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Posted by: Bing
telll us about your existing garage that you will be expanding
a lot has to do with what materials you will need to match the existing structure
Pouring a slab, standing up a few walls and extending a gable is fairly cheap to do (assuming it will be an unfinished interior). Its when you start trying to match existing expensive materials, or installing a lot of plumbing/electrical/windows/doors that the cost can begin to go up.
Assuming you have a flat grade to get started (no grading work) and no complications you can shrink the size of that multiplier that dumass mentioned by a lot for a simple garage.
anyway,,,tell us more about what the old garage is made of,,,,,and what condition the jobsite is in......
Maybe tell us exactly what the new unit will be like,,,,so we can begin to form a material list.
Posted by: Bing
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Originally posted by: MrDumass
Yeah if you give us a better idea of what you are building we could prolly figure it to be exact or really close. My multiplier is for upper end and totally completed with interior. Of course that is built by others.
$90/sq ft is an average around here
Posted by: Bing
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Originally posted by: MrDumass
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Originally posted by: Bing
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Originally posted by: MrDumass
Yeah if you give us a better idea of what you are building we could prolly figure it to be exact or really close. My multiplier is for upper end and totally completed with interior. Of course that is built by others.
$90/sq ft is an average around here
Ouch! Maybe I should come up there and be a carpenter I bet cost of living is higher as well. It's always better to do the work yourself and save some money if applicable!
a quarter million will buy you a little piece of trash house on a 1/3 acre lot in the neighborhood i live in
real estate is too much around here for sure
Posted by: Bing
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Originally posted by: MrDumass
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Originally posted by: Bing
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Originally posted by: MrDumass
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Originally posted by: Bing
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Originally posted by: MrDumass
Yeah if you give us a better idea of what you are building we could prolly figure it to be exact or really close. My multiplier is for upper end and totally completed with interior. Of course that is built by others.
$90/sq ft is an average around here
Ouch! Maybe I should come up there and be a carpenter I bet cost of living is higher as well. It's always better to do the work yourself and save some money if applicable!
a quarter million will buy you a little piece of trash house on a 1/3 acre lot in the neighborhood i live in
real estate is too much around here for sure
Dam dont let this get out but a 1/4 mil around here will get you 50-75 acres and a rather nice house. Sshhh!
I hear ya!!!,,,,Im just here temporarily,,,,,i need to get a little further out in the woods,,before i buy something,,,where the democrats cant find me, lol
Posted by: Bing
well, just to get the wood structure built, I would estimate about 2500 in materials (just material cost).
That doesnt include windows, doors, electrical or even paint
thats for 3 walls 2x20, 1x12, and a roof to match existing (i added an overhang and eve just to be safe)
To have a contractor come in and do it you are probably going to be looking at a bid of 6000-10000 in Eugene dollars unless the guy is hungry. (and that would include a couple windows and a couple doors, painted and completely finished with lights and all)
post a pic of the garage if you could
again,,,this is just ballpark
Posted by: Bing
best thing to do would be to find a buddy that does concrete work,,,and a buddy that frames for a living
pull your own permits,,,,,and maybe do some of the work yourself
then you might get er done for $3-4000 (or cheaper) and a couple cases of beer
Posted by: Bing
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Originally posted by: atvaddict01
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Originally posted by: MrDumass
My best guess would be around $3000-3500. If you pour a floating slab with peers instead of an actual footing it may cost less. The numbers I crunched are for around here, so you may need to add a little more being I'am in a rural area. The most expensive items you will run into are concrete,trusses, and windows/doors.
Mr Dumbass what are peers?
Ive been a carpenter for 18yrs and never heard that term.Heres my chance to learn
something new.
In Mi just to frame,put up trusses,and sheet the roof that would cost 2000-2500.
I think he is talking about a polebarn with walls.
which would actually cost more to build
Posted by: duneittilludie
I am going to have an addition aded to my garage and since i will be getting bids on this project i would like to hear from someone who can tell me what a reasonable price per square foot would be.I want a cement floor and the addition will be accessed through a door that already exists on the back of the garage .Any input will be appreciated.
Posted by: duneittilludie
Bing-To be more specific about what i am looking for i would like to have a 12'x20' addition put on and the interior could be left unfinished and as far as the grading work there shouldnt be much because it is pretty flat.I am asking about this because it is something that i know nothing about and i would like to have some idea of what the going rate is when i get bids.The exixting garage is a typical 1 car garage that was built in the early 70s with unfinished interior so the addition would be fairly straightforward and simple.So with this in mind what would a ball park figure per square foot be?
Posted by: duneittilludie
Thanks for all the responses on this and i now have a better idea of what need to consider when getting bids.
