The Cheapest Way to Build a House in Florida
Smarter building
When people think of “affordable” in terms of homes, they often think of small. There is a good reason for this: reducing space will reduce construction costs. Inefficient design can make a large home feel surprisingly restrained while still being expensive, while efficient home design can make a medium sized home feel spacious and spacious.
Cost-effective home builders know how to build in smarter, cost-conscious ways. This does not necessarily mean sacrificing your lifestyle. Think about the places you’ve lived and all the space you’ve wasted. What are the places you barely used, and which corners did you end up unusable due to unwise architectural decisions? What are the ultimate uncomfortable areas due to pipes or ductwork taking up too much space?
Take the time to investigate low-cost home designs and floor plans. Look at items such as plumbing, electrical, and ductwork. How can it be made as compact as possible? It should have minimal impact on living spaces. Air ducts should be straightforward – the more you turn, the more wasted air conditioning. Longer ducts also mean a larger area in which the air temperature will change. The cool, cool, and refreshing air conditioners will be warm by several degrees by the time you’ve come through your ductwork all the way through. You will end up spending a lot more on cooling (and heating) than you would if your ductwork was designed and built in a compact and efficient manner.
Choose an effective floor plan
You can also build smarter by maximizing each space’s usability.
Efficiency in terms of low cost home designs and floor plans means a few different things:
- Spaces that serve the same purpose are not always necessary. If there is a living room, a family room and a room, can two of them be combined into one room? Maybe a den’s sitting room would suffice. Gather them into a larger multipurpose space. This does not reduce how the room is used, but it increases the breadth of your space. The walls take up an enormous amount of space, and make the spaces seem too cramped. It doesn’t conflict with the dining room, kitchen, bedrooms, or other vital areas, and still maintains the luxury of a focused family gathering space as well as a smaller, more private space.
- This balance between the common area and the private area is important in any home. As long as both options are maintained, you will have comfortable and enjoyable options for family members to be together and keep in touch, as well as to find a quiet space to get work done, rest and recharge.
Choose Energy Efficiency
These two elements naturally lead to a third:
Energy efficiency, when wires, pipes, and ductwork are stressed, you waste less energy running your home. When the living space is more open, there are fewer separate spaces for cooling and heating. These two advantages mean that less building materials are used and wasted – this is really a cost savings to start with. On top of that, you have to save year after year as well.
An energy efficient home can save you hundreds or even thousands of annual costs. A floor plan that naturally directs cooling and heating throughout the home without you having to do extra work means you don’t have to put as much effort into your HVAC system to achieve the same effect. This means making a lot of savings from one of the most expensive annual bills you will ever encounter.
But there is a benefit beyond that:
By using HVAC less intensely to achieve the same effect, your appliances will last for years longer. This means less future cost in replacement.
On top of that, there’s even greater savings:
Homes built with energy-efficient blueprints and performances will build better value in the years to come. This means that they will fetch you a higher sales price in the future, and they will better maintain their value in the event of an economic downturn.
In other words, integrated HVAC and plumbing combined with an energy efficient floor plan means savings in building materials, savings in the annual operation of your home, savings by extending the life of your HVAC system, and added value to your home if it is sold in any time .
Be thoughtful about storage
One of the big controls in homes that are wasting space is storage. Many homes provide extra space by eliminating storage space. This begins to distort the nature of the house. Without enough storage space, things are left everywhere. Rooms have to be turned into storage rooms and suddenly all those extra square footage you thought were really unusable in your everyday life.
Storage areas significantly increase the size of the home, and therefore the costs of its construction, maintenance and operation. They accumulate expenses quickly. Some homes are half storage space – think about how people use attics and basements versus living spaces. Too much storage space can inflate the cost of your home.
It is important to consider whether you need all the things you want to store, and whether it is more cost-effective to store them outside. The more attic, basement, closet, and closet space you have, the more expensive it will be to build your home and the less efficient it will be to maintain and operate. You don’t have to get rid of all the things you and your family want near you – it wouldn’t be fun.
It is important to ask yourself questions about whether you need access to certain things throughout the year, or if you have finished using them. This can help reduce the need for storage space, and the clutter of living space, all while making your life a little easier and making your wallet happier.
