Average building cost in you area on new home?

[05mustang_TT_charged]

I was wondering what the average building cost is on a new home in your area. We are looking to build and getting house plans finalized. The average cost around Louisiana is $75 a square foot per the internet but the average in Houma, LA is $105 a square foot.

 

[C-Liz-Go]

Are you staying in Louisiana, or are you considering other areas of the country? Kinda a broad question posed...

 

[BMR Tech]

http://www.dreamcustomhomes.com/models.php

 

[Jarrod@latemodelresto]

When I was looking last year, it seemed to be around $60-70 a sq ft (this was outside of Waco city limits). We ended up just building a house after we couldn't find anything we liked. Cost around $110 a sq ft for us to build.

 

[19COBRA93]

I don't know what the average is exactly, but my buddy just built a house (had a house built I should say) which is what I would consider about average.

It's 2900sq feet on a .18 lot, and he paid $239,000. So about $82/sq foot.

 

[05mustang_TT_charged]

Liz, I'm staying in Louisiana. I was just wondering what the average cost was around the USA.

 

[05mustang_TT_charged]

When I was looking last year, it seemed to be around $60-70 a sq ft (this was outside of Waco city limits). We ended up just building a house after we couldn't find anything we liked. Cost around $110 a sq ft for us to build.

It looks like its going to end up around $130 sq/ft. Per the couple contractors we sent it out to.

 

[Jarrod@latemodelresto]

We built our house using metal frame, and not wood. Family owns a construction business so I took over the left over studs and what not. Still had to end up buying things here and there, but it was worth it in the end.

Wife designed the layout the way she wanted it, all I cared about was a big enough living room, man cave, and garage.

 

[05mustang_TT_charged]

I don't know what the average is exactly, but my buddy just built a house (had a house built I should say) which is what I would consider about average.

It's 2900sq feet on a .18 lot, and he paid $239,000. So about $82/sq foot.

2900 living or total? Our house is going to be 3770 sq/ft living and 5830 sq/ft total with garage and covered patio. It seems it is going to cost around $770k with the property which is 1.67 acres.

 

[05mustang_TT_charged]

We built our house using metal frame, and not wood. Family owns a construction business so I took over the left over studs and what not. Still had to end up buying things here and there, but it was worth it in the end.

Wife designed the layout the way she wanted it, all I cared about was a big enough living room, man cave, and garage.

I'm just worried about garage. 3 car with separate central air. Heated and cooled so I can stay in there all year round.

 

[19COBRA93]

2900 living or total? Our house is going to be 3770 sq/ft living and 5830 sq/ft total with garage and covered patio. It seems it is going to cost around $770k with the property which is 1.67 acres.

That was living space. I don't know what the total was.

 

[scramblr]

I paid around $79 for a 2700 sq ft house we built this year just north of San Antonio, TX.

 

[Jarrod@latemodelresto]

I'm just worried about garage. 3 car with separate central air. Heated and cooled so I can stay in there all year round.

I wish I would have added a second unit for the garage. I have 2 units, but they are both for the house.

 

[michael.konor]

Here in Central Texas, the house I'm currently in is a custom home at $107 sq ft and includes an oversized 3 car garage . The house I'm building outside of Austin is running me $132 sq ft with the current design.

It's all a matter of what level of architecture, comfort, and energy efficiency you want, along with what part of the country you live in.

 

[snakebit05]

so texas is a cheaper place to build a house ? iam looking into to places where ill have a house built when iam at the point in my life

 

[michael.konor]

Not all parts of Texas are cheap. Depends on how big the bubble is in that area. I'm just lucky to be stationed in the part of Texas where I can get a very good house for under $250k.

 

[Jarrod@latemodelresto]

Me as well. 250k buys a very nice house, and the land to go with it in some areas.

 

[Fallenauthority]

Man you guys are lucky. My wife and I are looking at a new house about 4 miles from where we currently live, it is about 2300sq ft of finished living space with a bunch of unfinished in the basement, $413k and on 1.3 acres
The house we bough two years ago was $250k for 1650sq ft on a 1/4 acre postage stamp