I receive about 50 inquires a month and the first thing most people want to know is: What does it costs to build a custom home?

New Construction:

• Lot costs are typically 30% to 35% of your total budget for a home.
• We find construction costs of $180 per sqft + or – 10%, plus a fixed cost of about $30k for site development costs. (Utilities, Driveway, Fencing, Landscaping, etc.)  If you want a modern home with flat roofs and steel, you are looking $220 per sqft + or – 10%.
• Architectural Fees / Engineering Fees typically are 7% of construction costs, + or – depending on the amount of detail you want designed.
• Time to draw plans are 3 to 6 months. Time to permit is about 60 days.  Time to construct a home depends on the size of the home, but typically we can do about $70K to $120k of work per month on a home; with a minimum of 6 months to construct a home.

Renovations:

• In today’s market we are finding that in doing large renovations/additions to homes are saving 10% to 20% versus a new home.
• Typically we see costs for new added space at $200 per sqft. Redoing existing space is about $120 per sqft.
• Architectural Fees / Engineering Fees typically are 6% of construction costs, + or – depending on the amount of detail you want designed.
• Time to draw plans are 1 to 3 months. Time to permit is about 30 days.  Time to construct a home depends on the size of the home, but typically we can do about $60K to $100k of work per month on a home; with a minimum of 3 months to construct a home.