Per the discussion about Linda & Ianto's house, I have to stand up in their defense and say that, according to Ianto, he and Michael Smith set a budget of $500 for the building. I can't say whether that included septic or not. But I do know that those folks are extremely resourceful when it comes to salvaging items. Very little on that building was new. They set the $500 limit with the express purpose of demonstrating that it was possible to build a building for that amount. This is not to say, however, that this figure should be accepted as a reasonable figure for your average self-builder. I would think $5000-$10000 would be a bit more accurate, and of course official and bureacratically obtained permits can drive the price up even more, depending on your location. Still, they weren't lying.

Stacy Waters

>  I would also be interested in finding out how to estimate building
>  costs. Right now I am working full time as a secretary, and I would
>  have to leave my position before I begin building. My soil is 10-15%
>  clay, the rest sand. Did Yanto and Linda's $500 include well, septic,
>  etc.?

No way.  Not even close.  Whoever tells you $500 dollars is not giving
you even a tiny microscopic piece of the picture, if you are planning to
build a building to live in.   Not to mention that there is no imputed
labor costs there.




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