06-23-2014, 04:21 PM
I would suggest to anyone that the size is not as critical as the finish of the structure.... a 700 sq ft structure that has many interior walls & doors, top of the line finishes will could easily run many times the final cost of a 1400 sq ft studio with the minimum required finishes required for permitting...
It is all about how you go into the permitting & how prepared you are (as anyone will attest, any change order AFTER the permit is applied for will start to ruin any construction budgeting...)
If you (your loan co. - if used & who ever else will share your home) are OK with barer bones finish, or may want to change minimum trim later with your own personal touch, this is the way to really save $$$$ or add sq ft.
Of course, if you are borrowing, any addition put in later would be added to the lien holders till if there is a foreclosure....
It is all about how you go into the permitting & how prepared you are (as anyone will attest, any change order AFTER the permit is applied for will start to ruin any construction budgeting...)
If you (your loan co. - if used & who ever else will share your home) are OK with barer bones finish, or may want to change minimum trim later with your own personal touch, this is the way to really save $$$$ or add sq ft.
Of course, if you are borrowing, any addition put in later would be added to the lien holders till if there is a foreclosure....