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Typical construction schedule - [https://www.felixhomes.com/blog/how-long-does-it-take-to-build-a-house]. Claims 8 month average in the midwest.
 
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*2.5 hr/sf. at 600 sf scale [https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/77299/how-many-man-hours-to-build-a-small-house-2500-sq-ft#:~:text=This%20was%20for%20two%20people,2%20people%20%3D%201536%20total%20hours.]
*2.5 hr/sf. at 600 sf scale [https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/77299/how-many-man-hours-to-build-a-small-house-2500-sq-ft#:~:text=This%20was%20for%20two%20people,2%20people%20%3D%201536%20total%20hours.]

Latest revision as of 21:32, 28 May 2023

About

Typical construction schedule - [1]. Claims 8 month average in the midwest.

Ratios

  • 2.5 hr/sf. at 600 sf scale [2]

More

  • 12 month owner builder, 8 month custom, 6 months spec [3]
  • 6 Month Spec - [4].
  • Habitat NOVA - 12-16 months during COVID (conference communications)

Hours

  • 1536 hours for a 600 sf house [5]. This would be 2600 hours for 1000 sf.
  • 1000 hours for 2000 sf - https://www.quora.com/How-many-man-days-does-it-take-to-build-a-typical-residential-house] assuming 6 day weeks of 8 hrs and one month of time with 5 person crew. Really?
  • 2 people 3 months 1500 sf [6] = 1200 hours
  • 3 guys 1 week 1200 sf [7]
  • 4 months 6 men efficient build, 3br. Say it's 2000 sf - 4 mos * 960 (40*6 men *4 weeks) = 4000 hours. 2 man years per house. [8]
  • Framing - 225 hours per 1000 sf [9]
  • 1100 sf mostly alone - 4 mos = 800 hours [10]
  • Summary - 2 man years per house - 6 men 4 mos. Size is assumed average of 2333 sf [11]
  • Or 2 man hours per sf average.