Contemplating building

[bresett]

Ok, we have 5 acres outside of Meredith. We have had lot clearing done for value of the wood, base 300 foot driveway and site work for garage about 15000. Ambrose
Says about 40k more for house site work, driveway finished and septic. About 10k for well and 25k for basement. Prefab house http://riverwoodcabins.com 1700 sq feet, finished about 180k. It's been fun and we have learned a lot. Contractors have been very helpful. Hope this helps.

[Biggd]

Originally Posted by bresett

Ok, we have 5 acres outside of Meredith. We have had lot clearing done for value of the wood, base 300 foot driveway and site work for garage about 15000. Ambrose
Says about 40k more for house site work, driveway finished and septic. About 10k for well and 25k for basement. Prefab house http://riverwoodcabins.com 1700 sq feet, finished about 180k. It's been fun and we have learned a lot. Contractors have been very helpful. Hope this helps.

Let us know how everything comes out, on schedule, on budget, quality of work, problems, and so forth. Good luck with your build!

[LIforrelaxin]

So as others have stated your prices are all low.... But what are the real prices, well as others have said, there is a lot that goes into that as well.

I would start by just getting a price quote for clearing the lot..... and making a driveway.... Of course this assumes you have a vision of what you want to do with the property.

While that step will set you back a few bucks just that little improvement will up the value of the land....

Remember sometimes a slow approach is the best approach... I myself am starting to look for land....

Slightly better would be to work with a surveyor that can help you come up with a site plan, and then of course do the lot clearing and Driveway....

When it comes to wells, talk to neighbors and see how far they have had to drill.... Once again, this is something you can do when the money fits, if you have a site plan....

You could even put up a small shed and bring electric onto the property...

Basic advice, start adding value to the property, don't feel like you have to go right to building the home.....

[bruinsfan]

Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

So as others have stated your prices are all low.... But what are the real prices, well as others have said, there is a lot that goes into that as well.

I would start by just getting a price quote for clearing the lot..... and making a driveway.... Of course this assumes you have a vision of what you want to do with the property.

While that step will set you back a few bucks just that little improvement will up the value of the land....

Remember sometimes a slow approach is the best approach... I myself am starting to look for land....

Slightly better would be to work with a surveyor that can help you come up with a site plan, and then of course do the lot clearing and Driveway....

When it comes to wells, talk to neighbors and see how far they have had to drill.... Once again, this is something you can do when the money fits, if you have a site plan....

You could even put up a small shed and bring electric onto the property...

Basic advice, start adding value to the property, don't feel like you have to go right to building the home.....

The water well drilling is hit or miss.. not so much based on neighbors depth.

My well is 103 feet and my neighbor's is 325. That's a big price difference with respect to labor and type of pumps/materials.

Just a friendly FYI

[upthesaukee]

Originally Posted by bruinsfan

The water well drilling is hit or miss.. not so much based on neighbors depth.

My well is 103 feet and my neighbor's is 325. That's a big price difference with respect to labor and type of pumps/materials.

Just a friendly FYI

Truer words were never spoken. My well, drilled in the mid 1970's, is 135 ft. Neighbor across the street, 1996, 131 ft. Next neighbor across the street and to the right, 1990, 150 ft. Next lot to the right, same owner, 2003, 345 ft. Total distance from my well to the furthest (345'), probably about 250-300 yards. One other down the street is over 600 ft!

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[Biggd]

Originally Posted by upthesaukee

Truer words were never spoken. My well, drilled in the mid 1970's, is 135 ft. Neighbor across the street, 1996, 131 ft. Next neighbor across the street and to the right, 1990, 150 ft. Next lot to the right, same owner, 2003, 345 ft. Total distance from my well to the furthest (345'), probably about 250-300 yards. One other down the street is over 600 ft!

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Do they still use Dousers, SP? I can remember a old timer coming to my property with that wishbone stick walking around trying to find the best spot for a well. That was many years ago.

[KennyFromBoston]

I saw a douser (sp) locate water using a tree branch. This man worked for the local water department. After he guessed where the water was he took out a meter to confirm the location before starting to dig it out. It was quite impressive not to mention quite accurate.

[NH.Solar]

When it comes time to drill the well, you might want to give Dave Kelso a call, he is one of the last installers using a pounder rather than a drill. Pounders work particularly well in NH because they fracture the veins in the stone open all around the well as they work. Dave also does a lot of work on wells that were originally spun and ran dry a few years later, I've had him restore two of mine with great success. He's down in Canterbury and the number is 783-0137.

[chasedawg]

Originally Posted by KennyFromBoston

I saw a douser (sp) locate water using a tree branch. This man worked for the local water department. After he guessed where the water was he took out a meter to confirm the location before starting to dig it out. It was quite impressive not to mention quite accurate.

I completely agree with using douser method. My neighbor's brother used dousing to locate my wells. He found three locations on my property using a tree branch. He could tell how deep and what level water could be found.
Sure enough he said this here is your best well. The tree branch was going crazy. He told me to hold it. I did and it almost was pulled out of hand. It was spooky. I believed him and besides he was a Priest. How could I not. The well produced 25 gallons per minute.

Good luck

[SAB1]

I drilled last year in Tuftonboro. A guy located the best of three spots by using a douser which had an ok vein at 126 ft and a better one at 250ft. I stopped drilling at 600ft With a mere 3/4 gallon per minute. I spent another $1200 to frac the well and that got me to just over 4 gallon per minute. I don't put much faith dousers.

[upthesaukee]

Originally Posted by SAB1

I drilled last year in Tuftonboro. A guy located the best of three spots by using a douser which had an ok vein at 126 ft and a better one at 250ft. I stopped drilling at 600ft With a mere 3/4 gallon per minute. I spent another $1200 to frac the well and that got me to just over 4 gallon per minute. I don't put much faith dousers.

What rate of flow did you have at 126 & 250?

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[wifi]

I was looking for one a few years back, never was able locate anybody.

[HomeWood]

We just closed this week on an acre next to my parent's place in Sanbornton. We won't be building for a number of years as I have about 12 years left on the job here in North Carolina. We had a septic perc test done during the buying process that passed great. We are very interested in a modular build. We are thinking of starting the building process about 2-3 years out.

[Descant]

Congratulations. Building a house of dreams is very rewarding.

[NH.Solar]

Hello Homewood,
Here is a link to a well established modular home builder in Concord; http://www.epochhomes.com/
I have a good buddy that has a home on the New Hampton/Sanbornton border that was designed and built by Epoch about 10 years ago and he couldn't be more pleased with it! Be aware though that a modular home requires a wide driveway and lot opening for the trucks to be able to maneuver and place your structures.

[BroadHopper]

A great modular home builder. Specializes in green construction and energy efficiency. Finished a project in Tuftonboro using Benson Woods post and beam construction. You can not find a better quality builder!

Benson Woods can manage from start to finish. Extremely reliable contractors.

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Just came back from Sugarbush from where I had a tour of the Clay Brook Hotel and Timbers Restaurant. It was so well constructed I thought it was brand new! It is actually over a decade old and constructed by Benson Wood!