Construction cost of Custom home in Santa Lutz

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[quote=sdcellar]As I understand it, you have to build like an 18-inch thick wall to conform to their architectural guidelines. This means that each wall has to actually be two walls; i.e. it comes down to building a house within a house.[/quote]

Yeah, that’s a biggie. They’re strict with their authentic Spanish hacienda rules. Also, they will hold your plans from 6 months – 2 years before letting you build, to vett them.

You may want to stop by the Baywood Collection. They have paint-by-numbers custom homes that they’ll build on any Santaluz lot. It’s useful because they can give you a sense for budget. They lowered their prices so it’s about $1.3M for a 4000 sq ft home, so $325/ft.

http://www.dgdart.com/baywood/

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[quote=sdcellar]As I understand it, you have to build like an 18-inch thick wall to conform to their architectural guidelines. This means that each wall has to actually be two walls; i.e. it comes down to building a house within a house.

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Twice the framing really is not that much of a cost addition: Houses cost much more than the wood or the labor of nailing the framing together, as you can guess by the time that framing takes relative to the rest of the construction time. A house may take four months to build; framing takes four days.

Still, no way would I build a custom house, unless there was something specific I just had to have. Not only is custom construction expensive, it is one hell of a headache.

[Fearful]

[quote=sdcellar]As I understand it, you have to build like an 18-inch thick wall to conform to their architectural guidelines. This means that each wall has to actually be two walls; i.e. it comes down to building a house within a house.

[/quote]
Twice the framing really is not that much of a cost addition: Houses cost much more than the wood or the labor of nailing the framing together, as you can guess by the time that framing takes relative to the rest of the construction time. A house may take four months to build; framing takes four days.

Still, no way would I build a custom house, unless there was something specific I just had to have. Not only is custom construction expensive, it is one hell of a headache.

[Fearful]

[quote=sdcellar]As I understand it, you have to build like an 18-inch thick wall to conform to their architectural guidelines. This means that each wall has to actually be two walls; i.e. it comes down to building a house within a house.

[/quote]
Twice the framing really is not that much of a cost addition: Houses cost much more than the wood or the labor of nailing the framing together, as you can guess by the time that framing takes relative to the rest of the construction time. A house may take four months to build; framing takes four days.

Still, no way would I build a custom house, unless there was something specific I just had to have. Not only is custom construction expensive, it is one hell of a headache.

[Fearful]

[quote=sdcellar]As I understand it, you have to build like an 18-inch thick wall to conform to their architectural guidelines. This means that each wall has to actually be two walls; i.e. it comes down to building a house within a house.

[/quote]
Twice the framing really is not that much of a cost addition: Houses cost much more than the wood or the labor of nailing the framing together, as you can guess by the time that framing takes relative to the rest of the construction time. A house may take four months to build; framing takes four days.

Still, no way would I build a custom house, unless there was something specific I just had to have. Not only is custom construction expensive, it is one hell of a headache.

[Fearful]

[quote=sdcellar]As I understand it, you have to build like an 18-inch thick wall to conform to their architectural guidelines. This means that each wall has to actually be two walls; i.e. it comes down to building a house within a house.

[/quote]
Twice the framing really is not that much of a cost addition: Houses cost much more than the wood or the labor of nailing the framing together, as you can guess by the time that framing takes relative to the rest of the construction time. A house may take four months to build; framing takes four days.

Still, no way would I build a custom house, unless there was something specific I just had to have. Not only is custom construction expensive, it is one hell of a headache.

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Permabear

How long ago did you check into this.

I suspect that, this is what i will find out the hard way. All of teh people I spoke with never did anything in Santa Lutz

One thing they kept saying is that there are a lot of people hungry for work and will be possible to get it done for 150 a sft.

One architect I spoke with was absolutely sure that it could be done for 150 and If I went crazy with stuff, I would go up to 160 or 170 no more than that

Also, what is the 2 years to vett?, Do they really take that long?

[newbiz]

Permabear

How long ago did you check into this.

I suspect that, this is what i will find out the hard way. All of teh people I spoke with never did anything in Santa Lutz

One thing they kept saying is that there are a lot of people hungry for work and will be possible to get it done for 150 a sft.

One architect I spoke with was absolutely sure that it could be done for 150 and If I went crazy with stuff, I would go up to 160 or 170 no more than that

Also, what is the 2 years to vett?, Do they really take that long?

