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clock98
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# Posted: 25 Nov 2018 04:44pm
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Hi I am new to this site. I just bought property in the upper peninsula of Michigan. I am considering building a cabin next summer. Has anyone on here had a 12x24 cabin roughed in by a builder and about how much did it cost? thank you for reading
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Borrego
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# Posted: 25 Nov 2018 06:26pm
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Depends on a lot......
Slab foundation or raised?
Typical framing or something unique?
Standard wiring and plumbing?
Windows/doors?
Wall and roof material?
Assuming you go fairly typical, I would think you could get it done for less than $100 sf....so about $28k
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rockies
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# Posted: 25 Nov 2018 06:43pm
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It also depends on the type of room. A living room costs a lot less per square foot than a kitchen or bathroom.
Also, is it 3 season or a year round cabin? Running to the outhouse can be alright in July but it gets old really fast in January so....indoor bathroom?
Then there's putting in a road, maybe a well, underground piping, solar shed. How are you going to heat it?
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Borrego
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# Posted: 25 Nov 2018 07:39pm
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Quoting: rockies Then there's putting in a road, maybe a well, underground piping, solar shed. How are you going to heat it?
Yep, great questions.......I assume he's going to have the builder 'rough it in' and he will finish the interior..?
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Bret
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# Posted: 25 Nov 2018 08:36pm
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One million dollars
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Princelake
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# Posted: 26 Nov 2018 06:56am
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To get a rough idea as to how much a contractor will cost go material x2. If your material cost is $1000 expect to pay $2000 in labour.
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beachman
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# Posted: 26 Nov 2018 09:07am
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I would carefully consider each item required, cost everything plus taxes, installation and delivery. Get estimates from seasoned builders then add everything up and check twice. Then double it.
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clock98
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# Posted: 26 Nov 2018 05:24pm
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No plumbing, heat or electricity, driveway is in already. just normal framing on post foundation, metal roof, wood siding
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Borrego
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# Posted: 26 Nov 2018 06:01pm
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Metal roofing will raise the cost a lot....you ought to rough in the wiring and pipes anyway, you or someone else might change their minds later.
Anyway, no one here is gonna come any closer than a rough guess. You need to call a builder from your area.
I'll say $27,550.....
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rockies
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# Posted: 26 Nov 2018 07:17pm
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A classic article explains how.
https://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/cozy-cabin-zmaz06jjzraw
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Borrego
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# Posted: 26 Nov 2018 09:38pm
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No way to build that for $7k in today's money...even if you did all the work yourself. I just did it, all by myself, on weekends, for 6 years. No way.
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Just
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# Posted: 26 Nov 2018 10:10pm
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Had a bid last year of 140.00$ a sq. Ft. Materials and labor . For a dry cabin insulated finished inside and out in real wood . No water or power on skids .
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 27 Nov 2018 09:54am
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If you are in Canada the price of anything made with components shipped into Canada has gone up.
Like Windows, metal roofing, appliances ( I had to order them early, they sat in a warehouse for two months before I could have them installed. Even though they are made in Canada some components were shipped through the USA, the price went up 10%).
My local building supply place told me the cost of metal roofing was going up 30% in Nov.
Because of the tariffs Trump implemented.
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justinbowser
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# Posted: 27 Nov 2018 12:24pm
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We bought a 12x24 "portable" cabin. Metal roof and metal siding with 3/4" treated plywood floor as delivered. The cost was about $6300 delivered and set up so something like this might be an option. With this you can then finish out the inside as you have time.
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cman47c
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# Posted: 27 Nov 2018 02:21pm
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I had a 14 X 24 cabin built in NY in 2008 by my Amish neighbor to my specs. Metal roof over sheathing, Advantech flooring, 2 steel doors, and Anderson windows, board/batten siding. Very good workmanship. $6000 labor and materials including stain. Unfinished interior.
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Borrego
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# Posted: 27 Nov 2018 03:56pm
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Quoting: cman47c I had a 14 X 24 cabin built in NY in 2008 by my Amish neighbor to my specs. Metal roof over sheathing, Advantech flooring, 2 steel doors, and Anderson windows, board/batten siding. Very good workmanship. $6000 labor and materials including stain.
Even though that's 10 years ago, that's still a very good price....! Glad I don't have Amish competition out here......
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