.
Boy. That is amazing. They have package houses and are unable to provide an estimate? What companies are these?
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Argus and HPM did not want to give an estimate. Both companies' reps were very friendly and helpful otherwise.
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Argus has their package prices online with a list of what is included (it is a closed to the weather shell). The parts they don't include would make prices incredibly variable depending on each situation. If you walk in HPM will also give a price list on the packages, or at least they did last time I asked.
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Originally posted by Luke Duke
HI Someday -- thanks for the offer. I do have the Honsador brochure already. Good luck with your project.
Thanks, to everyone else. I have a hypothesis. Given the low cost of already-built homes since the 2008 crash, my guess is that few people have built in recent years.
You know that's what I'm seeing as well. Buying an existing, nicely done house is not just a little cheaper than building from scratch, it's
significantly cheaper. I'm trying to get a feel by looking at the cost per square foot for houses that have sold in the last 6 months in my target areas, plus the ones currently on the market, versus the cost per square foot to build.
Downside is It doesn't bode well financially to build your own. There is so much variation it's hard to get an accurate SF cost, but it has always comes out a lot more to build.
Upside to building from scratch is you get what you want and you know what you have (built to code, good structure, wiring correct, no termites (yet), etc...
I haven't done enough research to say what the long term growth potential is regarding house values there (or what the value history has been), if any.
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Pay careful attention to the construction date of a used house. In 1994, in response to Iniki the codes were changed to what is called Superior construction. Anything finaled before 1995 or so (I am not sure of the exact switchover date) will have substantially higher insurance costs, as we learned after we bought our house.
The environment is hard on houses here, especially ones that sit empty for any length of time. Most construction has a expected lifespan, shorter here than a lot of places on the mainland, so if you buy a used house it will have already lost a certain portion of that lifespan, more if it sat empty and unmaintained.
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Originally posted by csgray
Argus has their package prices online with a list of what is included (it is a closed to the weather shell). The parts they don't include would make prices incredibly variable depending on each situation. If you walk in HPM will also give a price list on the packages, or at least they did last time I asked.
Carol
Yes, Carol. I have that information. My question was about the final cost per foot, for construction -- the packaged home, the contractor, labor, septic, etc. A few years back, $130/sf was quoted widely. My question was about the cost of the final product, not the building materials.
