RSMeans Square Foot Costs 2014
RSMeans Square Foot Costs ®
Designed to provide reliable, early estimates of building costs
2014 35th annual edition
Cost data from the most quoted name in construction
Square Foot Costs 2014 Catalog #60054 Price: $205.95
Whether planning in the office or estimating on-thego, this fully-illustrated cost guide delivers the most dependable cost data available to develop quick and reliable estimates. Price, compare, and plan alternative scenarios using national averages or locationspecific costs for over 100 building types and 6,000 assemblies. • Improve planning and budgeting with quick, conceptual estimates. • Make better-informed decisions faster. • Weigh the options—develop assembly-level estimates and compare price alternatives. A proven resource for architects, design/build contractors, real estate developers, corporate planners, appraisers, and assessors!
What you’ll find inside: • UPDATED! Square foot costs for over 100 commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential building types, with clear descriptions and illustrations • UPDATED! Costs for over 6,000 building variations, modifications, and “add-ons” and over 6,500 in-place components • NEW! 25 green building models, including commercial, institutional and industrial building types • Sample assemblies estimate in both print and electronic format • Customizable, electronic estimating forms on the book’s dedicated companion website • City Cost Indexes and Location Factors for over 930 U.S. and Canadian locations
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Square Foot Costs 2014 RESIDENTIAL
Economy
1 Story
• Mass produced from stock plans • Single family — 1 full bath, 1 kitchen • No basement • Asphalt shingles on roof • Hot air heat • Gypsum wallboard interior finishes • Materials and workmanship are sufficient to meet codes • Detail specifications on page 19
How to Use the Residential Square Foot Cost Pages
Note: The illustration shown may contain some optional components (for example: garages and/or fireplaces) whose costs are shown in the modifications, adjustments, & alternatives below or at the end of the square foot section.
Living Area Exterior Wall
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
2400
2800
Wood Siding - Wood Frame
124.80
112.85
103.70
96.45
90.00
85.95
83.90
81.20
75.60
71.60
68.90
Brick Veneer - Wood Frame
131.55
118.85
109.20
101.35
94.50
90.10
87.95
85.00
79.10
74.80
71.90
Stucco on Wood Frame
118.20
106.95
98.30
91.60
85.65
81.80
79.90
77.45
72.20
68.45
66.00
Painted Concrete Block
125.55
113.50
104.30
97.00
90.50
86.40
84.35
81.65
76.00
71.95
69.20
Finished Basement, Add
31.25
29.40
28.15
26.95
26.00
25.45
25.05
24.55
23.85
23.35
22.85
Unfinished Basement, Add
13.75
12.25
11.25
10.30
9.55
9.10
8.80
8.45
7.85
7.45
7.05
Modifications $ + 920 + 661 + 5695 + 3277 + 12,308 + 15,837 + 5692
Adjustments For multi family - add to total cost Additional Kitchen Additional Bath Additional Entry & Exit Separate Heating Separate Electric
20
Add to or deduct from the cost per square foot of living area Composition Roll Roofing Cedar Shake Roof Upgrade Walls and Ceilings to Skim Coat Plaster Upgrade Ceilings to Textured Finish Air Conditioning, in Heating Ductwork In Separate Ductwork Heating Systems, Hot Water Heat Pump Electric Heat Not Heated
Additional upgrades or components $ + 4618 + 5695 + 1620 + 1392 + 1115
For Townhouse/Rowhouse Multiply cost per square foot by Inner Unit End Unit
3200
Alternatives
Add to the total cost Upgrade Kitchen Cabinets Solid Surface Countertops Full Bath - including plumbing, wall and floor finishes Half Bath - including plumbing, wall and floor finishes One Car Attached Garage One Car Detached Garage Fireplace & Chimney
.95 .97
Prices listed are costs that include overhead and profit of the installing contractor. Total model costs include an additional markup for General Contractors’ overhead and profit, and fees specific to class of construction.
The following is a detailed explanation of a sample entry in the Residential Square Foot Cost Section. Each bold number below corresponds to the item being described on the facing page with the appropriate component of the sample entry following in parentheses.
Base cost per square foot of living area
Kitchen Cabinets & Countertops Bathroom Vanities Fireplaces & Chimneys Windows, Skylights & Dormers Appliances Breezeways & Porches Finished Attic Garages Site Improvements Wings & Ells
RESIDENTIAL
Average
• Simple p design g from standard plans • Single g family — 1 full bath, 1 kitchen • No basement • Asphalt shingles on roof • Hot air heat • Gypsum wallboard interior finishes • Materials and workmanship are average • Detail specifications on p. 27
2 Story
1
2
3
The illustration shown may contain some optional − 1.10Note: components (for example: garages and/or fireplaces) + 3.65whose costs are shown in the modifications, adjustments, & alternatives below or at the end of the square foot + .68section. + .50 + 4.57 + 6.69 Base cost per square e foot of living area + 2.10
+ 2.45 − .85Exterior Wall − 3.76Wood Siding - Wood Frame
4
5
Living Area
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
121.10
115.25
111.15
106.95
102.40
141.30
128.15
121.75
117.35
112.80
108.10
Stucco on Wood Frame
130.10
117.70
112.00
108.05
104.05
99.70
143.65
136.20
131 20 131.20
125 80 125.80
120 65 120.65
21.50
20.80
20.35
19.75
19.45
8.00
7.50
7.20
6.90
6.70
Page 58Solid Masonry 158.05 59 21.80 59Finished Basement, Add 8.55 59Unfinished Basement, Add 60 Modifications 60 Add to the total cost 60 Upgrade Kitchen Cabinets 61 Solid Surface Countertops (Included) Full Bath - including plumbing, wall and 61 floor finishes 25
7
Half Bath - including plumbing, wall and floor finishes One Car Attached Garage One Car Detached Garage Fireplace & Chimney
9
$ + 4320 + 7120 + 4097 + 13,653 + 17,986 + 6660
For multi family - add to total cost Additional Kitchen Additional Bath Additional Entry & Exit Separate Heating Separate Electric p For Townhouse/Rowhouse Multiply cost per square foot by Inner Unit End Unit
$ + 8159 + 7120 + 1620 + 1392 + 1986
10
6
2600
3000
3400
3800
99.45
93.75
88.30 88. 88
85.85
83.50
104.85
98.65
92. 92 92.75
90.10
87.55
96.85
91.35
86. 86 86.05
83.70
81.50
116 75 116.75
109 45 109.45
102 102.75
99.60
96.60
19.00
18.35 1
17.85
17.50
17.25
6.45
6.00
5.70
5.50
5.35
8
Alternatives
Adjustments Important: See the Reference Section for Location Factors (to adjust for your city) and Estimating Forms.
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2200
133.80
Brick Veneer - Wood Frame
.90 .95
Add to or deduct from the cost per square foot of living area Cedar Shake Roof Clay Tile Roof Slate Roof Upgrade Walls to Skim Coat Plaster Upgrade Ceilings to Textured Finish Air Conditioning, in Heating Ductwork In Separate Ductwork Heating Systems, Hot Water Heat Pump Electric Heat Not Heated
11
Additional upgrades or components Kitchen Cabinets & Countertops Bathroom Vanities V Fireplaces & Chimneys Windows, Skylights & Dormers Appliances Breezeways & Porches Finished Attic Garages Site Improvements Wings & Ells
12
+ 1.55 + 3.80 + 3.30 + .50 + .50 + 2.86 + 5.52 +2 + 2.97 − .37 − 2.93 Page 58 59 59 59 60 60 60 61 61 37
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