Posted by: atvaddict01
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Originally posted by: MrDumass
My best guess would be around $3000-3500. If you pour a floating slab with peers instead of an actual footing it may cost less. The numbers I crunched are for around here, so you may need to add a little more being I'am in a rural area. The most expensive items you will run into are concrete,trusses, and windows/doors.
Mr Dumbass what are peers?
Ive been a carpenter for 18yrs and never heard that term.Heres my chance to learn
something new.
In Mi just to frame,put up trusses,and sheet the roof that would cost 2000-2500.
Posted by: atvaddict01
Thank you for explaining.Never seen it done.Do you still put relief cuts in?
Posted by: hondabuster
Ouch, Times have changed.
I had a free standing garage built, about 8 years ago. Its 28 by 24, and with the slab and landscaping, it was 8000, all done and said.
I was going to have an extension put on my existing garage, but because of foundation issues, it was gonna be alot more.
A free standing garage will be cheaper..if that works for your situation.
Posted by: RoscoePW
geez over here theyd charge you 60k, then 2k for permits, then the same guy who got you the permits comes back to fine the sh!t outa u for more cash. i think 40 a sq foot is really reasonable. let us know how the build goes, then think about THIS to top it off. damn thatsmy dream garage.
Posted by: Hippyhunter
hmmm....houses are round 40/sf real nice houses are way more. slab ....hmmmm 9/sf. I am thinkin bout 25/sf. hip shot est
Posted by: Cheapass
I built a shed up against the rear door of the garage. Raised wood floor, 12x12 added on to the garage to roll the toys in to. Cost about $1200. Took up a 12x12 chunk of the dog run, but they still had a good 15x20 left, so they lived. A doggie door in the shed gave them access to the garage to get out of the rain/snow too.
And, the old Franklin stove in the garage puts out plenty of heat to heat the shed too, so I can work on the quads in place.
Posted by: MrDumass
I'am not sure about this in your area, but around here we usually use the number 40 multiplied by the amount of sqaure feet your addition is. This is a cost to have built number. I.E. 40 x 800 sqr ft = $32,000. Hope this helps. Remember that if you build yourself, it will be cheaper.
Posted by: MrDumass
Yeah if you give us a better idea of what you are building we could prolly figure it to be exact or really close. My multiplier is for upper end and totally completed with interior. Of course that is built by others.
Posted by: MrDumass
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Originally posted by: Bing
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Originally posted by: MrDumass
Yeah if you give us a better idea of what you are building we could prolly figure it to be exact or really close. My multiplier is for upper end and totally completed with interior. Of course that is built by others.
$90/sq ft is an average around here
Ouch! Maybe I should come up there and be a carpenter I bet cost of living is higher as well. It's always better to do the work yourself and save some money if applicable!
Posted by: MrDumass
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Originally posted by: Bing
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Originally posted by: MrDumass
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Originally posted by: Bing
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Originally posted by: MrDumass
Yeah if you give us a better idea of what you are building we could prolly figure it to be exact or really close. My multiplier is for upper end and totally completed with interior. Of course that is built by others.
$90/sq ft is an average around here
Ouch! Maybe I should come up there and be a carpenter I bet cost of living is higher as well. It's always better to do the work yourself and save some money if applicable!
a quarter million will buy you a little piece of trash house on a 1/3 acre lot in the neighborhood i live in
real estate is too much around here for sure
Dam dont let this get out but a 1/4 mil around here will get you 50-75 acres and a rather nice house. Sshhh!
Posted by: MrDumass
My best guess would be around $3000-3500. If you pour a floating slab with peers instead of an actual footing it may cost less. The numbers I crunched are for around here, so you may need to add a little more being I'am in a rural area. The most expensive items you will run into are concrete,trusses, and windows/doors.
Posted by: MrDumass
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Originally posted by: atvaddict01
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Originally posted by: MrDumass
My best guess would be around $3000-3500. If you pour a floating slab with peers instead of an actual footing it may cost less. The numbers I crunched are for around here, so you may need to add a little more being I'am in a rural area. The most expensive items you will run into are concrete,trusses, and windows/doors.
Mr Dumbass what are peers?
Ive been a carpenter for 18yrs and never heard that term.Heres my chance to learn
something new.
In Mi just to frame,put up trusses,and sheet the roof that would cost 2000-2500.
The pier I was refering to is basicly the same thing as when you pour for a polebarns poles, or for a decks legs. It's 2-3 feet deep and circular concrete. The floating slab is poured on top of these and tied in with steel. All it does is act as a footing only less concrete. If you aren't going to have anything real heavy on it, it will be fine. I personally would rather have footings. This is just another scenerio, that I probably shouldn't have suggested being he is going to use it as a garage.
