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Originally Posted by Rick Snyder
Anytime a person wants to charge you by the square meter, yard, foot or what ever you are going to be taken for a ride.
Using the figure of let's say $60 per square foot the cost of material will take up about 23% of that figure. Labor will take up about 30% which leaves you paying the owner 47% which he puts in his pocket.
Rick
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Rick - Could you elaborate on those figures? I have a great deal of confidence in my builder, but I'd like to hear more. We are using that figure as a means of making preliminary estimates. After that, we will look for ways to reduce costs - like finding less expensive floor tiles, etc. This figure includes a large swiming pool, a 3500 square foot house with 4 bathrooms, etc.
I am all in favor of saving money. of course, but I am not an experienced builder, and I live in new York, and therefore will not be around to see the day to day goings on. Even if I was, I wouldn't have a clue anyway. I am willing to pay a little more with the expectation of getting top quality. - D