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Note: Even if you decide to hire a professional home builder or remodeling contractor, or just want to buy a new home from a home builder instead of building your own house, the knowledge of how to build a house and how to estimate the current cost to build a new home could prove to be extremely useful. Carl Heldmann Popular Pages: Building Costs by City & State: Here is the easiest Construction Estimating Software available and it’s FREE…more Cost to Build a Package or Kit Home: Save money on your home building materials…more Cost Estimating: The cost to build a new home can range from $81 to $143 per sq. ft. or more depending on…more Roofing Cost - Roofing Cost Estimator: Roofs are expensive. A roofing cost calculator can help…more Cost Estimating Explained: If you can’t afford the cost of the house, now is the time to find out, before…more Average Cost to Build a Home: If I told you that the national average cost to build a house was…more Cost of Home Additions: The basic difference in estimating the cost of building an addition is…more Cost to Build a Home by State: The cost to build a home in any state changes considerably by…more Basement Construction Cost: The shape of the foundation can increase the total cost to build the house…more Credit Score Estimator: Calculate your own FICO score range with this FREE calculator…more “General Contractor Carl Heldmann has written the bible for building your own home” - LA Times. 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