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Old 03-06-2024, 09:34 AM   #1
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I recently built a house in Lafayette, LA with Gatte Construction, a local company. The total cost for a home around 1000 square feet came out to approximately $130,000. This figure included all expenses related to construction, such as materials, labor, permits, and any additional fees.
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Old 03-06-2024, 11:01 AM   #2
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I recently built a house in Lafayette, LA with Gatte Construction, a local company. The total cost for a home around 1000 square feet came out to approximately $130,000. This figure included all expenses related to construction, such as materials, labor, permits, and any additional fees.
I wish we could do that here!
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Old 03-06-2024, 11:08 AM   #3
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I wish we could do that here!
Can't even come close to that in New England.

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I would guess the labor costs in the south are a lot less.
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I would guess the labor costs in the south are a lot less.
And the fact that many are built on slabs, don’t have full hvac and aren’t as well insulated.
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And the fact that many are built on slabs, don’t have full hvac and aren’t as well insulated.
I think some of that is going away though as the industry standardizes...
They also have to deal a lot more with things like termite proofing than we do.

I know Florida was CBC with insulated interior stud walls.

But our higher labor costs go through the material supply chain and effect the on-site construction labor... so I think that labor may be the biggest factor.

Another item can be efficiency of the yard and contractor.
Contractor specific yards can be really efficient.
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