| Construction of a "High End" Home in Coronado
For this brief review and analysis, a "high
end" Coronado house has approximately 350 to 400 square meters (3700 to 4300 square feet) using "drip line"
measure or roof footprint. The house contains 3 to 4 bedrooms of which most bedrooms have ensuite baths.
The property has a "colonial clay tile" roof, very smooth
cement walls (equal to drywall in North America), high gypsum ceilings (9 feet
4 inches), granite (real or man made) kitchen counters,
custom kitchen cabinets (upper and lower), steel exterior security doors,
porcelain floor tiles, security bars for all windows, maid's quarters etc.
Such a house is priced by contractors on a
square meter basis (10.7 square feet per square meter) using "drip line"
measure which includes all terrace areas as well as
the roof over-hang.
Based on current 2010 prices the "price per square meter" for
such a
high end Coronado house
is between $700 and $1000 per square meter with $800 being a typical quote.
The
most optimistic time to complete such a house is 5 months once approved architectural plans are available and a construction permit
has been obtained. The construction process can exceed one year depending on the builder.
Buying an existing
house in Coronado and renovating it to suit your specific lifestyle in often a more expensive option than building from scratch.
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