Laying out the plates.
Gableworth Design-Build30 pages / Fictional brand / Demo site by Sumo Studios
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Behind the counter
Small print
Eight sheets on where the money goes, what moves it, and the order things happen. Read them here or print them.
A guide in eight sheets, worked on one example house: 3,600 sq ft, new, at the Considered finish, on Harbor Hill Meadow in Cold Spring Harbor.
The example house, all in: $3,743,000. The band around it is $3.5M to $4.05M.
| Lever | Change on the example | Months |
|---|---|---|
| 400 more square feet | +$401,000 | +1 |
| Considered to Exacting | +$984,000 | +2 |
| A steep lot instead of a sloped one | +$240,000 | +2 |
| On tidal water: trustees and a flood-resistant foundation | +$308,000 | +4 |
Finish moves the number more than size does. Approvals are mostly months, not dollars.
Keys about 26 months after you start
Design 7 months, approvals 4, build 16. Approvals overlap the end of design wherever the town allows.
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