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If we are so technologically advanced, why does it cost so much to build a home on-site?

• bluGill 4y ago
  It doesn't cost that much. The land costs a lot, and permits can cost a lot. The labor isn't that much, and materials are cheaper than ever (though most houses in the past were built with free labor with material prepared on site and so you don't realize how much it costs as nobody was getting paid)
  • TrueSlacker0 4y ago
    The labor is low because it's minimum wage based for hard work (where I am at in Texas, it's basically all foreign labor, legal and not). Paid a respectable wage, this labor would be expensive. But it's exploited.
• turtlebits 4y ago
  Building a stick frame house on site is the cheapest out of all the methods. The expensive parts are the finishes and appliances. Also, houses could easily be designed in a simpler fashion (a rectangle without any modulation, ductless HVAC, etc.) for an inexpensive build.