Log Cabin Build Total Cost | How Much Did We Spend? | Cost Breakdown

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  • Опубликовано: 14 июл 2024
  • Welcome to RidgeLife. In this video, we look at each step in building a log home or cabin and how much it costs . We give the total cost Ann’s breakdown each step including materials and labor. We acted as our own general contractor over the build of our custom designed Honest Abe Log Homes using their Genesis log system that consists of 12”x6” Appalachian style timbers interlocked for a secure and safe fit.
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    00:00 INTRO
    03:13 Land Clearing
    03:59 Garage
    04:36 Foundation
    05:26 Electric
    06:36 Water Well
    07:16 Insulation
    08:45 Roofing
    09:12 Plumbing
    10:14 Natural Gas
    10:50 Septic System
    11:30 Gutters
    11:56 Drywall
    13:01 Stain & Finishing
    16:17 Flooring
    17:08 Kitchen Cabinets and Countertops
    18:28 Stairs
    19:11 HAVC
    19:46 Termite and Pest Control
    20:12 Septic Permit, Building Permits, Builders Insurance Extra Stain, Lighting and Miscellaneous expenses
    20:54 Sidewalks
    21:19 Log Home Package with Construction Labor
    22:00 Total Price
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Комментарии • 382

  • @harveywinkerbean1193
    @harveywinkerbean1193 Год назад +37

    This is the best informational video on log cabins I've watched. Very engaging and educational. Everything looks great. Well done!

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much!

    • @nitawatson5713
      @nitawatson5713 Год назад +1

      @@RidgeLife pp via

    • @59Alaskan
      @59Alaskan 9 месяцев назад +1

      ​​@@RidgeLife Hello! Might have missed it but, is the cost of labor including in your pricing...? Sometimes it seems like you did...
      Thank you!

    • @zachball5428
      @zachball5428 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@nitawatson5713😊

  • @mpedmar9701
    @mpedmar9701 Год назад +15

    What a detailed list of costs. This was great Tim.
    Lived the sped up sections of the build you showed us.
    Her house is gorgeous.
    Thank you for taking the time to compile this info and video it.
    Stay happy, healthy, hydrated and safe. May God continue to bless you, your family and your adventures.

  • @larryfeeks6620
    @larryfeeks6620 Год назад +2

    Tim, this is an excellent video. I like how you broke everything down, and made it easy to understand. The log home is beautiful, and I hope Momma Carol loves it!

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  Год назад

      Thanks! She sure does!!!

  • @WestTennessee
    @WestTennessee Год назад +9

    Awesome job putting this video together Tim. All inclusive construction and associated cost. Professional! 👍🏻😎

  • @laurieclarkson9180
    @laurieclarkson9180 9 месяцев назад +3

    I love the kitchen layout! There are so many crazy fancy things done in kitchens now-a-days but I like a simple, cozy, functional design like this one. It's beautiful! Thank you for breaking down the costs for us! It's so helpful!

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  9 месяцев назад

      Yes! Thank you!

  • @deborahpelletier4573
    @deborahpelletier4573 Год назад +3

    Absolutely beautiful. Awesome presentation Tim. Go Ridge Life!!!

  • @AuntieAnn
    @AuntieAnn Год назад +13

    The log home is my dream home ❤️❤️... It's so unbelievably stunning!!... For how it turned out the final cost , while not cheep it's not bad for what you ended up with 👍... I'm so happy for Grandma Carol 🤗.... Nice touch with the Ridgelife cup 😉😃

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  Год назад +2

      Thanks so much Ann! It was an experience getting here for sure.

  • @dotroper746
    @dotroper746 Год назад +7

    Absolutely GORGEOUS! This is what I've always dreamed about having! A hunting cabin is a great idea! Very informative video Tim! GO RIDGELIFE!!! 👏👍🤟🥰

  • @HalfAssHomestead
    @HalfAssHomestead Год назад +8

    Tim, you did a great job on your mom's home, I'm sure Grandma Carol is going to love every minute living there. Can't wait to see the barndominium and barn build. You friend are living my dream.

  • @jontanner7997
    @jontanner7997 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Really helpful and well done. Congratulations on your new paradise.

