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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I don’t know about $35,000 but I just built a 4 room, 25X25 foot concrete block house reinforced with rebar for less than $15,000.


48 posted on 08/03/2013 7:01:56 AM PDT by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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To: Just another Joe
I don’t know about $35,000 but I just built a 4 room, 25X25 foot concrete block house reinforced with rebar for less than $15,000.
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Was that a complete house or just the outside shell.

By the way, when I was a child , I watched my father and brother build a cinderblock house from the foundation up. He did everything. It took him about a year working on it weekends and during his 2 week vacation.

51 posted on 08/03/2013 7:20:50 AM PDT by wintertime
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We built our present (and final) home 8 years ago. It is earth-sheltered ICF (insulated concrete forms) construction with geothermal heating and cooling. (with fireplace and wood cookstove backup). The walls are 13" thick + drywall and siding where needed. Nowhere near $35,000 unfortunately.

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53 posted on 08/03/2013 7:48:34 AM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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