Design And Construction Costs - Builders Guide Magazine Grenada, West Indies

Designs & Construction Costs

Building and labour costs will depend entirely on your individual specification, including house size and choice of materials. For example, plain tiles are cheaper than hand made clay tiles, block is cheaper than stone and softwood is cheaper than hardwood. Construction costs are also influenced by how you choose to carry out the project.

Based on your house plans, building contractors will be able to work out a budget figure for building materials and labour costs. This figure will be based on a price per square foot. Check carefully what items are included in such figures. Did they, for example, incorporate the specialist foundations that would be required? Many builders offer an estimate based on the cost of labour alone it depends on you.

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