Cabin Construction Costs

hughly741 · Post by **hughly741** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 1:11 pm

Can anybody give me a ballpark figure for building a small (+-30sqm) log cabin (from a kit) in south-east Finland?
I will just have the builder build up the log frame, wooden roof structures and place windows and external doors on place. I'll finish it off from there...
I have been thinking about building a small cabin, but want to get an idea of the total costs before I invest too much time and energy into planning it.

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rinso · Post by **rinso** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 1:17 pm

You can get a rough estimate by multiplying the costs of a self contained package by 3.
Much of the costs involve ground work, cables etcetera so it totally depends on the situation.

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:07 pm

Yeah, the cabin itself is negligible... getting the permit is one cost with the plans and such. Then you get to the ground and the groundworks, the water/sewage/plumbing is one big cost - getting electricity/cabling a bit less... building a road is also on the list... there are options of course, a cabin on an island with no roads but they got the new "paskalaki" so thats the biggest obstacle.

So as far as costs, a 30m2 and a 300m2 may have the same initial costs... go figure the benefits of "modern times"

hughly741 · Post by **hughly741** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 7:11 am

There's already a road and we don't have electricity or water. It'll really just be the foundation and initial setup work...

foca · Post by **foca** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:05 pm

Turn key cabin would cost around 1200-1500 per m2 including foundation and closed off sewage system. But it is true for a cabin of approximately 50-80 m2.

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