| If you are going to build your own home
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| | the same foundation walls. If both style
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| and want to get more for
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| | homes have a full
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| your money, consider a two story home.
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| | basement its easy to see that the ranch
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| There are major parts of
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| | is going to cost double
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| the construction process that can save
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| | to pour a concrete floor. this cost is
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| you money over building a
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| | usually figured by the
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| ranch style home. The three major areas
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| | square foot.The third major cost saving
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| to cut costs are
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| | phase is the roof system. A two story
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| excavation, the foundation, and the
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| | home has half the roof. This means
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| roof.When excavating for a ranch style
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| | cutting the amount of lumber
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| home, you are digging a hole
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| | in half. If the rafters for this
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| for living space all on one floor. Let's
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| | structure are 2x10 or 2x12, this
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| say the square footage
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| | can be quite a savings. Add in for the
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| of this ranch is 2,000 sq. ft. If this
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| | longer lumber lengths
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| house has a full basement
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| | needed for steeper pitched roofs like a
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| that's a lot of dirt to be removed to
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| | 10/12 or 12/12 and the
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| accomodate a foundation. A
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| | savings become even more substantial.
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| two story home such as a Colonial or
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| | Also, when building this
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| Georgian style with the same
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| | type of home, only half as much plywood
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| square footage will require half as much
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| | is needed to cover our
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| excavation. These style
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| | framing. With the rising costs of
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| of homes usually have close to equal the
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| | lumber, this is another good
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| amount of square feet on
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| | reason to go with a two story home. The
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| both floors. For this phase of
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| | roofing materials used
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| construction a single story home
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| | is also affected. Again, only half the
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| requires twice the labor and twice the
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| | materials are needed to do
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| material to be removed for
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| | the job. This is another task that is
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| the foundation. After backfilling the
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| | figured by the square foot.There are many
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| foundation, any extra dirt
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| | ways to save money when building your own
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| that can't be spread about the lot, has
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| | home.
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| to be hauled away. This
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| | These three parts of constructing a home
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| could be a sizable burden to your
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| | are the major ways to
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| construction budget.The foundation is
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| | save. If you want more bang for your
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| another place to save money on your
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| | buck, consider a two story
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| construction costs. Using the same 2000
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| | home.(c) Mike Merisko 2006 Merisko has
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| sq. ft. house as an
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| | been a carpenter for 26 years. Most of
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| example, footings and foundation walls
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| | those years were spent in the
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| must be poured to support
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| | homebuilding and remodeling industries.
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| 2000 sq. ft. of deck for the living
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| | He was also in business as a carpentry
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| space. A two story would only
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| | and general contractor. While that is his
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| require enough walls and footings for a
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| | forte, he also has experience in bridge
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| 1000 sq.ft. as the second
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| | building, commercial construction, and
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| floor would be stacked on top of the
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| | exhibit building which is how he earns
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| first floor and utilizing
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| | his living these days.
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