How Much Does Building a Home Cost? Find Out With Our Cost To Build Overview.

What we know that others don't...

We’ve spoken to many customers who complain about the inaccuracies of other services. Through our research, we found that the reason for these discrepancies was due to two major factors.

1. The material cost and labor data was not updated often enough. To solve this, we maintain real-time updates. Since StartBuild is continuously building homes, they receive new material prices continuously which are then immediately fed into the Cost to Build Estimator.

2. Other estimators did not take into account the dramatic difference in price that customers’ choices make. For instance, high-end windows, granite counter tops, exotic hardwood floors, specialty roofing materials can cost 3-5 times as much as lower end materials. Our estimator enables you to expect and control those costs before you ever break ground.

What makes our Cost to Build Estimator the best on the market?

• House Plan Specific: The baseline estimate is based on the specific plan you select
• Locality: Takes into account actual costs from your specific zip code and region
• Real Costs: Material estimates are based on bids from actual suppliers and sub-contractors
• Personal Scenarios: Determine where you'd like to splurge and where you'd rather save
• Great Value: You'll have 30 days to create new cost estimate scenarios based on your personal choices and budget
• Unlimited Copies: You'll be able to print out as many variations as you'd like
• Real Time Updates: Costs are updated real-time as new information is available
• Quick: In two business days you'll receive your personalized cost to build estimator along with access to your online budget
• Convenient: You can access to your online budget 24 hours a day
  

To order an estimate, find a plan you like on ePlans, and click on the "Calculate Cost to Build" button on the home plan detail page.