Post pics of your house build

[crow]

nice build......... Colors are nicely co-ordinated too

thank you!

 

[drford]

so quick question for all you who did the diy house build what is approx cost per sq ft to diy your own build i can do pretty much all of it have a buddy who will do electrical for me trading mechanical repair and same for plumbng and drywall mudding (i supply materials) the rest we plan to do ourself what is estimated sq ft cost running people

thanks in advance

 

[Uturn]

According to my spreadsheet, I'm just under $150/sq ft. When I sent my plans to a couple of custom builders, they all came back over $200/sq ft.

 

[RETODD]

According to my spreadsheet, I'm just under $150/sq ft. When I sent my plans to a couple of custom builders, they all came back over $200/sq ft.

I'm not far enough into it yet but my calculations are somewhere between the numbers above...we are kinda in a DIY mode but have a general contractor getting the heavy lifting done...we will take over at seal up but have direct control over the project during each step.

 

[ferniesnow]

so quick question for all you who did the diy house build what is approx cost per sq ft to diy your own build i can do pretty much all of it have a buddy who will do electrical for me trading mechanical repair and same for plumbng and drywall mudding (i supply materials) the rest we plan to do ourself what is estimated sq ft cost running people

thanks in advance

I came in at $155/sqft. I hired a cribber, an electrician, and someone to lay carpet in three bedrooms and one set of stairs. The rest we did ourselves (concrete floors in basement, framing, plumbing, heating, metal roof, insulation/poly, drywall, painting, hardwood, cupboards, tile, and landscaping)

 

[white6]

Well here's my house I had built up in fort mac. Ground was broke in mid november and moved in april 23 of this yr
1305 sq ft bungalo with walk out basement

1. backhoe arrived! thats most my basement dug lol
2. footings curing under tarps (winter=9months up here)
3. footings
4. foundation
5. framing begins
6. framing
7. actually looks like a house!
8. drywalling begins (kitchen in background)

 

[white6]

9. kitchen cabinets & countertops going in
10. dining room.. light? lol
11. living rm fireplace
12. railings and paint to entranceway
13. main bath
14. master ensuite (double shower heads )
15. hardwood
16. entrance ready for tile


thats pretty much all i got.. ill try to get some 'finished product' pics in the next while

 

[RETODD]

9. kitchen cabinets & countertops going in
10. dining room.. light? lol
11. living rm fireplace
12. railings and paint to entranceway
13. main bath
14. master ensuite (double shower heads )
15. hardwood
16. entrance ready for tile


thats pretty much all i got.. ill try to get some 'finished product' pics in the next while

Cool, looks great...thanks for sharing!!!

 

[magnet]

Well here's my house I had built up in fort mac. Ground was broke in mid november and moved in april 23 of this yr
1305 sq ft bungalo with walk out basement

1. backhoe arrived! thats most my basement dug lol
2. footings curing under tarps (winter=9months up here)
3. footings
4. foundation
5. framing begins
6. framing
7. actually looks like a house!
8. drywalling begins (kitchen in background)

who did your build?

 

[Cyle]

I've been researching cost and it really seems to depend on type of house and how fancy.

I am hoping to do mine for $70-80 sq/ft, priced out almost everything and that is a higher estimate. But it's a starter house, not fancy like all the pictures in this thread, no garage etc. And not hiring to many trades, just the basic few like framing, electrician, plumber, heating rest will be me.

But then again, my dad is building right now and the end cost is only going to be about $120, and that's for a 4000 sq/ft walkout with a lot of fancy stuff.

All depends on how much you do yourself. Contracting it yourself will save you probably 20% alone.

 

[drford]

I've been researching cost and it really seems to depend on type of house and how fancy.

I am hoping to do mine for $70-80 sq/ft, priced out almost everything and that is a higher estimate. But it's a starter house, not fancy like all the pictures in this thread, no garage etc. And not hiring to many trades, just the basic few like framing, electrician, plumber, heating rest will be me.

