Money money money... money!
Sigh... when I started this post I had no idea I'd be running into Liza Minnelli.
And when I started this project I had no idea I would be where I am with SIPs, the solar choices I made... and the budget I have to get there and achieve my goal of gorgeous, affordable, off grid modern design.
This dream began with the realization that dragging a shipping container out to our land was not practical. Though recyclable, we would have spent 7k at the end of the day for a... metal box. Not an investment. Not insulated. Not passive solar. Not... ok you get it.
So then we explored metal buildings... and couldn't resolve the insulation issue.
Then we discovered SIPs, kidnapped some architects (in my real life I'm a bandit), and committed to investing in a home to enjoy for generations. (That's sideways speak for: Pony up, Copeland, at the end of the day it's a lot of money.)
So, without further ado, I dispatch my estimated and actual costs (which will be oft revised as estimated costs turn into actual figures):
(I'll put estimated figures in blue, real figures in green so you can see what is what. I also remind all readers that prices vary in everything, this is just what it costs to build a casa ti in central Virginia in winter/spring 2008!)
- casa ti kit house: $22,537.91 for a 1,200 s.f. modern kit.
- shipping: $1450 per truck to get from northern to central Virginia
- engineered drawings: $1,910.00
- poured concrete foundation: $15,000
- labor: $5,200
- sheet rock: $4,000
- wiring: $5,700
- walls: $2,200
- windows: $8071
Original quote: $9,051.39: I waited until they had a 20% off sale to place my order, made some adjustments to the door, and hence my costs were: $7,689 + $59 delivery charge + $368ish tax: see the post "Get Yer Windows" for details on how to save money and bring the price down! - plumbing: $4,500
- contractor: $8,000 (a bargain!)
- well / rainwater collection: still working on it, looking to be around $8,000
- solar / solar heat / batteries, etc. / radiant heat (I will go into this in depth later): $20,000
- roof / membrane / one green roof / cladding decisions: unresolved.
Labels: affordable housing, construction costs, green building, green house, green housing, green modern kits, off grid, prefab
1 Comments:
Wow!! I love your blog. After reading your post with costs and your liking for SIPS, I feel we are kindred spirits! You should check out my blog, as I did the same. My budget is on there and I'm also going to build a modern, green SIP home! I am also interested in selling Green Home Kits (preferably modern) to Scandinavia (where my husband is from) because there is a demand for summer cottages and Europeans are wanting to buy American because of our poor dollar value right now! Do you want to exchange some business ideas? Please feel free to contact me. I saw you through Building Green TV.
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