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20' wide by 34 normal size, but add 20'x42 for the one with thermal battery.
20' wide by 34 normal size, but add 20'x42 for the one with thermal battery.
=Lowest Cost Option=


#20'
$20k rock bottom options, no cabinets included. Build them when you can afford them.
 
#20'x34' consists of effectively 2 16'x20' sections, 20' trusses on the base. For 34 feet we have 18 trusses at $80 a pop.  With roof we have 36 trusses.  $2880
#Insul r38 = 1400 sf = $1820
#Insul white foam $1k [https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/insulation/foam-board-insulation/r-8-expanded-polystyrene-2-x-4-x-8-foam-board-insulation/1632118/p-1444435971902-c-5779.htm?exp=false]
#FRP - $600.
#Floor and roof - 1400/32*21 [https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/panel-products/osb-sheathing/3-4-x-4-x-8-square-edge-osb/1242854/p-1444422514105-c-13330.htm?exp=false] - $920
#Doors and windows- 3000
#Interior doors - 7 - $700 [https://www.menards.com/main/doors-windows-millwork/interior-doors/shop-all-interior-doors/c-1642874344636433.htm?Spec_DoorStyle_facet=Classic]
#28 exterior frame modules - $17 OSB + $32 metal at $1/sf. + 4*7.5 lumber [https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/lumber-boards/dimensional-lumber/2-x-6-pre-cut-stud-construction-framing-lumber/1021334/p-1449804844260-c-13125.htm] = $80 per exterior module with metal. $2240.
#Drywall is $9 [https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/drywall/drywall-sheets/1-2-x-4-x-8-lightweight-drywall/1311223/p-1444421962026-c-5656.htm?exp=false]. 28 ext + 24 int + 22 ceiling = 74 sheets. Sheet! that is a lot. $700. $10k below.
#12 interior wall modules -  framing  - $4*4=$16 ea *12 = $200 in lumber.
#Exterior insulation - 60 cents/sf 9'*108' perimeter = $600
#Interior insul 0.3 per sf [https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/insulation/insulation-rolls-batts/r-11-ecoroll-reg-15-x-40-kraft-faced-fiberglass-insulation-roll/817228/p-1444436999588-c-5780.htm?exp=false] $130
#Vanities - $600
#Electrical - $1.5k
#Plumbing - $1000
#Service entrance and  - $200
#Tubs - $1500. Or go chape -$1k with base. [https://chatgpt.com/share/687e008f-bfb8-8010-8722-fc2293b6d54e]
#Toilets - $200
#Heat pump - $1600. Can save $1k by going down to 20F.
#Stove/cooker - $1000
#Flooring - $1.5/sf $1050 [https://www.menards.com/main/flooring-rugs/vinyl-flooring/vinyl-plank-flooring/ms-international-payton-7-x-48-luxury-vinyl-plank-flooring-23-77-sq-ft-ctn/vtrmepayspbi7x48-4mm-12mil/p-1642874271846660-c-6617.htm?exp=false]

Latest revision as of 08:57, 21 July 2025

Not counting the foundation, such as in the FIP, we have the following costs for a starter home:

Size:

  • bedrooms - 385 sf
  • Suite - 186 sf
  • Main - 680 sf
  • Total 1250 sf

20' wide by 34 normal size, but add 20'x42 for the one with thermal battery.

Lowest Cost Option

$20k rock bottom options, no cabinets included. Build them when you can afford them.

  1. 20'x34' consists of effectively 2 16'x20' sections, 20' trusses on the base. For 34 feet we have 18 trusses at $80 a pop. With roof we have 36 trusses. $2880
  2. Insul r38 = 1400 sf = $1820
  3. Insul white foam $1k [1]
  4. FRP - $600.
  5. Floor and roof - 1400/32*21 [2] - $920
  6. Doors and windows- 3000
  7. Interior doors - 7 - $700 [3]
  8. 28 exterior frame modules - $17 OSB + $32 metal at $1/sf. + 4*7.5 lumber [4] = $80 per exterior module with metal. $2240.
  9. Drywall is $9 [5]. 28 ext + 24 int + 22 ceiling = 74 sheets. Sheet! that is a lot. $700. $10k below.
  10. 12 interior wall modules - framing - $4*4=$16 ea *12 = $200 in lumber.
  11. Exterior insulation - 60 cents/sf 9'*108' perimeter = $600
  12. Interior insul 0.3 per sf [6] $130
  13. Vanities - $600
  14. Electrical - $1.5k
  15. Plumbing - $1000
  16. Service entrance and - $200
  17. Tubs - $1500. Or go chape -$1k with base. [7]
  18. Toilets - $200
  19. Heat pump - $1600. Can save $1k by going down to 20F.
  20. Stove/cooker - $1000
  21. Flooring - $1.5/sf $1050 [8]
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