by Customer Service Team
29. May 2009 08:00
We get so many questions from customers about materials lists for our home plans. I thought a quick blog post about them would be helpful!
For customers looking to estimate the price of the building materials for their new home, a “Materials List” is the best place to start. This list breaks down the building supplies and lumber you’ll need, carefully detailing the quantity, type and size of each item. It also organizes your materials, putting them into groups such as foundation, interior and exterior walls, and roofing materials. Use this list of materials as a shopping list to take to your lumberyard or building supply store, whether you’re contracting your home yourself or just saving time for your builder.
Customers frequently call to find out if a materials list is available for a specific home plan. While most of our plans already have materials lists available as a product option, you should know that, even for plans that do not have an existing materials list, our modifications team can create one for you. When you find the house plan you want, view the “Details” page for the plan, scroll down to the Plan Package & Option Pricing section: if that plan has a ready-made materials list you will see it under “Accessories” as an “Itemized List of Materials”. You can order it right there. (And you do NOT need to order the house plan in order to purchase the material list for that plan.) If you do not see an “Itemized List of Materials” under the accessory options for the plan, just give us a call at 1-888-447-1946. We’ll connect you with our modifications team and they will provide you with an accurate cost estimate for creating a materials list for the plan of your interest. Material list creation typically starts at about $200.
-Heidi, Customer Service Team
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