s you begin to cost per square foot to determine
conceptualize the master a general cost.
plan of your new home, one
of the first things you have to If you find yourself staring at a
do is figure out how much of a grand total that is far beyond
house you can afford to build, your budget, you'll have to scale
including the cost of the land down the design or choose a new
and the landscaping. The one. If it's close to your
Financing Your Home section will budget, you can probably adjust
help you figure out how much of a some of the options, extras and
mortgage a lender will allow. finish materials to make sure you
stay within budget. Developing a
The program that you develop will budget and calculating costs will
be somewhat of a wish list and take a bit of time and research,
reality may force deletions or but it is a step that you cannot
modifications. This realization ignore.
will probably occur when you try
to zero in on an affordable Make a list of your priorities.
square footage for your new home. How many bedrooms and bathrooms
do you want? Do you need a family
The size of the home you build is room and living room? Do you want
the most important factor in a separate dining room or is a
determining the cost. You can large eat-in-kitchen area more
determine the average cost per practical for your lifestyle?
square foot for new homes in your Will you need a study or home
area by calling the local chapter office or library? How big of a
of the National Association of garage will you need? Do you plan
Home Builders. Multiply the on finishing a basement for a
square footage of the home that playroom?
you wish to build by the average
If budget is a concern, and let’s expansion or look for a one-story
face it, for most of us it is, plan that includes expansion
there are many ways you can build space on the second floor, or
your house to include expansion attic. There are also many
possibilities at a later time. finishing elements that can be
Consider building a smaller house accomplished later when your
and include a patio with a budget allows.
foundation suitable for future
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