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Yes as a matter of fact. Cheaper builders can use lower quality drywall, sometimes even cheaper regional brands. Higher end builders will use more expensive brands like Gold Bond and Certainteed because their labor is higher and the lower defect/joint/rework rate makes it worth while to use high quality drywall. And yes all Concrete pours are not the same - while a builder may not pay for a higher PSI concrete, the better subs will dig deeper footers, and their forms won't be as or contain waves. If the fake brick texture will be left exposed, better subs will make sure the pattern stays even without breaks. Better builders will use screws instead of nails for the sub floor, and a pre-coated lumber such as the ZIP system rather than plain bare OSB lumber. I could go on, but I am not an expert on house construction; I am sure someone from a higher end builder can chime in and correct anything I've said wrong. [/quote]

You can specify all the requirements in the spec sheet if you'd like.

And also, to the previous poster, it doesn't cost $200K to do the site prep in general.  Please ask for a few quotes.  There are a few companies which specialize in demolition and site work.  Please don't take the numbers quoted here as given.  Back in 2014, the quote we received was around $30K.[/quote]

That's ridiculous, your average lay person is not going to know enough about home building to begin asking for these types of requirements. This is why you would pay more for a higher end builder, because they are already using some of the better building materials and methods.

Site-prep depends on whether there is an existing home to tear down (about $20k for a 50s/60s split level or small colonial), whether you need a septic system ($30-$40k), the size of the area within the "Limit of Disturbance" line (typically $10-15k for a McMansion sized home), and complexity of the final grade (retaining walls, water management features, and etc). $200k would be an extremely complicated site - for example if you are building a house on a lot with severe slope and need two tiered retaining walls of over 6-ft high each and totalling over 200 linear feet of wall plus railing. [/quote]

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