Does anyone know ballpark how much a teardown/rebuild would cost?

[drunkle]

i was wondering the same thing the other night and ran into an online calculator that produced estimates based on a quick questionaire. unfortunately, i can’t find it again. it did however, produce somewhat inflated numbers… possibly still using bubble numbers for labor/materials costs…

just found this though:

http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2007/11/16/building-a-new-home-whats-most-cost-effective/

[UCGal]

Construction is more expensive than you’d think – depending on finishes…

We are finishing building a detached companion unit. The first contractor did most of the grading before abandoning the job. (That was a nightmare!) The second contractor came in to a site that already had the slab poured and the bulk of the expensive grading done – so it’s comparable to a semi-tear down. We shopped contractors (trust me – I’ve talked to or gotten bids from over 30 contractors.)

The square footage price with the 2nd contractor was high – $275-300/sf. And, as I said, we shopped contractors!!!

It might be *slightly* lower for the scenario you describe since, theoretically, you would not have any utility trenching, or sewer/water connections. But that’s such a small part of a project.

A friend recently did what you describe – bought a lot that had already demolished the house, then built a custom home. They paid close to $300/sf.

I naively thought we’d get bids for $200/sf when we started this project. Our first round of bids (5 contractors) were closer to $400-450/sf. These were big name folks that you hear on the radio.

[UCGal]

Construction is more expensive than you’d think – depending on finishes…

We are finishing building a detached companion unit. The first contractor did most of the grading before abandoning the job. (That was a nightmare!) The second contractor came in to a site that already had the slab poured and the bulk of the expensive grading done – so it’s comparable to a semi-tear down. We shopped contractors (trust me – I’ve talked to or gotten bids from over 30 contractors.)

The square footage price with the 2nd contractor was high – $275-300/sf. And, as I said, we shopped contractors!!!

It might be *slightly* lower for the scenario you describe since, theoretically, you would not have any utility trenching, or sewer/water connections. But that’s such a small part of a project.

A friend recently did what you describe – bought a lot that had already demolished the house, then built a custom home. They paid close to $300/sf.

I naively thought we’d get bids for $200/sf when we started this project. Our first round of bids (5 contractors) were closer to $400-450/sf. These were big name folks that you hear on the radio.

[UCGal]

Construction is more expensive than you’d think – depending on finishes…

We are finishing building a detached companion unit. The first contractor did most of the grading before abandoning the job. (That was a nightmare!) The second contractor came in to a site that already had the slab poured and the bulk of the expensive grading done – so it’s comparable to a semi-tear down. We shopped contractors (trust me – I’ve talked to or gotten bids from over 30 contractors.)

The square footage price with the 2nd contractor was high – $275-300/sf. And, as I said, we shopped contractors!!!

It might be *slightly* lower for the scenario you describe since, theoretically, you would not have any utility trenching, or sewer/water connections. But that’s such a small part of a project.

A friend recently did what you describe – bought a lot that had already demolished the house, then built a custom home. They paid close to $300/sf.

I naively thought we’d get bids for $200/sf when we started this project. Our first round of bids (5 contractors) were closer to $400-450/sf. These were big name folks that you hear on the radio.

[UCGal]

Construction is more expensive than you’d think – depending on finishes…

We are finishing building a detached companion unit. The first contractor did most of the grading before abandoning the job. (That was a nightmare!) The second contractor came in to a site that already had the slab poured and the bulk of the expensive grading done – so it’s comparable to a semi-tear down. We shopped contractors (trust me – I’ve talked to or gotten bids from over 30 contractors.)

The square footage price with the 2nd contractor was high – $275-300/sf. And, as I said, we shopped contractors!!!

It might be *slightly* lower for the scenario you describe since, theoretically, you would not have any utility trenching, or sewer/water connections. But that’s such a small part of a project.

A friend recently did what you describe – bought a lot that had already demolished the house, then built a custom home. They paid close to $300/sf.

I naively thought we’d get bids for $200/sf when we started this project. Our first round of bids (5 contractors) were closer to $400-450/sf. These were big name folks that you hear on the radio.

[UCGal]

Construction is more expensive than you’d think – depending on finishes…

We are finishing building a detached companion unit. The first contractor did most of the grading before abandoning the job. (That was a nightmare!) The second contractor came in to a site that already had the slab poured and the bulk of the expensive grading done – so it’s comparable to a semi-tear down. We shopped contractors (trust me – I’ve talked to or gotten bids from over 30 contractors.)

The square footage price with the 2nd contractor was high – $275-300/sf. And, as I said, we shopped contractors!!!

It might be *slightly* lower for the scenario you describe since, theoretically, you would not have any utility trenching, or sewer/water connections. But that’s such a small part of a project.

A friend recently did what you describe – bought a lot that had already demolished the house, then built a custom home. They paid close to $300/sf.

I naively thought we’d get bids for $200/sf when we started this project. Our first round of bids (5 contractors) were closer to $400-450/sf. These were big name folks that you hear on the radio.

[anxvariety]

Doesn’t a tear down go up substantially if there are harmful chemicals in the building? Say an old structure with absestos or something else. I know someone that bought a place and had to spend 60k to have a crew come in and clean out the toxic stuff.

[anxvariety]

Doesn’t a tear down go up substantially if there are harmful chemicals in the building? Say an old structure with absestos or something else. I know someone that bought a place and had to spend 60k to have a crew come in and clean out the toxic stuff.

[anxvariety]

Doesn’t a tear down go up substantially if there are harmful chemicals in the building? Say an old structure with absestos or something else. I know someone that bought a place and had to spend 60k to have a crew come in and clean out the toxic stuff.

[anxvariety]

Doesn’t a tear down go up substantially if there are harmful chemicals in the building? Say an old structure with absestos or something else. I know someone that bought a place and had to spend 60k to have a crew come in and clean out the toxic stuff.

[anxvariety]

Doesn’t a tear down go up substantially if there are harmful chemicals in the building? Say an old structure with absestos or something else. I know someone that bought a place and had to spend 60k to have a crew come in and clean out the toxic stuff.

[patb]

figure 30K to do a tear down, it’s pretty cheap, a dozer, some morons
and a loader and a couple dump trucks.

a patial tear down is more because you need to stabilize what remains

figure new construction at 150-240/SF

but now isnt’a good time to invest in real estate

[patb]

figure 30K to do a tear down, it’s pretty cheap, a dozer, some morons
and a loader and a couple dump trucks.

a patial tear down is more because you need to stabilize what remains

figure new construction at 150-240/SF

but now isnt’a good time to invest in real estate

[patb]

figure 30K to do a tear down, it’s pretty cheap, a dozer, some morons
and a loader and a couple dump trucks.

a patial tear down is more because you need to stabilize what remains

figure new construction at 150-240/SF

but now isnt’a good time to invest in real estate

[patb]

figure 30K to do a tear down, it’s pretty cheap, a dozer, some morons
and a loader and a couple dump trucks.

a patial tear down is more because you need to stabilize what remains

figure new construction at 150-240/SF

but now isnt’a good time to invest in real estate

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