Upgrades For Your New Home

Rules of thumb, facts and helpful information from the Paragon Cookbook
Upgrades For Your New Home
The following provides rules of thumb for typical upgrades to a home.
Remember that these are rules of thumb only, and that every house is different!
Your point of reference is an 1800 square foot, 2-storey home w ith vinyl siding and w indow s, hardw ood in living room
ceramic in kitchen, unfinished basement, standard plumbing/electrical fixtures and cabinets, and central heating - w hat
you w ould generally find in a new track housing project or a "spec" construction. The house is built on a standard lot
w ith regular grades and soil conditions. Costs include materials and labour
Item
Description
Cost
Structural Elem ents
Insulated foundation w alls
Styrofoam block foundation
Walkout basement
Decorative post and beam
Structural post and beam
Timber frame bents
Log w all system, main floor
Log w all system on 2nd floor
9 foot ceiling heights
Aluminium clad w indow s
Custom front door
Integral garage
Separate garage
Plyw ood Substitution
Super Insulation
R2000 System
Basement and slab are insulated w ith high density styrofoam
Stryofoam block foundation and framing w alls w ith concrete fill
Walkout level for basement w ith w indow s and doors
Decorative pine posts and beams in great room/open area
Structural pine posts and beams in great room/open area
Full timber bents (w alls, trusses, braces) in great room/open areas
Engineered solid pine log w alls on main floor
Engineered solid pine log w alls and gables on second floor
Increase ceiling heights to 9 feet on both floors
Add w ood interior w indow s w ith exterior aluminium cladding
Custom front door w ith transom, sidelights, decorative glass
Integrate garage into basement, on w alk-out lot
Add separate 2-bay garage, unfinished, w ith foundation
Upgrade sub-floor and roof sheathing to plyw ood
Build home suing super-insulated R30 w alls
Build home to R2000/Novoclimat standard (HVAC, insulation, process)
4,000.00
12,000.00
12,000.00
8,000.00
25,000.00
50,000.00
14,000.00
11,000.00
2,500.00
6,000.00
4,000.00
5,000.00
48,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
15,000.00
Exterior Finishes
Lap siding
Brick façade
Full brick on all elevations
Stucco exterior
Metal roof
Architectural shingles
Decorative exterior trim
Cultured stone at grade
Stone Chimney Chase
Engineered w ood lap siding exterior
Add brick to façade
Brick on all house elevations
Install acrylic stucco on all elevations
Replace shingles w ith metal roof
Replace shingles w ith architectural 3-ply asphalt shingles
Add decorative posts, beams, frieze boards, w indow trim, shutters
Add cultured stone around grade of house
Add cultured stone to exterior full length chimney chase
12,000.00
16,000.00
50,000.00
25,000.00
5,000.00
4,500.00
4,000.00
12,000.00
10,000.00
Interior Elem ents
Clear w ood interior trim
Architectural trim
Pine w alls
Pine ceilings
Hardw ood stairs
Kitchen and bath upgrades
Countertop Upgrades
Fireplace
Cathedral ceilings
Finished basement
Hardw ood - bedrooms/halls
Upgrade all trim and mouldings to stain grade pine
Upgrade basic trim to include architraves, plinths, large mouldings
Add stain grade pine to interior w alls
Add stain grade pine to cathedral ceilings
Replace carpet grade stairs w ith hardw ood stairs, railings, posts
Upgrade kitchen and bath cabinets, add island
Upgrade from laminate counters to Granite, Corian or similar
Add airtight EPA approved w oodburning fireplace, chimney
Add cathedral ceiling, fully finished, in great room/open area
Finished basement, including dryw all, plumbing, electrical, trim, flooring
Add hardw ood to bedrooms and hallw ays
4,000.00
4,000.00
6,000.00
4,500.00
6,500.00
15,000.00
3,500.00
8,500.00
8,000.00
25,000.00
10,000.00
System s
Upgrade plumbing
Upgrade electrical
Radiant Floors
Electrostatic/HEPA Filtration
Upgraded plumbing fixtures and faucets
Upgraded electrical fixtures, pot lights, halogens
Upgrade to radiant flooring system, ductless heating
Add premium air filtering system
8,000.00
5,000.00
14,000.00
3,500.00
Decks and Porches
Deck
Covered Deck
Screen Porch
Add uncovered deck, 10X20, w ith stairs to grade
Add covered deck, 10X20, w ith stairs to grade
Add screen porch, 10X20, w ith stairs to grade, integrated to house
8,000.00
10,000.00
14,000.00
315,000.00
Check
Total Cost of Additions
Base Cost
Total Cost to Build
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315,000