All Forum Posts by: Rogers Smith

Cost summary through framing phase $43,149:

• Framing lumber $18,376
• Framing contractor $15,010
• Other costs $9,763: Builder's risk insurance, shingles, fireplace, water tap-in, misc.

Framing complete.

On to framing. Once the slab has set, we begin framing the walls and roof of the house. I use traditional wood framing now, but I am exploring steel framing for future houses.

@Drew Denham I have had the same type of experience with Fridgidaire. I've moved to Kitchenaid on +$400k specs and GE or Whirlpool on smaller specs. Whirlpool and Kitchenaid are made by the same manufacturer, with the former marketed to the lower market segment and the later targeted to the higher end.

To summarize the construction costs thus far:

• Planning & Lot $57,763: Lot purchase, plans, survey, permit, closing
• Dirtwork, undergrounds & Slab $39,896: Dirtwork, fill, forms, culvert, plumbing, diggers, termite spray, cables, concrete.

In addition, I ordered the exterior doors and windows because these items have a 2-week lead time.

@Ryan Monier thanks for the kind words. The house is in Autumn Creek. I'm not comfortable sharing the address because folks are living in the house.

@Account Closed I use a spreadsheet I developed with SmartSheet.com. I uploaded a copy of it in Excel to the FilePlace area of BiggerPockets. Feel free to check it out. The formulas don't work since converting it to Excel, buy it's pretty intuitive.

That's it for now. When time permits I will begin the framing stage.

Finally, the last step for the slab is pouring the concrete. We had to use a pump truck, which takes the concrete from the delivery trucks and pumps it throughout the forms. In some cases we will have enough room for the delivery trucks to drop the concrete directly into the forms, but not in this case.