Home Build Idea

[4WARNED]

When the kids are all grown and gone, i can see the wife and I doing something like this. with a bigger garage lol

https://beaverhomesandcottages.ca/Model/Whistler-II

[tha_bandit]

This one pretty good: https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/2...algary-bowness

[muse017]

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do you mind posting some pictures of how it looks inside and out? I really like this idea

[RX_EVOLV]

That's so sweet. Including the garage that must be closer to $150K?

[prae]

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Which builders are giving you that price? PM me. I’m actually interested.

Have you met Jordan's builder? Sean @ http://www.integerhomes.com/? If you are shopping for a cost+ builder you should meet him for coffee. I was very impressed. Super transparent, very practical guy.

[89coupe]

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I am in that area and they have tons of suites in the move up homes they still offer them in the new area the builder that does it is a nightmare.

those quotes seem too low, is it structured as a cost plus build. I would make sure you find some clients who have used them before and not the ones they recommend you talk to. I work for a custom home builder and the bungalow we are thinking of building was $300sqf before any major upgrades it did include, Hardwood floors, granite, customer rain showers, etc etc

We just finished building a 2800sqft infill with every upgrade you can imagine with $50k in appliances, 10’ ceilings, heated floors, 7.5” engineered hardwood on main & upstairs, Italian tile, steam showers, custom millwork, real wood kitchen cabinets with Blum hardware. 3” quartz counters, level 5 ceilings, 10mm glass everywhere, composite deck, fully wired with sound, two 200 amp panels, dual furnaces, dual tanks, radiant infloor heating in basement. For $275/sqft with profit.

I’m seeing too many custom builders driving $125k trucks with $150k trailers, and you wonder why they charge $350-450/sqft haha.

[gyromonkey]

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We just finished building a 2800sqft infill with every upgrade you can imagine with $50k in appliances, 10’ ceilings, heated floors, 7.5” engineered hardwood on main & upstairs, Italian tile, steam showers, custom millwork, real wood kitchen cabinets with Blum hardware. 3” quartz counters, level 5 ceilings, 10mm glass everywhere, composite deck, fully wired with sound, two 200 amp panels, dual furnaces, dual tanks, radiant infloor heating in basement. For $275/sqft with profit.

Nice you did very well.

I'd be interested to know the quantities/square footage on the bigger items like, cabinets, custom millwork each Just for personal budgeting reasons, I have seen people install $3500 dollar kitchens and some that are $125k.


With all this said historically infills and two story homes do still cost more due to the building foot print and roof. I just finished building a six bedroom bungalow out by Cochrane last year its was crazy, fridge was 18k, stove was 24k, hood fan was 10k and its two 25year old kids who don't cook or work lol

[Rocket1k78]

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I’m seeing too many custom builders driving $125k trucks with $150k trailers, and you wonder why they charge $350-450/sqft haha.

Says the guy whos driving a new m5 and living in the best community in the world

[killramos]

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Says the guy whos driving a new m5 and living in the best community in the world

Hey he works hard taking pictures and letting people into locked doors!

[Euro_Trash]

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This one pretty good: https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/2...algary-bowness

That looks like a great place!

We have a triple with an unfinished suite above the garage - still debating between turning into a MIL suite versus a gym/bar/golf sim/office/bathroom type thing. Obviously we wish we did the latter at the beginning of covid.

[prae]

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We just finished building a 2800sqft infill with every upgrade you can imagine with $50k in appliances, 10’ ceilings, heated floors, 7.5” engineered hardwood on main & upstairs, Italian tile, steam showers, custom millwork, real wood kitchen cabinets with Blum hardware. 3” quartz counters, level 5 ceilings, 10mm glass everywhere, composite deck, fully wired with sound, two 200 amp panels, dual furnaces, dual tanks, radiant infloor heating in basement. For $275/sqft with profit.

I’m seeing too many custom builders driving $125k trucks with $150k trailers, and you wonder why they charge $350-450/sqft haha.

Having walked through the build @89coupe is talking about- I can say it was a beautiful spec, head and shoulders above a lot of the trash that builders are trying to schlepp at that pricepoint. I would be hard pressed to point out a single detail that felt "cheap".

I'm curious what you plan to do differently on the next one Brad, both in terms of profitability, and in terms of marketability? Any features that prospects complained were missing?

For my part I still say the garage was too small but I acknowledge lot coverage is a factor.

[89coupe]

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Having walked through the build @89coupe is talking about- I can say it was a beautiful spec, head and shoulders above a lot of the trash that builders are trying to schlepp at that pricepoint. I would be hard pressed to point out a single detail that felt "cheap".

I'm curious what you plan to do differently on the next one Brad, both in terms of profitability, and in terms of marketability? Any features that prospects complained were missing?

For my part I still say the garage was too small but I acknowledge lot coverage is a factor.

Next one is larger, 11’ ceilings on main, 10’ ceilings in basement, 9’ ceilings upstairs, 3 car garage.

Will be $1.6m

I’m going to make it look even better, it’s going to be amazing!

[prae]

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Next one is larger, 11’ ceilings on main, 10’ ceilings in basement, 9’ ceilings upstairs, 3 car garage.

Will be $1.6m

I’m going to make it look even better, it’s going to be amazing!

Sick. Best of luck!

[ExtraSlow]

I'm sure it will be awesome, but I'm having flashbacks to a house I toured that was noticeably lower on the top floor.

[SkiBum5.0]

Any of you guys building see the impact of lumber prices reflected in your per sq/ft costs?