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Old 04-24-2021, 02:39 PM   #77203
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In today's market it is also important to account for the rapid rise in material costs. When my buddy started his house to when it was time to build it material had went up dramatically and ended up costing him close to 40K extra. Just sheeting his roof was 6500 more then planned. Decking the foundation was even more.
a co-workers girlfriend is building a new house in my area. since they signed the contract just before covid, the contractor has raised the price of that spec buildout to $70k.

now is not a good time to build.
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