House Plans with Cost to Build Estimates
The Plan Collection has two options on each home plan page that both provide you with estimated cost to build reports. First, there's a free cost-to-build button on each plan detail page that generates a very rough, but free cost estimate. The other button is the Cost-to-Build Report powered by StartBuild which is a more precise report offered at the affordable price of $29.95.
The Plan Collection & StartBuild
The Plan Collection has partnered with StartBuild to provide you with a more accurate estimate of what it costs to build your dream home. Given StartBuild's many years in the industry, they understand the importance of accurate and up-to-date cost estimates.
Here are a few benefits of purchasing a Cost-to-Build Report:
Free Building Cost Estimate Calculator
If you are not quite ready for a Cost-to-Build Report, but would like to get a general idea as to the estimated building cost, our free cost estimate calculator uses national and regional per square foot home construction data released by the U.S. Census Bureau along with the heated square footage of a particular house plan. The estimated building costs shown for a plan are exactly that -- estimates.
Actual costs can vary significantly from average and median cost estimates based upon the actual selection of materials and finishes made as well as specific local code and market conditions.
These cost estimates exclude site development costs such as land cost, site clearing, excavation, porches, decks, patios, basement/crawlspace costs, and other site-related costs.
These estimates are based upon the living (heated) square footage of the plan only and do not account for construction costs related to garages, bonus rooms, porches, patios, or basement/crawlspace foundations.
