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   From: bshatzerNO@comcast.net   
      
   gatt wrote:   
      
   > Anybody have a ballpark figure of what it costs to build a home per square   
   > foot in Oregon these days (on existing property)?   
      
   Too many variables to give a short (or even long) answer. Granite   
   countertops or Formica? Hardwood floors or wall to wall carpeting?   
   How many bathrooms? Tile or vinyl on the bathroom floors? Jacuzzi or   
   shower stall? Or Jacuzzi -and- shower stall - in all bathrooms?   
      
   Shake, tile, or asphalt shingle roof? Minimum code on insulation or   
   maximum energy efficiency?   
      
   How many stories?   
      
   There's construction and then there's CONSTRUCTION and top of the line   
   across the board can be two and a half or three times the cost of "just   
   code".   
      
   The average in Portland is about $120 per sq. ft.  But Portland builders   
   tend towards the more upscale construction.   
      
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