Concrete Foundations

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Cost

• $4700 foundation - 720 sf . $1800 in concrete cost at $150/yd.
• VIdeo series shows all costs, including land. This is good documentation.
• Whole house was $100k including land.

800 SF - $6k Slab on Grade

Migraine Craftsman

See the transparency of cost - guy sells houses for about $130k, and discloses his costs and motivations. This one is 720 sf, so assume others are same size? Land here was $14k - 1/4 acre lot which is hard to find as people want larger lots.

Rough Plumbing - $4900. First inspection goes up to pressurized pipe. Second inspection is with vapor barrier.

$6.2 sf foundation - over $4680k - $150 yd/ for 12 yards - $1800. Rebar etc in previous episode. 1 hour for pour.

Start with rakes. Get some muck boots.

Then floats, and then power float.

Goal is $100k for the whole house inluding land.

Triple pane windows from Home Depot.

Trusses would have been $1500, but his guy said he could do it $400 cheaper.