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  10 месяцев назад

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @furiousfucshiagoddess7616
    @furiousfucshiagoddess7616 Год назад +2

    Wow! I want something just like this. Two years ago we sold our home in the city and are living off grid. What an adventure it has been. We want to build a home out here and these log cabin homes have caught our attention. Thanks for sharing!

  • @billshreeveable
    @billshreeveable Год назад +14

    It’s absolutely beautiful and there is no comparison between this and a conventional home, living is much more peaceful. My husband and I live in Alpharetta GA and 4 months ago we bought a 700 sqft cabin in Mineral Bluff, GA on the side of a mountain just to escape the rat race of corporate America.

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  Год назад +2

      Ooh very nice! Enjoy!

    • @omarx7865
      @omarx7865 2 месяца назад +1

      Did you build your cabin or buy an existing?

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  2 месяца назад

      @omarx7865 we were our own general contractor from ground up. We did a lot of the finish work ourselves too.

  • @franjenkins7931
    @franjenkins7931 Год назад +1

    Great video! Very informative and detailed. Thank for sharing the Honest Abe Log Home build with us!

  • @danielgreen9291
    @danielgreen9291 Год назад +1

    This was incredibly helpful. I'm building a log home in East TN. So much useful info here. I think you got a great deal all around.

  • @charlotteforrester3118
    @charlotteforrester3118 Год назад +2

    Beautiful home . Not a bad price. The craftsmanship is excellent! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @carolynmesser7199
    @carolynmesser7199 Год назад +3

    You certainly got a beautiful home for your mom Tim . I’m sure she’s happy there . Thx bless you .💕🙏💕

  • @Icybones000
    @Icybones000 3 месяца назад +3

    Geez, my father took most of the logs off his property he used to build his 2,300 sq ft home. Peeled and cured himself. Some came from the local lumber company in town. Has finish walkout basement, vaulted ceilings, open loft with masterbedroom off of loft, 3 bath home, 3 bedrooms. All cabinets made from Heartwood cedar, which also came off his property. 2 fireplaces, main floor, and in the finished basement. front porch total length of front of the home, back porch off main floor, length of the home, patio off master bedroom, upper lower staircases heartwood cedar cut in half log treads. All for under 45k. Just shows what you can do if you're willing to put in the work and take a couple of years to build it mostly on your own, the savings are huge.

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  3 месяца назад

      Wow! That’s amazing!

  • @paulhoneyman6923
    @paulhoneyman6923 Год назад +3

    WOW, great video Tim. I hope that Grandma Carol has a long and peaceful life in her log home surrounded by her loved ones. Stay safe brother and as always my be regards to Starla.

  • @syedhadi5339
    @syedhadi5339 2 месяца назад +1

    I have so much love and respect for this guy and for his choice of music. Never knew southern musicians are so great.The best video ever.

  • @maryranch5329
    @maryranch5329 Год назад +2

    Tim, this home is so beautiful...thanks for sharing this information. Have a wonderful day and blessings 💞

  • @CynBrown
    @CynBrown Год назад +2

    It is so beautiful Tim. Great breakdown.

  • @jeanielipskey1272
    @jeanielipskey1272 Год назад +3

    Nice Tim, not bad! Thanks for the breakdown!

  • @carmenmariacortesmarin2664
    @carmenmariacortesmarin2664 Год назад +1

    Beautiful home! Grandma Carol is a lucky and happy lady.

  • @RaleyCreativeTravel
    @RaleyCreativeTravel Год назад +1

    Very well put together and great information!! It looks good and I know yall are satisfied!!

  • @maddogart5133
    @maddogart5133 7 месяцев назад +1

    Great job on route you went with on building this and appreciate the time you invested in the footage and educating us on the tube with your process Much appreciated Sir

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  6 месяцев назад

      Thank you very much!

  • @3MISSISSIPPI
    @3MISSISSIPPI Год назад +2

    Great breakdown!

  • @cornerstonebuilding8780
    @cornerstonebuilding8780 8 месяцев назад +1

    that was SOO helpful! Thank you~great job

  • @coolstuff9947
    @coolstuff9947 Год назад +2

    Awesome video, really great! Beautiful home.

  • @Mark4WorldPeace
    @Mark4WorldPeace Год назад +3

    Its an amazing space for sure.Priceless and Wondrous home for your Mother and future generations 👍🏽☮🇺🇸

  • @bjchandler8937
    @bjchandler8937 Год назад

    Superb! Very helpful. You are the top of the line - the very best. You teach with both joy and skill. Thank you.

