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To be fair, it's not really the bricks that are so expensive. It's the dirt :)

bombcar 3y ago
Not around here, I can get the dirt for $15k, $50k if all services are ready for hookup. The bricks add another $250k, which is why the used houses go for somewhat less.
- leobg 3y ago
  I want to buy a hydraulic press, and then fabricate the walls for my house right from the dirt at the building site. Like when they built The Dakota.
  - bombcar 3y ago
    Adobe is still used in the southwest sometimes, and works fine. Saves somewhat on the materials, but a lot of the cost is labor and things like plumbing, electrical, etc.
- concordDance 3y ago
  > The bricks add another $250k Are these gold plated? That seems absurdly high.
  - HWR_14 3y ago
    I assume that's adding the labor and other construction materials. "Bricks" just means the cost of building a house on a vacant lot.
  - IshKebab 3y ago
    He doesn't literally mean only the bricks. He means the construction of the house. That's very cheap depending on the house. Also you maybe be underestimating how expensive bricks are! A brick house might have 10k bricks and fancy ones can cost like £2 each, so that's £20k literally just on the materials for the outer skin. House construction is expensive because it uses a ton of materials (even if per kg the material is cheap) and a ton of labour.
    - bombcar 3y ago
      Exactly. In the US even things that look like brick houses aren't actually brick but the outer veneer. But whatever the materials, you're looking at a minimum of $100k for materials, and then the rest is labor and other expenses (like delivery, excavation, etc). Even a "manufactured home" (think: doublewide) costs something like $80-$100k before delivery these days.
      - fragmede 3y ago
        but are they charging that much based on it costs to make a double wide, or is it based on what the market will bear. If a custom home costs X, you'd charge X-a little bit to be competitive, not cost of materials * a reasonable markup.

Not around here, I can get the dirt for $15k, $50k if all services are ready for hookup. The bricks add another $250k, which is why the used houses go for somewhat less.

leobg 3y ago
I want to buy a hydraulic press, and then fabricate the walls for my house right from the dirt at the building site. Like when they built The Dakota.
- bombcar 3y ago
  Adobe is still used in the southwest sometimes, and works fine. Saves somewhat on the materials, but a lot of the cost is labor and things like plumbing, electrical, etc.
concordDance 3y ago
> The bricks add another $250k Are these gold plated? That seems absurdly high.
- HWR_14 3y ago
  I assume that's adding the labor and other construction materials. "Bricks" just means the cost of building a house on a vacant lot.
- IshKebab 3y ago
  He doesn't literally mean only the bricks. He means the construction of the house. That's very cheap depending on the house. Also you maybe be underestimating how expensive bricks are! A brick house might have 10k bricks and fancy ones can cost like £2 each, so that's £20k literally just on the materials for the outer skin. House construction is expensive because it uses a ton of materials (even if per kg the material is cheap) and a ton of labour.
  - bombcar 3y ago
    Exactly. In the US even things that look like brick houses aren't actually brick but the outer veneer. But whatever the materials, you're looking at a minimum of $100k for materials, and then the rest is labor and other expenses (like delivery, excavation, etc). Even a "manufactured home" (think: doublewide) costs something like $80-$100k before delivery these days.
    - fragmede 3y ago
      but are they charging that much based on it costs to make a double wide, or is it based on what the market will bear. If a custom home costs X, you'd charge X-a little bit to be competitive, not cost of materials * a reasonable markup.