construction-dad t1_izupxjm wrote on December 12, 2022 at 12:02 AM

Reply to comment by autosuggest123 in Cost per sq ft to build in southern NH by autosuggest123

Not a dumb question. Start with the truth. “I’m trying to gather more info to determine if I can move forward with this project.” Then after describing what you’re thinking, ask them if they’d be willing to share what level of finish and what the $/sf was on there last few projects.

autosuggest123 OP t1_izuqntz wrote on December 12, 2022 at 12:07 AM

Thanks yeah, I called a few builders about a year ago when I first started my research but I basically got the impression that they were all so slammed and didn’t seem to want to even waste their time with someone who didn’t already have plans in hand. Maybe that has changed or maybe there are builders who aren’t as busy but that is how I started—I called builders first and they all told me I needed plans for them to give me a meaningful estimate. Maybe I need to think outside the box, not sure what that entails but I need to build something for my aging parents and custom design/build is really all I can think of. All this feedback is much appreciated.