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This ! What I learned during the construction of my home is that the structure is really only one part of a construction. It’s a lot of raw material of course, but relatively cheap one and the construction of the structure is pretty fast. What takes months and a lot of money is just everything else : networks, windows & doors, walls, finishing …

I’m in the middle of trying to figure this out with a friend by building an off-grid tiny house and this is pretty accurate. With our labor at a nominal rate (30/hr) it’s coming out to about $250 per square foot. We think on the next one we might be able to get down to $200 maybe $175.

Interior is not done yet, but exterior is: https://imgur.com/gallery/KbPlbPR

That 250 psf includes everything you need to live from the get go except you have to fill the 50-gallon water tank.

I’ve heard an aphorism to wit: length is cheap, corners are expensive.