Building Costs

[kalakoa]

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Originally posted by unknownjulie

You either put the kit house on a poured concrete foundation, or you put the kit house up on piers.

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Piers now require corners on shear walls over poured concrete.

Concrete is expensive because the forms and pour must be inspected.

Inspections are a big hidden expense; typically, County won't give you a "checklist" of problems, and they're "very busy", so multiply the expected construction time 3-5x, during which you're renting somewhere to stay, finding materials "missing" from the worksite, etc. Camping at the worksite will solve part of this problem -- if you're able to do so without violating State/County laws and/or subdivision CC&Rs.