Building new house: budget planning

[chet everett]

Ah yes the "living in a free country" argument.

I suggest you use the same line of reasoning when explaining the police officer why you were "exercising your rights" to drive 40 MPH in a neighborhood where the posted signs say 25 MPH, or perhaps explain how you were "exercising your rights" to have a six pack of Miller Light before swerving around town and be asked to blow into the BreathAlyzer...

There are regulations that ALL homes are required to follow -- this includes very specific tests to ensure the ground can safely support the size of the septic field needed for the size of the house -- if the home has "unfinished" baths the specific field still has to be built to support the potential for those showers / baths to send waste water. The zoning authorities similarly want to be sure that you are not going to have some thing that starts out as "semi-finished home" and ends up using enormous amounts of electricity because it is a "grow house" for plants that would lead to lots of drug money floating around the community.

You may think "that is not the main question" but any competent contractors will IMMEDIATELY know you are kind of kook that they do not want to get involved with...

There are some "end times" type guys that share your views, I have no idea how to contact them nor get them to comment on your "plans"...

[Ghost Town]

OK, thanks guys.
We can delete this thread.

I better contact real contractors in that area.
Originally I was hoping to get at least more or less reliable ballpark for this project here, cause there might be people involved in this business on this forum. But this thread seems to be useless.

[K'ledgeBldr]

Originally Posted by Ghost Town

But this thread seems to be useless.

Not useless at all. It just shows how hardheaded some people can be when words of wisdom are delivered at their feet.

[TrapperL]

Let me give you an idea of what I'm saying. If I build in the south part of the county, I can put a water well in and a septic for your 20 grand, actually a little cheaper than that. If I build in the north part of the county, the 20 grand won't cover the septic and I may not necessarily get a permit to put in a well at all. If I do get a permit, the well will exceed the 20 grand so conceivably you can throw 50 grand plus at well and septic here going north or you can build a lot cheaper going south of here and on far more stable land. But some folks just like our cedar treed Hill Country and have money to blow stupidly. I wouldn't put much faith in any building calculator as they normally are several years behind in the numbers.

[Ghost Town]

Originally Posted by TrapperL

Let me give you an idea of what I'm saying. If I build in the south part of the county, I can put a water well in and a septic for your 20 grand, actually a little cheaper than that. If I build in the north part of the county, the 20 grand won't cover the septic and I may not necessarily get a permit to put in a well at all. If I do get a permit, the well will exceed the 20 grand so conceivably you can throw 50 grand plus at well and septic here going north or you can build a lot cheaper going south of here and on far more stable land. But some folks just like our cedar treed Hill Country and have money to blow stupidly. I wouldn't put much faith in any building calculator as they normally are several years behind in the numbers.

Integrated Database: Delaware

Cost of a conventional septic system installation: $2500; range $2000-$25,000. About half the
installations require mounds or fill; were this not the case, the typical cost would be more like
$1500.
Cost of a centralized sewer tie-in (including fees and cost of the sewer lateral): $3000 to
$12,000.

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It might be not that bad. I see in New Jersey septic alone approaches 25K, but in Delaware everything is more reasonable.