Just finishing building a new high end 4300 sq ft home in Quebec (Suburb of Montreal area), that I managed myself instead of hiring a Gen Contractor. Model is classic farmhouse, 1 story + open basement, built on steep hillside. Excavation was complex, took 3 weeks and cost 140k. Foundations were done in 4 steps, with frostpit, took 4 weeks and cost 160k. We started framing the wood at the end of November, and we had a lot of snow in December, which added delays and costs. Interior has a double garage, 4 bedrooms, office space, 2+1 baths, very large kitchen with Thermador appliances, 48 inch gas/induction stove, home theater, plenty of storage spaces, oak engineered floors throughout, heated floors in basement with 10 ft ceilings, upper living room with fireplace +15 ft ceiling. 22 windows with triple glass, etc. Total cost (excluding purchase of land and landscaping): around 260$ per sq ft.
@bmarcelf
3 ай бұрын
But what kind of background did you have on construction? Did you study just for this?
@custommade78
12 күн бұрын
So you spent 1.1 mil on the build. Take away excavation and foundation costs, you spent over 800k for rest of the build and finishes, breaks down to $190/sf for 4300sf w/ heated floors and includes crazy fridges etc… Great. When you GCed, were you also working elsewhere at the same time or the house was your main focus?
@x2oChannel
12 күн бұрын
@@bmarcelf you do not need a degree to build a house you will live in, just be generally interested and involved. The Construction Code is public, and information is plentiful. This was the 2nd time I fully managed our house construction, and can assure you the degree of quality is equal or beyond 2024 standards . I hired a general contractors for 3 other houses prior to this one, and got tired of working with incompetent guys who hardly ever showed up on site.
@x2oChannel
12 күн бұрын
@@custommade78 I dedicated myself 7 days a week for this project, for nearly 8 months. It took 5 months for my previous house, but was smaller a more simple than latest project.
@JT1993GG
8 ай бұрын
Quebec here. I got priced at 300,000k TOTAL (land is extra) 24x44'x26' icf walls (includes frost), 2100sqft (Basement and 1st floor), heated glycol floors 25k in windows scandinavian style. All materials, no interior, no labor.
@ahmadalsaggaf
7 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing. Could I get the contact information for the builder?
@kanjingahadass
Ай бұрын
@@ahmadalsaggafme too plz
@Michelle_east.living
5 ай бұрын
New Brunswick here.. breaking ground in 3 weeks. 1500 sqft home costing us about 280 sqft as GC ourselves. Prices are crazy. We are installing the roof, floors and trim ourselves.
@jonathankent6877
5 ай бұрын
Thank you, do you think that if more Canadians are willing to put in the time and effort to building their own homes , that this is a way out of our current housing affordability crisis?
@custommade78
12 күн бұрын
Toronto here. Built a modern custom home 2050sf between Jan ‘23 to Jan ‘24. 4 beds, 4 baths. Worked with GC, kept day job (got paid more to work job than savings being GC myself). Usual finishes-i.e. custom cabinetry all areas. quarts counters and backsplash etc. Cost for within four walls, NOT including demo/appliances/landscaping/driveway and fence-$293/sf. If all in $328/sf. Gonna make jack shit after HST on sale.
@BuildLessons
11 ай бұрын
If you've been thinking about buying land and building, where are you located and what are your biggest hurdles? Also, here is the link to our site if you want to join our online community for first time builders. www.skool.com/builderlaunch/about
@raptormatt21
11 ай бұрын
Great info Mitch! Biggest hurdle when buying land and building seems to be finance and permitting.
@BuildLessons
11 ай бұрын
Hi Matt, have you thought about taking on a build? The financing process is definitely much different than the conventional mortgage path but there are some good construction loan products out there. In regards to the permitting hurdle, do you just mean general confusion about the process, or more so that the process itself is difficult?
@raptormatt21
11 ай бұрын
@@BuildLessons Hi Mitch - Matt Newcombe here. The construction loan process seems to be slightly more difficult when starting a pre-fabricated home as the upfront costs are much higher and the draw schedule doesn't fit within the traditional construction-loan setup. The permitting process isn't insurmountable depending upon the municipality you want to build in, but going into the permitting process with no prior experience does pose significant challenges when trying to budget for the upfront soft costs of building.
@BuildLessons
11 ай бұрын
Hey Matt, I forgot that was your handle! I’ve been on a kick of watching videos about Modular since you’ve mentioned your build in the group, and I can’t believe how many new options are coming out. There seems to be a real race to the top, but most of the options seem to be located much too far from our area to have affordable shipping. Anyways in regards to the permits, I agree. I might work on a visual roadmap of the process to help simply it a bit.
@rge9857
2 ай бұрын
Just finishing up building a 4 season home in cottage country (Ontario 1000 Islands). Paid $250K for 2 acre water view (incuded already installed septic, drilled well, and hydro). 1250 square ft. cost $300K to build. I did all the work myself with help from father and brother, so $240 / sq ft. Still have some landscaping to finish off. All in cost will be around $550K-$600K.
@lazerhawk2192
28 күн бұрын
Thank you. I live around brockville very helpful.
@Alex-dw9im
Ай бұрын
New 2000 sq ft double garage detached houses in ottawa are sold $900,000 so this is $450 per sq foot including lot and everything.
@rashpalsingh2517
2 ай бұрын
Good info & thank you.
@flyingjeff1984
9 ай бұрын
Has Canada gone to conditioned attic space?
@mohammedaslam5072
5 ай бұрын
How much money should I have to become a builder and what are the requirements to become a builder in Canada
@Jayjay20015
4 ай бұрын
Commenting on this video so when you get a reply I can read it too
@hmttins9619
Ай бұрын
Maybe 5 million to start with
@yezzirrr416
7 күн бұрын
Same…here for the answer
@rangerdoc1029
11 ай бұрын
Sweet Jesus of Christ! It's $130 USD per sq ft where I live!
@BuildLessons
10 ай бұрын
Yeah it’s nuts man. Just a few years back we were in the mid $300’s. Where abouts are you living? Is that custom builder price or self build?
@rangerdoc1029
10 ай бұрын
@@BuildLessons Mid-South USA. That's stick built basic home cost, so base price. I built mine for $50/sq about 6 years ago. Unfortunately it burned down & can't afford to rebuild at these prices.
@BuildLessons
10 ай бұрын
@@rangerdoc1029 Dang sorry to hear that man. Yeah these are stick built prices as well, I talked to 5 different custom builders prior to shooting this video and they are all around $450 per sqft. ICF above grade is more of course, but you dont see that out here often. That does include an unfinished basement and decent finishings. Ontario and BC are more expensive than other provinces, but it is still not cheap. Material prices are still high and labor is hard to find.
@strikelandviktor
7 ай бұрын
Have you ever done one made of chb?
@CHARANJITSINGHBAHGA-rv4lc
7 ай бұрын
How much the cost of land per sq ft for construction
@JeevaJaan777
5 ай бұрын
Not much information unless you pay for it.
@shinkyokushinmartialartscl3880
7 ай бұрын
Mashallah
@ox3289
Ай бұрын
Get to the point. LMFAO 😂
@andrzejbaranski1974
5 ай бұрын
4200sqft around 700,000$ I'm framer bricklayer stucco kitchen from Poland windows and door from poland I'm roofing guy eletric my friend and plumber my brother.
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