Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Considering building on own lot. Most of the builders offer standard 8 or 9 ft ceiling on the first floor (according to their websites).
Suppose the living area on the main floor is 2000 sqft and the total cost of the standard layout is about $500k. How much does it typically cost to raise the ceiling to 10ft?
Thanks.
The cost issue comes from the builder having to buy longer 2x4 lumber (10' vs 8')- each 10' piece will cost around $2 more. You have a stud every 16" so added bid cost before markup = total linear wall measurement / 16 (number of studs) * 1.1 (extra for waste, headers, etc) * $2.
Soooo for the perimeter walls of your 2000 sqr main floor in a perfectly square 45'x45' building you have 180 lf 135 studs * 1.1 = ~150 studs * $2 = $300 material cost (easily triple that to $900 to account for interior walls) * mark up 20% for a total project cost add of $1100. Annnnd then, because we are in DC the builder will charge you $5000.
Yes. Stairs will need be adjusted to add another riser / tread or 2 which you will need to account for in the plan. Also - per current building codes, the wind bracing might have to be reengineered to accomodate for the additional wall height.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We have that in our home and you really want that in the plans and not an add on later or else the home may look weird. We have 9 basement, 10 first floor and 9 2nd floor. I can reference our builder if you want.
Yes, please. Who is your builder?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Considering building on own lot. Most of the builders offer standard 8 or 9 ft ceiling on the first floor (according to their websites).
Suppose the living area on the main floor is 2000 sqft and the total cost of the standard layout is about $500k. How much does it typically cost to raise the ceiling to 10ft?
Thanks.
The cost issue comes from the builder having to buy longer 2x4 lumber (10' vs 8')- each 10' piece will cost around $2 more. You have a stud every 16" so added bid cost before markup = total linear wall measurement / 16 (number of studs) * 1.1 (extra for waste, headers, etc) * $2.
Soooo for the perimeter walls of your 2000 sqr main floor in a perfectly square 45'x45' building you have 180 lf 135 studs * 1.1 = ~150 studs * $2 = $300 material cost (easily triple that to $900 to account for interior walls) * mark up 20% for a total project cost add of $1100. Annnnd then, because we are in DC the builder will charge you $5000.
$5,000 doesn't even sound like it would remotely cover it. I work in the interior design/ construction niche and there are so many things to consider. There is no way to get a rough quote from an anonymous forum. You need to sit down with the builder/architect to discuss all the changes that would need to happen in order to raise the ceiling.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Considering building on own lot. Most of the builders offer standard 8 or 9 ft ceiling on the first floor (according to their websites).
Suppose the living area on the main floor is 2000 sqft and the total cost of the standard layout is about $500k. How much does it typically cost to raise the ceiling to 10ft?
Thanks.
The cost issue comes from the builder having to buy longer 2x4 lumber (10' vs 8')- each 10' piece will cost around $2 more. You have a stud every 16" so added bid cost before markup = total linear wall measurement / 16 (number of studs) * 1.1 (extra for waste, headers, etc) * $2.
Soooo for the perimeter walls of your 2000 sqr main floor in a perfectly square 45'x45' building you have 180 lf 135 studs * 1.1 = ~150 studs * $2 = $300 material cost (easily triple that to $900 to account for interior walls) * mark up 20% for a total project cost add of $1100. Annnnd then, because we are in DC the builder will charge you $5000.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Considering building on own lot. Most of the builders offer standard 8 or 9 ft ceiling on the first floor (according to their websites).
Suppose the living area on the main floor is 2000 sqft and the total cost of the standard layout is about $500k. How much does it typically cost to raise the ceiling to 10ft?
Thanks.
The cost issue comes from the builder having to buy longer 2x4 lumber (10' vs 8')- each 10' piece will cost around $2 more. You have a stud every 16" so added bid cost before markup = total linear wall measurement / 16 (number of studs) * 1.1 (extra for waste, headers, etc) * $2.
Soooo for the perimeter walls of your 2000 sqr main floor in a perfectly square 45'x45' building you have 180 lf 135 studs * 1.1 = ~150 studs * $2 = $300 material cost (easily triple that to $900 to account for interior walls) * mark up 20% for a total project cost add of $1100. Annnnd then, because we are in DC the builder will charge you $5000.
Anonymous wrote:Considering building on own lot. Most of the builders offer standard 8 or 9 ft ceiling on the first floor (according to their websites).
Suppose the living area on the main floor is 2000 sqft and the total cost of the standard layout is about $500k. How much does it typically cost to raise the ceiling to 10ft?
Thanks.
Anonymous wrote:We have that in our home and you really want that in the plans and not an add on later or else the home may look weird. We have 9 basement, 10 first floor and 9 2nd floor. I can reference our builder if you want.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We have that in our home and you really want that in the plans and not an add on later or else the home may look weird. We have 9 basement, 10 first floor and 9 2nd floor. I can reference our builder if you want.
Yes, please. Who is your builder?
FYI I am not the owner of this home but on the website you can check out their work throughout the McLean / Vienna for this model.
http://www.reluxhomes.com/find-homes/huntleigh-at-creighton-farms/
http://www.reluxhomes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mayflower-Model-Website.pdf
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We have that in our home and you really want that in the plans and not an add on later or else the home may look weird. We have 9 basement, 10 first floor and 9 2nd floor. I can reference our builder if you want.
Yes, please. Who is your builder?
Anonymous wrote:We have that in our home and you really want that in the plans and not an add on later or else the home may look weird. We have 9 basement, 10 first floor and 9 2nd floor. I can reference our builder if you want.