Post #9883

I just broke down the above costs for MATERIALS assuming $200/yard concrete costs. Around these parts , the concrete guys charge the same as materials for their labor, so $5000 of concrete becomes $5000 in labor for a total of $10k. ICF blocks seem to be about $25/each. Concrete slab on grade $3.20/ft2 Concrete slab labor $3.20/ft2 Walls (L x W x H) ICF blocks and concrete to fill them $10/ft2 Floor deck (L x W) ICF forms and concrete for floor $8.20/ft2 Concrete labor $3/ft2 for floors. I'm not sure what a stick build house costs per foot. Most stick build houses are assumed to be 8' walls and are priced per square foot of floor space... I'm not sure how much stick built exterior walls cost... but spray foam ain't cheap and building codes require zip sheathing for air ingress. These ICF costs replace studs and sheathing now and insulation that you'd have to buy later anyway. For those new to the channel, I have an ICF 4800ft2 house and my actual measured cost of heat and air cond for the year is $350. I'm using a 3.5ton ducted minisplit heat pump. The SEER rating is 16. ICF may cost a little more but it saves you money for a lifetime.