  • @brianswiger9390
    @brianswiger9390 9 месяцев назад +1

    Sir, what a great video. You answered all of the nuts and bolts questions for us who want to build our home. Way to assemble the video also. Thanks for your time.

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  9 месяцев назад

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @edm163
    @edm163 Год назад +1

    Great video! Thanks for the info & time you spent on the cabin cost content.

  • @heather3193
    @heather3193 Год назад +5

    Beautiful log home! 😍

  • @rustyarrow1492
    @rustyarrow1492 Год назад +1

    Beautiful cabin, congratulations. Really nice video showing all the expenses and the total.

  • @Eddie.7286
    @Eddie.7286 9 месяцев назад +1

    Great video! Lots of detail well done and well said.

  • @12Daze
    @12Daze Год назад +1

    Thank you for sharing all of these details.

  • @maryjemison1101
    @maryjemison1101 Год назад +2

    Absolutely BEAUTIFUL ❤❤

  • @ViaAvione
    @ViaAvione Год назад +1

    Brilliant! Thank you for sharing

  • @stevedahl3689
    @stevedahl3689 Год назад +2

    Great video and awesome home!!! Congratulations on a job well done!

  • @citkat4279
    @citkat4279 Месяц назад +1

    This was great!

  • @victorfebo2968
    @victorfebo2968 Год назад +2

    Beautiful house bro! Hope God gives you a full life to enjoy the fruit of your labor with your family! God bless you all endlessly! Thank you for sharing!

  • @mariemcgillen7401
    @mariemcgillen7401 Год назад +1

    Absolutely gorgeous, Tim.

  • @sandralindqvist1159
    @sandralindqvist1159 Год назад +1

    Interesting! Helpful information ✨

  • @HighCountryRambler
    @HighCountryRambler Год назад +2

    Great video... It was interesting comparing notes with your build and a similar one I completed about 18 years ago. Ours was a panelised home, similar design, and being a geek with tractor toys I did all that part myself along with some finish work and insulation and painting. Wife and I did probably 1/3 of the build and farmed out the trades, yet with our 2,000 sf build w/walk-out basement ended up very close to your final price.
    Should make mention your final cost didn't include land purchase which most would require. We bought our land 22 years prior and waited till it was paid off before building.
    Great job, looks very nice and seems reasonably priced.

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  Год назад

      Wow! I am going to build my own off grid cabin over the next couple of years. Yeah. Land prices vary so much from state to state. Thx!

  • @patricialynn6280
    @patricialynn6280 Год назад +1

    Wow! Beautiful accomplishment...Beautiful home...Blessed Momma

  • @lonettewelch9949
    @lonettewelch9949 Год назад +2

    Great video!

  • @ontheplant
    @ontheplant Год назад +4

    Congratulations on your build man!! Thanks so much for breaking down the costs like this. The price you paid for this wouldn't even buy a condo nowadays. Its good to show folks they have options to maintain a comfortable state of being while not paying for it with blood. ✌️ Great video thanks again for sharing🙏

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  Год назад +1

      My pleasure and thanks!

  • @davidny4638
    @davidny4638 Год назад +1

    Very nice thank you, we plan on doing this in Smith lake Alabama, Honest Abe, we are gonna check them out. Thank you

  • @PaulSmith-if4ti
    @PaulSmith-if4ti 11 месяцев назад +1

    Not bad. It's worth it. Amazing home and it'll be there for a long time.

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  11 месяцев назад

      Thank you very much.

  • @mariemcgillen7401
    @mariemcgillen7401 Год назад +1

    The Best is yet to come for you.

  • @nicolette6327
    @nicolette6327 Год назад +2

    Beautiful cabin. I love the exterior stain color and the Sheetrock inside to break up all the wood.

  • @janielindsey3264
    @janielindsey3264 Год назад +2

    Love the Log Home

  • @MBHeritageFarms
    @MBHeritageFarms Год назад +3

    It's gorgeous Tim!

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  Год назад +1

      Thank Y'all!!!

    • @MBHeritageFarms
      @MBHeritageFarms Год назад

      You're welcome. I am sure your mom will absolutely love it there. You guys did great! Love it!

