What is the Cost to Build a Basement?

how much it cost to build a house, Cost of Home Building Materials - A Big Chunk of Money But a Fraction of the Cost to Build a Home, How Much Does a Chicken Coop Cost to Build?When building a new house, whether you are contracting it yourself or having it built, most people want to know the "square foot building costs."  The question always makes me cringe. As an example, consider the storage space it adds to your home. If you didn't have to rent storage space, what would it save you each month? Or wouldn't it be nice to park the car in the garage instead of using it for storage space?

In addition, the basement maintains an even temperature of around 59 degrees all year, so the cost of air conditioning in the summer is drastically reduced when compared with air-conditioning an upper story with the same amount of floor space.

If you build your home on a hillside, a walkout basement makes for a nice feature opening up the basement so it doesn't feel so "deep" in the ground.

Many people are putting home theaters in the area of the basement that doesn't have any windows.

The furnace, hot water tank and water softener can all go in the basement utility-furnace room and not take up precious main floor living space.

Some areas of the country are too close to sea level to have a basement, but if you live inland, having a basement is a real advantage when compared to the cost of putting one in. To dig a basement is a an economical way to increase the square footage of your home.

In reality, what is the cost to dig a basement? Very little, and the benefits far outweigh the negatives.

The above question is asked by most people before any discussion ensues about log homes in general. The above question cannot be answered unless many questions are asked of the prospective home buyer. As an example, the above question is similar to one asked, How much does a car cost?

A basic consideration of home cost is what part of the United States are you planning to build.

There can be a great disparity in building costs between these various regions of the country. Costs may be higher in California than in Arkansas due to the fact that living costs may be higher in California than in Arkansas.

In some states, there will be greater requirements of the builder and more approvals from various state and local agencies before a permit can be granted to build the home.

Some states do not have building codes or stiff building code requirements or in terms of engineering and contractor licensing and thus costs will be lower.

Building materials can also be higher in some states and in some areas of individual states than in another location. Thus, where you plan to build is a major consideration when the cost of a log home is analyzed.

Other considerations are:

The type of log home you intend to build. Will it be a precut package, a custom hand-crafted log home or random length logs from a local sawmill. The price of these various components can vary greatly and thus it is a major variable in the cost of building a log home.

Do you intend to ship logs in from another part of the country so that you can get the home and the home plan that you desire.