Budget
BEFORE
you build

StartBuild works to be conservative and accurate to 10%. Your choices, changes and adjustments will also have an important impact on the line items costs.

We strive to provide a good starting point construction cost estimate for your new home project, but you can and should seek real bids and quotes from builders, subcontractors and suppliers to finalize your construction budget before you start your new home construction.

We use a “blended” costing data base that includes published national, regional, state (providence), zip code, and actual Builders costs for finished homes. We update costs and data 10 to 12 times a year.

StartBuild has been providing cost to build report for new homes for almost 20 years.

1. Choose your house plan, answer a few simple questions: building lot zip code, foundation type, material quality.
2. Set up a StartBuild account with your username and password, and complete the purchase
3. StartBuild will review your Cost To Build report order and home plans. We will prepare your cost to build estimate and email you when your report is ready to view. We are not an instant provider, but most reports are ready in less than 24 hours from placing your order.
4. Once you log in you can make choices, changes and adjustments then export and save PDF or Excel copies of your cost to build report for longer term use.

Most customers and repeat builders order more than one Cost To Build Report to compare the different plans and related costs. StartBuild can provide a Cost To Build report before you purchase the plan. We use the published plans from our partner home plan websites.

Yes! Most builders and customers modify their house plans. You can detail with sketches and note your plan modifications, then send a scan or picture of them to our design team. StartBuild will do our best to update your Cost To Build Report according to your plan changes.