  • @mrspaula777
    @mrspaula777 Год назад +1

    TOTALLY AWESOME
    ABSOLUTELY PERFECT

  • @charitizzle6028
    @charitizzle6028 Год назад +1

    Just found your channel! I live about an hour north east of you. We're wanting to out a little n law quarters on our property down the road. Thank you for sharing, great info!💗

  • @lazypondfarm
    @lazypondfarm Год назад +3

    Lots of folks will be looking for the cost associated.... good idea

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  Год назад +2

      Yeah not many out there actually tell you what they paid and total cost. Let’s hope! Thx!

  • @sallyeblen7032
    @sallyeblen7032 11 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful!

  • @ireneturner2944
    @ireneturner2944 Год назад +1

    GO RIDGELIFE, MR TIM!!
    AWESOME VIDEO!!

  • @54maggiemoo
    @54maggiemoo Год назад +2

    Beautiful cabin. From Mel and Gary's channel.

  • @cherylerabon4101
    @cherylerabon4101 Год назад +1

    Love it!

  • @kickapoocraftycat
    @kickapoocraftycat Год назад +2

    Beautiful home.

  • @mikeolson2695
    @mikeolson2695 Год назад +2

    Your home looks really good 👍 love it

  • @lilahnewton7940
    @lilahnewton7940 Год назад +1

    Hello Mr Tim. I am sorry you felt pressured into reveling the cost. I'm very happy to be back and ready to get back to work helping you. Bless you and take care.

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  Год назад +1

      Oh no pressure. I just thought many would benefit from knowing. Thanks!

  • @annamaybeekman5152
    @annamaybeekman5152 Год назад +1

    A GOOD VIDEO TIM A BEAUTIFUL HOME

  • @user-mb6pp7fi1x
    @user-mb6pp7fi1x Год назад +1

    Great production.

  • @Doc1855
    @Doc1855 2 месяца назад +1

    We’re going with Meadowlark Log Homes out of Libby, MT. It’s a true log home.
    A 9” log has the natural equivalent of R-19 insulation, (2X6” stud walls).
    Great video. It was interesting.

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  2 месяца назад +1

      Thanks! You will love it.

  • @CastleHives
    @CastleHives Год назад +2

    Beautiful home. .

  • @VinnieRed71
    @VinnieRed71 Год назад +2

    Excellent video and log home! I’m quite sure that same project would’ve cost 50% more up here in the northeast! Yours looks beautiful. Hopefully grandma’s enjoying it.

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  Год назад

      She is loving it! Thanks!

  • @rayoliver7120
    @rayoliver7120 Год назад +3

    Like that you built it to suit ya'll , me I'm not a fan of gypsum/dry wall , I'm more of the traditional log cabin look throughout , in sure at today's prices that would have added considerable cost to the cabin. Sure does have a nice setting in the woods ,like how you kept utilities Ac/heat and thankless water heater on the outside, thumbs up 👍

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  Год назад

      Thank you very much for your kind words!

  • @thomasburkett6417
    @thomasburkett6417 6 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful home, great video. Just to let everyone know, 1200sq ft rancher here in south jersey on 2 acres with a superior walls foundation and oh yes its a modular will cost you 300k.No porch, no garage and no metal roof. 250 k is a steal.

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  6 месяцев назад

      Wow! Yeah much more affordable here.

  • @DREWSLENS
    @DREWSLENS Год назад +2

    GOOO RIDGELIFE 💚

  • @jlpaints
    @jlpaints Год назад +2

    Beautiful place.

  • @davepalmatier5190
    @davepalmatier5190 5 месяцев назад +1

    The Cost is Something you have to worry about with anything, but that Beautiful Home is so Beautiful and Build so Good, if i had a 10 million Dollars or more there's No Dollar amount if i had it i wouldn't Give to live the Rest of my life in that Home!! God Bless you all.

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  5 месяцев назад

      Yes! Totally agree!

  • @solardiyhobbyandrevies8118
    @solardiyhobbyandrevies8118 Год назад +2

    That is one awesome place

  • @ocean1233
    @ocean1233 9 месяцев назад +1

    EXCELLENT 💯

  • @MickyBellRoberts
    @MickyBellRoberts Год назад +5

    Our barndominium also has taken two years to build out. Our metal building is 2000 sq ft, two bedroom, two bathrooms, large pantry and living room/ kitchen, open plan.

