wow 250 psf and another 200 for blocks thats 450 psf......
for 450 psf I will can build you a taj mahal.....
nuff said.
for 450 psf I will can build you a taj mahal.....
nuff said.
Concrete isn't always that much more expensive, but it can be depending on the design, which is why I was giving a range. Don't think it's always $200 more a square foot, but do be aware that it typical adds 7-10% to the total cost of the house.
Scoff at the prices if you want, but they've come DOWN as the market has slowed. Many new homeowners would have loved to have only paid $250!
I echo Chickpea that saving in the short term can cost a lot in the long term. One notoriously stingy family friend was annoyed at my lack of sympathy when he had expensive repairs and water damage after he built his lakefront home using a draftsperson who was still training at the local tech school and plywood he "rescued" from the stage sets of the U-2 Popmart tour. Go figure that complications ensued!