You'll have to include on top of that the expenses for tear down/demo, utilities hook up, admin costs for the design, etc.

@Jason Merchey I prefer to go the route where you demo, then recast the budget.

I am just waiting for a "go" to demo it.

I think pretty much any demo work involving walls and ceilings are going to disturb the paint.For example if you cut a hole 36" tall by 24" wide on old sheetrock to install a recessed medicine cabinet that is 6ft*2, is that how they calculate it?

. : )Check out the podcast with Leon Yang, if you haven't already.

Wasn't Dion saying that taking the deed would leave you responsible for paying the city for demo or other charges?

Ok - I just saw this product on the Shark Tank and thought is was absolutely brilliant (as did the sharks, as seen by the feeding frenzy to back the company): WallRXYou can watch a demo hereBasically, it is a product that lets you fill wall holes up to 4 inches in just seconds.

Loud demo!

The 150/sq foot construction costs didn't include soft costs like demo, architectural designs, and landscaping (another 50k maybe).

One bite at a time, but we are getting closer.Okay, for starters. this has been a comedy of errors, trials and a few "oh what have a gotten my self into's"Errors:Thinking I could work faster than my skill set - nope did not happenThinking I could demo a house in a week... by myselfThinking that only two spots of termites in the inspection report would not be that bad.understanding how to get me, myself and I to work as a teamTrialsThe realization that this was actually a to the studs remodel.Getting the professionals on schedule (mine that is) from the dumpster being delivered 7 days after purchase date, the roof being off schedule by 3 weeks (time vs Price). to my plumber and electrician becoming very ill and dropping out for three weeks and not having the $10,000 plus dollars in the extra budget to hire this work done it was going to take (I would rather just pay an extra note payment).