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  Год назад +1

      Lots of work, huh?

    • @MickyBellRoberts
      @MickyBellRoberts Год назад +2

      @@RidgeLife I thought I would never finish, almost 76 years old.

  • @outdoorstudios2022
    @outdoorstudios2022 Год назад +1

    Hello Tim, Have a great evening!

  • @hamimahatan6307
    @hamimahatan6307 Год назад +1

    A beauty! 👍👍👍👍👍❤❤

  • @RicosBettaWorld
    @RicosBettaWorld Год назад +2

    Nice 🎉

  • @Doc1855
    @Doc1855 2 месяца назад +1

    W TN is a lot warmer than MT.
    In our area our winter daytime temperatures are between Zero and 25.
    Y’all don’t get the snow either.
    Our Log home is an oversized Montana Rancher. We’re too old and have too much arthritis to handle stairs, so our house is a single story

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  2 месяца назад +1

      Yes. Smart move!

  • @801sparky2
    @801sparky2 Год назад +1

    This is a sweet cabin

  • @suz-annemoss6500
    @suz-annemoss6500 Год назад +2

    Your Mother has a lovely home, and the price was worth it!

  • @kentuckybluegrassliving7718
    @kentuckybluegrassliving7718 Год назад +2

    Great video you should be professional spokes person great communication skills your moms home is great build and price great job contracting job! Always watching ! I keep my eye on you

  • @Jv19979
    @Jv19979 Год назад +1

    Beautiful house. I'm thinking about building one soon. I'll be using wood and electric heat.

  • @debradockler116
    @debradockler116 Год назад +1

    Wow wow wow how beautiful so lovely,👍👌✌🏻

  • @peterpulpitpounder
    @peterpulpitpounder Год назад +1

    I've been collecting cardboard boxes for about 30 years now, and I'm about ready to pour a foundation. :)

  • @geoffreymilke5176
    @geoffreymilke5176 Год назад +1

    Great video, thanks. 2 comments. Costs are a lot less in Tennessee than in n Idaho wherecwe will build, but your numbers are very helpful.
    And I cant believe your finish guy used those ladders without fall protection. That's a huge no go for me

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  Год назад

      I bet it’s higher there! Yeah he scared me too!

  • @ExtremelyAverageMan
    @ExtremelyAverageMan Год назад +59

    Colorado be like: "No no no....That's $900,000 listed, and will be sold for $1,000,000 because some Californian will get into a bidding war and pay $100,000 over asking price...and will pay in cash.

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  Год назад +5

      WOW!!!

    • @Briebabcock8052
      @Briebabcock8052 Год назад +14

      It's sad how Colorado has become. I dunno where you're from, but as a Born and bred Colorado native, I blame Californians for our house market and other prices being so high (beyond economic normal changes).

    • @matthewkirkland6497
      @matthewkirkland6497 Год назад

      @Lynette Agueda your mind is 💩 if you live in SoCal or close to SF. Northern CA is like eastern wa and eastern Oregon F around and find out 😂

    • @youtubedick-tators1991
      @youtubedick-tators1991 Год назад +3

      ​@Lynette Agueda Well it's the policies and politicians you voted for that made CA expensive

    • @Sarah-psalm127
      @Sarah-psalm127 Год назад +11

      @Lynette Agueda it's true though, you guys have higher inflation. When you come to states like Colorado ( or Montana as many do) it's like if I went back and time and bought a house. My money would go farther. Which unfortunately we can not afford because our income in this state is not as high. Thus you do two things, take homes from us that we can't buy, and cause the housing prices to rise to a point where we can no longer afford them, but you can.

  • @dontwitty1656
    @dontwitty1656 Месяц назад +1

    I USE TENTS FOR MATERIAL STORAGE. EASY SET UP AND MOVEABLE

  • @user-xx7un1yl4t
    @user-xx7un1yl4t 6 месяцев назад +1

    One thing that would make this video even better would be to include the cost breakdown on an overlay at the end of the video. I was trying to take notes and wasn't sure I caught all appropriate figures. Otherwise great work thank you!

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  6 месяцев назад

      Thanks for the feedback!

  • @user-nn6dz4qr1c
    @user-nn6dz4qr1c 14 дней назад +1

    wwwooooo,beautifull.enjoy your beautifull place.i will live there,blessing to all who work to make a place to live.🙏💕

  • @bmcdonald7303
    @bmcdonald7303 Год назад +1

    I really like this intro song.

