Artist's Rendering: An artist's drawing of the home, usually viewed from the front.
Elevations: Drawings which show the front, sides, and rear of the home, including exterior materials, trim sizes, roof pitches, etc.
Main Floor Plan: Shows the placement and dimensions of all walls, doors, and windows. Includes the location of beams, ceiling heights, pertinent interior elevations, etc.
Second Floor Plan (if any): Shows the second floor in the same detail as the main floor. Includes second floor framing and details.
Foundation Plan: Shows the location of all concrete footings, floor beams, first floor framing, and foundation details.
Basement Plan (if any): Included if the plan has a basement alternative. Shows all basement details. Plans which include alternate basement stair location or main basement stair will include a basement plan. Other plans can be modified to include a basement foundation.
QUICK Cost-To-Build estimates have the following assumptions:
QUICK Cost-To-Build estimates are available for single family, stick-built, detached, 1 story, 1.5 story and 2 story home plans with attached or detached garages, pitched roofs on flat to gently sloping sites.
QUICK Cost-To-Build estimates are not available for specialty plans and construction such as garage / apartment, townhouse, multi-family, hillside, flat roof, concrete walls, log cabin, home additions, and other designs inconsistent with the assumptions outlined in Item 1 above.
User is able to select and have costs instantly calculate for slab on grade, crawlspace or full basement options.
User is able to select and have costs instantly calculate different quality levels of construction including Economy, Standard, Premium. View Quality Level Assumptions.
Estimate will dynamically adjust costs based on the home plan's finished square feet, porch, garage and bathrooms.
Estimate will dynamically adjust costs based on unique zip code for project location.
All home plans are based on the following design assumptions: 8 foot basement ceiling height, 9 foot first floor ceiling height, 8 foot second floor ceiling height (if used), gable roof; 2 dormers, average roof pitch is 12:12, 1 to 2 covered porches, porch construction on foundations.
Summarized cost report will provide approximately 70 lines of cost detail within the following home construction categories: Site Work, Foundations, Basement (if used), Exterior Shell, Special Spaces (Kitchen, Bathrooms, etc), Interior Construction, Elevators, Plumbing, Heating / AC, Electrical Systems, Appliances, Contractor Markup. View a LIVE Sample Cost Report.
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All costs are "installed costs" including material, labor and sales tax.
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Previous Q & A
Previous Questions and Answers
Q:Can you give me an estimate for the cost of drawing a basement for this plan? Also, how would the floor plan change with the addition of a basement?
A:An alternate basement foundation for this design is $325.00 plus your choice of plan package. Attached to this email is a floor plan that includes a detail for the basement stair access.
Please let us know if you have any other questions. We look forward to helping you with your design needs.
A:Yes you can! Please click the "Modifications" tab above to get more information.
Q:What is the estimated price to build this plan?
A:The national average for a house is running right at $125.00 per SF. You can get more detailed information by clicking the Cost-To-Build tab above. Sorry, but we cannot give cost estimates for garage, multifamily or project plans.
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