I am going to have an addition aded to my garage and since i will be getting bids on this project i would like to hear from someone who can tell me what a reasonable price per square foot would be.I want a cement floor and the addition will be accessed through a door that already exists on the back of the garage .Any input will be appreciated.

 

I'am not sure about this in your area, but around here we usually use the number 40 multiplied by the amount of sqaure feet your addition is. This is a cost to have built number. I.E. 40 x 800 sqr ft = $32,000. Hope this helps. Remember that if you build yourself, it will be cheaper.

 

Ouch, Times have changed.
I had a free standing garage built, about 8 years ago. Its 28 by 24, and with the slab and landscaping, it was 8000, all done and said.
I was going to have an extension put on my existing garage, but because of foundation issues, it was gonna be alot more.
A free standing garage will be cheaper..if that works for your situation.

 

hmmm....houses are round 40/sf real nice houses are way more. slab ....hmmmm 9/sf. I am thinkin bout 25/sf. hip shot est

 

telll us about your existing garage that you will be expanding

a lot has to do with what materials you will need to match the existing structure

Pouring a slab, standing up a few walls and extending a gable is fairly cheap to do (assuming it will be an unfinished interior). Its when you start trying to match existing expensive materials, or installing a lot of plumbing/electrical/windows/doors that the cost can begin to go up.

Assuming you have a flat grade to get started (no grading work) and no complications you can shrink the size of that multiplier that dumass mentioned by a lot for a simple garage.

anyway,,,tell us more about what the old garage is made of,,,,,and what condition the jobsite is in......

Maybe tell us exactly what the new unit will be like,,,,so we can begin to form a material list.

 

Yeah if you give us a better idea of what you are building we could prolly figure it to be exact or really close. My multiplier is for upper end and totally completed with interior. Of course that is built by others.

 

$90/sq ft is an average around here

 

Ouch! Maybe I should come up there and be a carpenter[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]. I bet cost of living is higher as well. It's always better to do the work yourself and save some money if applicable!

 

a quarter million will buy you a little piece of trash house on a 1/3 acre lot in the neighborhood i live in

real estate is too much around here for sure

 

Dam dont let this get out but a 1/4 mil around here will get you 50-75 acres and a rather nice house. Sshhh!