But then again, my dad is building right now and the end cost is only going to be about $120, and that's for a 4000 sq/ft walkout with a lot of fancy stuff.

All depends on how much you do yourself. Contracting it yourself will save you probably 20% alone.

good to know we were thinking of budgeting around the 90 - 100 mark most of house will be done myself just hate mudding and taping i would hire it out some of the electrical i would pull all wire and install boxes just get him to hook it all up and heat will be a wood boiler system supplying infloor heat and a make up air system my brother will install he works for a heating company

 

[RETODD]

Forms for footings in today...pour tomorrow :d:d:d

Speaking of pouring PHUCK OFF rain

We just got 1/4 inch in south Edmonton if 20 minutes!!!

:d

 

[RETODD]

I've been researching cost and it really seems to depend on type of house and how fancy.

I am hoping to do mine for $70-80 sq/ft, priced out almost everything and that is a higher estimate. But it's a starter house, not fancy like all the pictures in this thread, no garage etc. And not hiring to many trades, just the basic few like framing, electrician, plumber, heating rest will be me.

But then again, my dad is building right now and the end cost is only going to be about $120, and that's for a 4000 sq/ft walkout with a lot of fancy stuff.

All depends on how much you do yourself. Contracting it yourself will save you probably 20% alone.

20% is a little on the high side.. 10%-15% at best...and that's if you don't phuck up costing you money cause you made a mistake that'd normally be eaten up by the contractor.

 

[white6]

hey magnet.. alves construction did my house for me. did my brothers too. both beautiful houses. there based out of st albert and build both edmonton area and up here!

 

[arff]

Plumbers started at my house today..

They said they should be done Wednesday then the heating will be completed..

 

[Uturn]

I've been researching cost and it really seems to depend on type of house and how fancy.

I am hoping to do mine for $70-80 sq/ft, priced out almost everything and that is a higher estimate.
All depends on how much you do yourself. Contracting it yourself will save you probably 20% alone.

I'd like to see your estimates and your quotes. I don't think you can do materials alone for less than $100/sq ft in the Edmonton area. Our house is nothing fancy, although we do have a lot of windows. We are doing a ton ourselves.

Here is what we are doing:

1. Rented a bobcat and moved all the topsoil(we had tons of great black dirt)
2. Waterproofing basement
3. Weeping tile and washed rock
4. Backfilling
5. Prep basement for flatwork
6. Garage flatwork
7. Siding Install
8. Running utilities to house
9. All electrical, Cat5, and phone
10. Installing insulation
11. Vapour barrier
12. Installing kitchen cabinets (60% we already have)
13. All trimwork
14. Painting
15. Flooring main and basement (stained concrete in basement except bedrooms)

Extra cost we will have

1. Boiler and hot water heat in floor
2. Septic tank and field
3. Garage
4. Extra windows:d

The trades you listed are the expensive parts of the build. The only major trade I haven't got quotes for yet is the concrete flatwork.

Hope you can stay under $100/sq ft. I have a good construction budget spreadsheet if you don't have one.

 

[Uturn]

Retodd, interesting shape on your house. Lots of rebar to put in yet. Hope they are wrong on the rain for tomorrow.

 

[RETODD]

Retodd, interesting shape on your house. Lots of rebar to put in yet. Hope they are wrong on the rain for tomorrow.

Looks like it got a little better over night:

 

[Summitric]

allow me to quote this one "who the phuck brought the mud in my house!?!?!"

that's hilarious......... Very interesting footing and foundation layout. Do you have quick blueprints you can post on here? Would like to see what it's supposed to look like. No garage?

 

[RETODD]

that's hilarious......... Very interesting footing and foundation layout. Do you have quick blueprints you can post on here? Would like to see what it's supposed to look like. No garage?

Blueprints don't scale well to the forum...they are not legible. Here are a couple of 3D mock ups derived from the blueprints...gives you an idea why the forming looks the way it does...there have been many changes since these were rendered but basic shape remains close.