[newbiz]

Permabear

How long ago did you check into this.

I suspect that, this is what i will find out the hard way. All of teh people I spoke with never did anything in Santa Lutz

One thing they kept saying is that there are a lot of people hungry for work and will be possible to get it done for 150 a sft.

One architect I spoke with was absolutely sure that it could be done for 150 and If I went crazy with stuff, I would go up to 160 or 170 no more than that

Also, what is the 2 years to vett?, Do they really take that long?

[newbiz]

Permabear

How long ago did you check into this.

I suspect that, this is what i will find out the hard way. All of teh people I spoke with never did anything in Santa Lutz

One thing they kept saying is that there are a lot of people hungry for work and will be possible to get it done for 150 a sft.

One architect I spoke with was absolutely sure that it could be done for 150 and If I went crazy with stuff, I would go up to 160 or 170 no more than that

Also, what is the 2 years to vett?, Do they really take that long?

[newbiz]

Permabear

How long ago did you check into this.

I suspect that, this is what i will find out the hard way. All of teh people I spoke with never did anything in Santa Lutz

One thing they kept saying is that there are a lot of people hungry for work and will be possible to get it done for 150 a sft.

One architect I spoke with was absolutely sure that it could be done for 150 and If I went crazy with stuff, I would go up to 160 or 170 no more than that

Also, what is the 2 years to vett?, Do they really take that long?

[permabear]

I just passed on purchasing a lot in August. So, quite recently.

I think the people you are talking to are hungry for work, like you said – but also grossly underestimating the job.

I would recommend you do a spreadsheet at 150, 200, 250, and 300 a sq ft. If 150 is a breeze, 200 is ok, 250 is a little tight, and 300 is very tight, then you’re probably ok. I would still talk to some GC’s familiar with Santaluz, though. Santaluz is a whole beast with a special approval process.

But, if 150 is ok, 200 is pretty tight, 250/300 impossible… I would be very hesitant. I have an uncle that builds spec homes for a living. He always budgets 200 – but sometimes it’s 100-150, and other times 250-300 – with the same architect and GC he always uses. There’s just alot of unknowns.

[permabear]

I just passed on purchasing a lot in August. So, quite recently.

I think the people you are talking to are hungry for work, like you said – but also grossly underestimating the job.

I would recommend you do a spreadsheet at 150, 200, 250, and 300 a sq ft. If 150 is a breeze, 200 is ok, 250 is a little tight, and 300 is very tight, then you’re probably ok. I would still talk to some GC’s familiar with Santaluz, though. Santaluz is a whole beast with a special approval process.

But, if 150 is ok, 200 is pretty tight, 250/300 impossible… I would be very hesitant. I have an uncle that builds spec homes for a living. He always budgets 200 – but sometimes it’s 100-150, and other times 250-300 – with the same architect and GC he always uses. There’s just alot of unknowns.

[permabear]

I just passed on purchasing a lot in August. So, quite recently.

I think the people you are talking to are hungry for work, like you said – but also grossly underestimating the job.

I would recommend you do a spreadsheet at 150, 200, 250, and 300 a sq ft. If 150 is a breeze, 200 is ok, 250 is a little tight, and 300 is very tight, then you’re probably ok. I would still talk to some GC’s familiar with Santaluz, though. Santaluz is a whole beast with a special approval process.

But, if 150 is ok, 200 is pretty tight, 250/300 impossible… I would be very hesitant. I have an uncle that builds spec homes for a living. He always budgets 200 – but sometimes it’s 100-150, and other times 250-300 – with the same architect and GC he always uses. There’s just alot of unknowns.

[permabear]

I just passed on purchasing a lot in August. So, quite recently.

I think the people you are talking to are hungry for work, like you said – but also grossly underestimating the job.

I would recommend you do a spreadsheet at 150, 200, 250, and 300 a sq ft. If 150 is a breeze, 200 is ok, 250 is a little tight, and 300 is very tight, then you’re probably ok. I would still talk to some GC’s familiar with Santaluz, though. Santaluz is a whole beast with a special approval process.

But, if 150 is ok, 200 is pretty tight, 250/300 impossible… I would be very hesitant. I have an uncle that builds spec homes for a living. He always budgets 200 – but sometimes it’s 100-150, and other times 250-300 – with the same architect and GC he always uses. There’s just alot of unknowns.

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