All, i am working with a design-build firm in Phoenix for my retirement home in Scottsdale. As I go through the current pricing sheet I was provided, I am trying to figure out if their costing is high. Per our agreement, he has a separate line item for overhead and for profit, and the prices were suppose to be for the subs’ costs. I realize their is a lot of “it depends” on square foot costs, but I could really use some professional insights on:
Rough Carpentry: Exterior Walls (2x6s and OSB sheeting). We have 3700 sq ft. (we are putting Corten panel steel on the outside, so I only need the studs and osb calculated). Also, the firm added $4K on for furring/blocking/backing. This seems odd to me.
Concrete Floors: The main floor of the house will have colored and sealed 4″ concrete floors. What is a ball park sq ft cost for this?
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main floor of the house will have colored and sealed 4" concrete floors. What is a ball park sq ft cost for this?
Dont pay a dime over $9356.32 for 3700 sq ft.
This would be a pc. of cake to figure.................
if you were paying to have someone do a cost analysis on this house and maybe just maybe, there'd be a print to look at.
Best of luck.
If you should get lucky and get some answers to your question I would be one wary mofo if I based this costly venture decision on it.
The way to choose a DB firm is to research reputation FIRST.
It sounds like you have already failed to assure yourself that you can trust the people you have entered into a working relationship with. Nobody on the web can explain the answers to your questions like the people there can do.
For one thing, there are regional differences in costs, and in methods.
I do Design/build and would very much like any opportunity to discuss these questions and any others a client might have, but I would be distressed to find a client getting half baked information from the web.
That said, $4K on for furring/blocking/backing sounds cheap to me for a Cor-Ten wrap prep. Why does it seem odd to you? What is your experience in framing and installing Cor-Ten?
Since I am in Maine - a world away from you in terms of crete work, I won't even begin to answer that question.