Building Costs by Phase

How to
Use App

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  • This form will provide a rough idea of the cost of building a new house.
  • It is based on historical numbers for each phase of a construction project.
  • All percentage costs and schedule parameters are customizable.

  • Enter the “Square footage of project” and the “Estimated Build cost per SF” figures, and the worksheet will break out the phases based on the survey results.

  • As presented, the variables are based on national averages. The “Phase”, “Time in Days”, and “% of Cost” variables can be customized for your business model. If you do customize the variables, just be sure that the totals still aggregate to 100%. If you customize this tool for your business model, save it as a template so you can call it up to use for future analyses.

  • Use this tool to create a quick estimate of building costs or to compare an estimate you have created for a project.

  • Bookmark this app for easy and quick access.
  • If you customize the “Time in Days” or the “% 0f Costs” parameters to fit your business model, save the changes as a template.
  • To re-use the template, access the app on the website, “Load” the template with the button at the lower left, and you are ready to go.  See the File Management tab for best practices for using the JSON files.
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