tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557970.post1718860938225209442..comments2023-05-31T09:03:52.907-05:00Comments on ~ Tim's ~ Nameless ~ Blog ~: How's the house coming?Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09248664089124106737noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557970.post-15447916857957131442008-01-09T23:02:00.000-06:002008-01-09T23:02:00.000-06:00What an awful ride you've had.We are putting an ad...What an awful ride you've had.<BR/><BR/>We are putting an addition on our home (something we've been planning for about 4 years). Before the storm, we asked around about building prices for renovations and additions and found that $100/square foot was standard -- same price for either. After the storm? Folks are regularly saying $200/square foot and often citing materials cost as the major factor in the rise. <BR/><BR/>We are doing the addition now, ourselves, and have completed many of the structural tasks (and, if I may modestly say so... it's damn fine job and certainly better than the "new" homes built around us). The point: based on what we've spent so far and our estimates for what is yet to come (which are probably high, we've overestimated every single cost so far) -- we figure we'll be paying just under $50/square foot. So it makes sense that $100/sq ft was a pre-K price, as this was twice the materials cost. Now... well... that's one heck of a lot of overhead going somewhere...!Cold Spaghettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12669806898733425815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557970.post-91748634114906334972008-01-09T01:46:00.000-06:002008-01-09T01:46:00.000-06:00So sorry, Tim. :-(So sorry, Tim. :-(E.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03991132355619070842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557970.post-66392631148818950172008-01-08T13:12:00.000-06:002008-01-08T13:12:00.000-06:00Tim, welcome to the land of getting close to being...Tim, welcome to the land of getting close to being home.<BR/><BR/>The monster rebuild on our place is coming in around $400K, but that includes both cottages and the main house. Appliances and furniture should be another $15K.<BR/><BR/>Looks like we'll be back in our castle in three weeks. (passed the framing inspection this morning.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557970.post-50375429758343756672008-01-08T07:37:00.000-06:002008-01-08T07:37:00.000-06:00I have an old house in Lancaster PA and I get that...I have an old house in Lancaster PA and I get that question all the time. Construction is expensive and very slow, so you can only restore and preserve what you can afford, a little at a time. I got a new furnace last year, so this year I am hoping for new windows. Good luck with building - it will be awesome when it's done.<BR/>Laurie in LancasterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557970.post-26390838486819134432008-01-07T21:40:00.000-06:002008-01-07T21:40:00.000-06:00Ugh. I'm so sorry.Ugh. I'm so sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557970.post-26773445456885328022008-01-07T15:31:00.000-06:002008-01-07T15:31:00.000-06:00Dang, that's rough.Keep your head up, and keep us ...Dang, that's rough.<BR/><BR/>Keep your head up, and keep us posted.<BR/><BR/>Good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557970.post-45047849209635381922008-01-07T15:13:00.000-06:002008-01-07T15:13:00.000-06:00I know how you feel. I keep getting that question ...I know how you feel. I keep getting that question all of the time.<BR/><BR/>I also keep hearing that construction prices are coming down.mominemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517025007146886987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557970.post-37597437916995708922008-01-07T15:12:00.000-06:002008-01-07T15:12:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.mominemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517025007146886987noreply@blogger.com