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[reefwars]

Originally Posted by spawn

Cheers to Reefwars, & I think if the rates for Lloydminster are correct & from what I here they're not far off, & somewhat Toxic. I might consider moving there. However I've been in Cowtown since before the boom, through it, and successfully after, & without crazy price fluctuations. The market correction was the best thing that could have happened for honest quality contractor's & trades, to help weed out gougers. I'm happy to stay here, work here, provide people & customers with fair pricing. For materials only, I'm @ $22 Sq.Ft. with a sauna, 2 head shower +2 body sprays, 10mm glass door,tile, a rec room with media, + 1 bedroom. I would put my labor @ $25.FYI.

i lived in lloyd maybe 4 yrs ago i lived there for a year, i was getting mostly basement reno's as i guess they had some kind of flood a while before and alot of people were covered and finally got approved for reno's. it was paying good money and there seemed to be lots of work but i couldnt live there much longer lol not really big enough for me i like the city

[The Codfather]

Originally Posted by toxic111

My numbers were based on what the OP had asked for, which was not to finish a basement. For a finished basement I use anywhere from $60 to $125/ft2 budget.

I usually know my budget pricing pretty close, since I am in the industry.

Just for a FYI on me, 15+ years in residential & commercial design & 10+ years in construction.

And with a full basement finish, easliy $10,000 to do, I have about $8k in my basement & I have 2 bedrooms to paint & install floooring yet, plus a bathroom to completly finish.

True enough, and I totally agree with your numbers(I am not trying to start anything or say you are wrong) if the homeowner is doing the work. However, if you take into account the wages to pay the tradesmen to come in and do the work, I can say you could quite easily double your cost. This is of course if you are hiring certified ticketed tradesmen.