SURPRISE...Garage Prices 2023 Spring

What are prices this year?

[daytonpyro]

March 2023
24x24 $26, 985 Ranch Style 55% higer now than 4 years ago.
from the concrete up, not including leveling of the ground.

1:49 Permits vary
3:08 Concrete Before Rona 130 yard. Now 165 yard
4:28 Rebar Before Rona $7.00 a stick. Now $10.00 a stick for 1/2 inch
5:05 wedge Anchor
5:27 2x4s 8 footers Before Rona $3.00, Now $3.35 a stick Was $7.00 a stick
6:00 Foam seal $6.00 or $8.00 bucks to do the whole garage
6:21 Top plate 2x4 12' Before $5.00, Now $7.22
6:36 Wall sheeting 7/16 OSB before $7.00 a sheet, Now $11.00 a sheet. Was im mid $30s
7:06 Roof Sheeting 5/8 CDX before $18.00, Now $33.00 a sheet, was $80 plus a sheet
7:40 House wrap, $110.00 for 1000 SQ feet up 10%
8:02 Roof wrap is $60 $70 per roll, 1000 foot to do one garage. Up maybe 10%
8:30 Windows Before $200.00, Now $335.00
9:02 Doors Before $230.00, Now $400.00
9:23 Garage doors Before $600.00 Now $1, 100
9:50 Vinyl Siding Before $80.00 per Sq, Now 130.00 per Sq
10:40 Coil Stock trim Before $90 .00 after $120
11:10 Metal Roofing Beore $1.25 per Sq, Now $2.00 per Sq
11:41 Trusses Before $130.00 each, Now $220.00, about 12 of them needed.
12:40 labor, food, gas, fuel, tools
BTW those price will never come down. My opnion.

[Thatcanadianguyehh]

Same up here in Canada.. Crazy part is that our salaries don't change to reflect the inflation cost.

[stevebussell]

Thanks Ken. Always appreciate you taking the time to update us on your costs. $27K is still not too bad for a well built 2 car garage.

[jimbeamm]

Thank you Ken for the 2023 update. Prices still too high for my projects.

[tomgrams]

Good morning Ken! Hope you're getting in to get that wrist taken care of!? Spring is coming .. eventually.

[capjoe]

Thats about 94 bucks a square foot for garage shell. In my area we have been closer to the 22k with roughed in sheet rock (no finishing) pad and permits with no special land preparations. I have been using a lot of your methods of prebuilding walls and trust at the shop, its been a great improvement. I keep three to four guys prepping sites, slabs and 3 to four prepping walls truss etc. then install. Materials have come down quite a bit in my area, we have actually been able to reduce material cost by about 2k. BTW this price is only for a T1-11 siding, paint is extra. Ken you have taught me so many things to enhance my business, I am doing about 3 to 4 projects a month sometimes a little more

[pointreyes]

Prices have dropped at Menards in Minnesota. 2x4s $4.33 OSB 4x8 -7/16 $16.00. Roofing shingles $1.00 sq. ft and up. Trusses 24' 5-12 pitch $110. Cement $130 cu yd. (not Menards) And so on.

[MartinWaite]

That’s good information and I don’t know of another firm who broadcasts their prices so clearly online for all to see. Wee know you to be an honest good hard working man who isn’t afraid of hard work and puts the hours in. I wish that there was a lot of young ones backing you up with a similar work ethic. Keep it up Ken by the way your looking a lot better hope you feel it.

[StoneKathryn]

I like hearing all these numbers Ken. I'm not bored by it at all. Wow, overall effect is 55% increase in cost. I agree, cost of living is more so paying your workers more makes sense! Thanks for running us through the numbers Ken! You sure sound good and your eyes have that twinkle in them again! Thanks for this update on costs!

[richd]

Thanks Ken. Good explanation of all the factors that go into your pricing. Looking forward to your new building season!

[rayrussell]

No worries about the many details, this is exactly what I like to hear, all in one video.
I have roof replacements on garage and house, and wooden soffit/eaves on metal pole barn to be replaced this season. This info will help me keep material pricing honest. Usually I buy materials myself, and just hire a contractor to perform the work I can't do myself.

[makermarc]

Thanks for all the numbers Kenny! I'm in Northern ontario canada. I appreciate seeing the prices and costs of materials where you are.

[richc]

I am very thankful that I replaced all my house windows about 4 years ago and put up a garage just before the lumber prices (early 2020) jumped like crazy. I probably couldn't have afforded doing either if I had waited. Info is great. I have noitced the same increases (like in the lithium ion batteries) on the things you listed. I tend to stock up on things when I can find a deal, just in case. I was lucky enough to have bought a bunch of Li batteries on clearance and have a bunch to rotate. The 4.0 ah ones last a while on a charge.

[sir_iosis]

Another stellar video! Very informative for us people looking to build additions or houses! I wish mean tweets was back so i can afford to build the house of my dreams in New Hampshire!

[northcackalacky]

I ate up every single number you tossed at me and I ate it up and wrote it down.
Thank you so much Ken

[dandrzymalla]

Extremely good price. In Illinois near Chicago for a 660 square foot garage and the concrete contractor with zero mark up for a general contractor fee was 12, 500 the materials for framing, siding, and roofing (including doors and windows) was 13500, and all the labor was $19000 for a total of $4500, everything is so expensive. Crazy that you can do it that cheap. Especially since concrete and material was 26000. The concrete price did include the labor for ground work and pouring it

[ryanihrig]

Ken, don’t be sorry about rambling on prices. This is super interesting (and important) to hear about as I live on the other side of the US from you (Washington state). I got quoted $60k before taxes for a 24x24 from a company. That’s absurd. I’m just now getting into building and did a take-off on a 24x24 and it came to around $35k with an OK profit. Thanks for sharing.

[dalee.taylor]

Great breakdown - thoughtful & helps to concretize pricing for non-builders. I like a bottom line > $50/square ft +/- 10% but good to understand current/projected pricing from stem to stern, excepting of course finishing preferences/needs.

[tonymalach]

Belated Happy Birthday. Celebrate, enjoy.

[singncarpenter]

Thanks for doing this Ken. I remember asking you about it in a comment awhile back. So thanks again.