CABIN BUILD COST BREAKDOWN! (DEN Outdoors DIY Scandinavian Barnhouse)

For our final video in this DEN Barnhouse Plus series, we're chatting with the owner Jason to get a detailed cabin build cost breakdown on some of his biggest expenses!

Jason has named his home Still Water Pond, and in this episode, we're doing a full cabin build cost breakdown and going over key expenses like land, furnishings, appliances, windows, how Jason saved on costs by doing certain things DIY, and much more.

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COST BREAKDOWN

Total Build Cost: $500,000 (estimated)
Cost Per Square Foot: $300 (estimated)

Key Expenses:

Land Cost: $120,000
Well: $7,000
Roof: $10,000
Outdoor Deck: $11,500
Front Door: $3,200
Main Sliding Doors: $10,000
All Other Windows & Doors: $10,000
Furnishings: $30,000-$40,000 (estimated)
Appliances: $8,000
Fireplace: $3,500
Stovepipe: $2,000
Interior Finishes: $70,000
Contractor Cost (some above items included): $300,000 (estimated)

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Video Outline:

0:00 Intro & Meet The Owner
0:45 Land Cost
1:10 Well
1:45 Roof
2:10 Outdoor Deck
3:15 Front Door
3:50 Furnishings
4:47 Appliances
5:50 Fireplace
6:42 Windows & Doors
7:20 Interior Finishes
8:03 Contractor Cost
8:40 Total Costs
9:00 Close Advice To Other DEN Customers
9:35 Outro

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[DavidRamosAuthor]

These breakdowns are SO HELPFUL! My wife and I are planning for our next home, so we're trying to get as much info as possible.

[unitaper]

$300 a sq, with you doing most of the work and slightly above builder grade materials, for this home is insane.

[nickmehl]

Very helpful video. I applaud your own labor that went into this and surely that saved you money. I’m an architect and intimately involved in the residential building industry for 30 years and it surprises me how uninformed people are regarding building costs. $300/sf for a house of this quality is quite reasonable, especially since it appears you built this recently when prices are at a historical high.

[frederickarcala]

This is beautiful. I especially love the deck.

[JTGG]

The sqft per $ is insane, i did mine for HALF 3 years ago.

[joshstabler]

Wondering about guttering.
I just started searching around a bit, and found some hidden guttering systems which look like they might work on similar types of buildings.

[MikeWillTravel]

Thanks for sharing all of this great info! 🙌🏼

[foundmonster]

The one gigantic piece of this is where this is located – the state and local area is heavily related to cost.

So in what state and near what large metro area is this located?

[siobong]

So if I have my own land and my own furniture then the build cost will only be $135, 000??

[TheMonkeykun]

Should’ve paid a tile guy to do your shower, wow 😬

[YeagerFilm]

I like DEN, but damn son.. The costs of these builds for what you get is a joke. This is a half-million dollar home? Stop.

[ryancoody]

No chance this ever resells for 500k sorry