  • @shijshi
    @shijshi Год назад +1

    Great video. Beautiful place. Looks like a park. Who does the mowing? 😁

  • @MickyBellRoberts
    @MickyBellRoberts Год назад +3

    My friend and I have built it, two of us.

  • @greggjiracek2182
    @greggjiracek2182 Год назад +1

    Tim- Amazing job, possibly one of the BEST breakdowns of what's involved in building a log home. I went on Honest Abe's website, but I can not find a Dakota listed even if I use the search bar. Am I missing something? Can you post a link directly to that home?

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  Год назад

      I don't think it is a current model but was one they had that closest fit out plans and we customized from there. You can ask them for the floor plan though.

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  Год назад

      Thanks so much!

  • @timh991
    @timh991 4 месяца назад +1

    Really nice log cabin and great job explaining the various steps. We are also purchaing an Honest Abe Log Cabin and have just started the process. Do you know the colors of stain that you applied both outside and inside? Really looks great. Thanks!

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  4 месяца назад +1

      The exterior is permachink Smoke. I don't recall the interior but think it was natural.

    • @timh991
      @timh991 4 месяца назад

      I thought it was Smoke but wanted to make sure. Were you able to just apply 1 coat of stain since Smoke is the Ultra-7? Thanks again.

  • @AA-uu1yn
    @AA-uu1yn Год назад +1

    Thanks for your great video. You did a great job. So that $250,000. Did that include the Lands cost. ? As it is a small 1400 S.F. house, so maybe the land was included in your total too. Tennessee R.E. is not expensive. Plus built a stick built 2 or 3 car garage out of wood first, and sided the front, and two sides you see with the timber look siding to match your house, and maybe use real T1-11 Ply with groves every foot, or maybe smooth, with board and batton strips on the back. That garage he had built was kind of pricey for a small all metal garage. But maybe grandma does not need lots of storage. As no need for a foundation on that small metal garage, just the small 4" thick slab floor. As this garage system is light, I dought any reason for a 12" inch wide x 6" inch thick foundation. But if wood, and big better wood trusses, that are spaning a much larger distance, as a 2 or 3 car garage, you need a foundation to hold it all up. But when done right, it would match the house. Do the same roof angle, and metal roofing. You could even have storage built in above the garage, or a kids apartment, or man cave, grand kids play room, ect. Maybe frame it a steeper pitch roof to get more space up there, and maybe a few dormers with windows facing the front. Gingerbread look. Then you can have a shop, and storage using one bay of the garage, with the stairs to go up stairs, and 2 spaces for cars or truck. Or use some of that one bay for a home office, or the upstairs for that, and put in exterior stairs to go up to it.
    As that Big Lot you will need a riding mower and park it in the garage. Nice clean easy lot to maintain. Nice clean job, and nice utilities shown. You paid to much for those cabinets I saw in the kitchen. Maybe the granite was a fair price, if that was a total installed price on the granite. That is a small house at 1400 .S.F. so maybe it did include the land for this $250,000. ? I usually build for resale. So I would have built the House bigger, maybe 2000. S.F.+ , 4 bedrooms, and a 3 car garage, at $300,000.+ total. But a bit more if making a big room above the garage, and making it real nice, and adding Dormer windows above the garage as a apartment, or a office. As that big attic room above the garage may add a extra $20,000. To its cost. Or make it even better, as it is a good place for a Son, or grandsons Apartment.

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  Год назад

      No that is without the land. You have to remember this was built just as the lumber and material prices were skyrocketing. Thx

  • @nomadthoughts7161
    @nomadthoughts7161 Год назад +2

    Beautiful home…. But where do I find this song at the intro and ending??? Can’t find it anywhere

    • @RidgeLife
      @RidgeLife  Год назад +1

      It’s on epidemic sound. Thanks.

  • @Gladtobeleaving
    @Gladtobeleaving Год назад +1

    This is an incredibly informative video. Thank you for sharing. I do wonder about 250,000 for a building which is engineered logs on the first floor only, and otherwise stick built. And none of this included the cost of the land. But it's very nice.

  • @tlembro
    @tlembro 8 месяцев назад +1

    Building a new home in North Florida cant even approach this price!