COST BREAKDOWN

I believe in full disclosure with my clients. When I bid your project, you will see every item
listed in a cost breakdown and you can review the Bids with me to see where the money is going
and how much is allotted for each phase of the project. All payments are made for progress only.
Any funds remaining in the building account after all phases have been completed may be used for upgrades or returned to the owner. The builder will receive the profit, overhead, and construction
management fees plus any subcontractor's job he performs himself such as grading, excavating,
sitework, utilities, and foundation. 

I am constantly asked about the cost per square foot to build. Well, that depends on what you put 
into it. The same 2000 sq ft house can vary in costs because of such things as size of garage, number
of baths, built-in appliances, floor coverings, covered porches, decks, counter tops, roof material,
difficulty to build, number of windows, etc. The best answer I can give is to pull out some recent project's plans and contracts and to go over the cost break down with the client so that they can understand
the process and why that project may have had higher or lower costs that normal. No two projects are
the same since even stock plans are changed to some degree. Structural changes will require the 
plans to be RE-ENGINEERED from scratch at the clients expense before biding can take place.
So you can see, the cost per sq ft is determined by adding up all the costs involved and dividing
by the total square feet of living space. Consider the possibilities of this! Any builder that
quotes prices per square foot with out though analysis is not to be trusted. I do not charge by the
square foot. I charge by the nail, board, sheet, lite, shingle, etc.