| We have a common question in our initial meetings | | | | feet or less with these being in the 200.00 per square |
| about the price of a project whether it is a new | | | | foot price range. The 100.00 to 150.00 dollar price range |
| addition, kitchen or bathroom. These prices are based | | | | usually works in the 300 square foot and above in |
| on our experience for Central Ohio (Central Ohio, | | | | size. The price also increases with the square footage |
| Upper Arlington, Westerville, Dublin, Gahanna, | | | | price with the adding of exterior projects such as |
| Pickerington, Lancaster Ohio, Fairfield County, | | | | porches, decks and landscaping packages. This of |
| Columbus). | | | | course does not add to the square footage of the |
| Most customers have a pre-conceived idea of how | | | | project but does drive up the square footage price. |
| much their room addition will cost. The truth is that | | | | This pricing does not include any bathrooms or |
| most customers guess the price of their addition to be | | | | kitchens with it, as this is its own project inside the |
| 50% to 80% of the actual cost. A standard room | | | | addition. |
| addition will initially run 100.00 per square foot up to | | | | What we consider to be a more value-oriented room |
| 150.00 per square foot with the size and design being | | | | addition contains standards of common building |
| the variable. We have had quite a few additions be in | | | | practice such as a crawl space, vinyl siding, standard |
| the 200.00 plus per square foot range. | | | | roof design with basic tie in to the existing house, |
| The bases for the difference in square foot price has | | | | standard interior of carpet, wood trim and vinyl |
| many variables, being existing home structure and | | | | windows. Also, in the past six months, costs have |
| design for tying in the new addition, complexity of the | | | | come down on their own due to the economical |
| roof design, what the exterior of the existing home is | | | | downturn which is a plus for the homeowner. |
| made of and finally what the interior of the addition will | | | | We also suggest that consumers check out any |
| have in it. We also have had customers decrease the | | | | companies that are bidding on the project through BBB, |
| size of the addition to bring the price down but when | | | | Angies List, NARI-National Association of Remodeling |
| the project is so small, there is a point at which | | | | and or the BIA- Building Industry Association (BBB, |
| decreasing the size makes no difference. It takes a | | | | NARI, BIA, Angie Lists). This helps customers get a |
| certain amount of effort to start and run a project and | | | | builder in good standing and this simple step would stop |
| also to meet minimums for subcontractors and | | | | most of consumers from being deceived (Room |
| suppliers. The plus for small additions is to increase its | | | | Addition, Project Construction cost, Contractor |
| size will have a very small effect on the price. | | | | verification, reputable contractors, photo gallery, |
| Typically we refer to a small size being 150 square | | | | pictures). |