Outside columns will add to the hard costs of construction as they cannot be figured in the heated and cooled square foot price. Although paladian windows do add to the exterior looks of the home, it also adds to the cost. Large “southern-home” style front, back, and side porches will…
Keep in mind when you change the height of a ceiling from 8’ to 9’ or 10’ that you will first of all add more framing costs in labor and material for the extra 1 or 2 feet you are adding. This will also add more area outside the home…
If the lot is cleared or just a flat lot with no trees, quoting the excavating costs is simple. It can become difficult to quote the excavating for a basement home when the lot is fully treed where you can’t determine the slope of the lot up front. By not…
Discount companies can certainly be used to purchase items for your home. We do caution our customers to make sure they allow enough lead time for the item(s) to come in by the time the work is scheduled to be completed. Even by planning ahead, if your item(s) is on…
We are certainly glad to help the customer save money by letting them finish some of the interior work. However, the problem comes when the customer cannot do the work when the builder has the work scheduled or cannot complete the work during the same amount of time a subcontractor’s…
If at all possible try to pick the lot and the plan at the same time. In addition to looking at the width of the house you must also factor in between 24’ and 28’ for the drive and turnaround. Also the subdivision set backs and easements must be…
As a custom home builder, I sit down with my potential customer with their house plan and find out what they specifically want in their home based upon their budget for the home. Most minor changes to the plans can be made with no problem. A tract builder typically has…
Typically, the square foot amount shown on the house plan does not include the brick. Because there is a cost associated with brick on your home, it adds between 3-6% to the square feet of the house to include the material (brick, sand, mortar) and labor.
Internet house plans are extremely difficult to price accurately because they do not show the elevations, ceiling heights, special ceilings (treys, barrel, coffered, vaulted) and trim, window and door dimensions, and most importantly, they do not show any room dimensions. Many times they do not show special features the architect…
Action Builders Inc. is a custom home builder. Therefore, we price your home based on what you want to put in it. If you choose to put granite throughout the home and lots of hardwood flooring, it will cost more than someone building the same house and not using all…
