{"id":5948,"date":"2024-08-14T10:59:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T10:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.bricknbolt.com\/?p=5948"},"modified":"2024-08-14T10:59:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T10:59:14","slug":"construction-cost-per-square-foot-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-preprod.bricknbolt.com\/blogs-and-articles\/index.php\/construction-guide\/construction-cost-per-square-foot-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Calculating Construction Cost Per Square Foot in India\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Getting a home built is a life-defining aspiration for numerous people. However, property owners in India are often faced with the question of how much it will cost to build a house<\/a>. This blog provides a comprehensive guide on how to calculate construction costs at the current market rates in India, to enable prospective home-builders to estimate the house construction cost. Please note that all costs mentioned in this blog are rough approximates and can vary widely based on the location of construction, design complexity, and site conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Calculate the first floor construction cost per square feet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For calculating the cost of construction per sq ft for a house, it is first essential to estimate the total built up area in square feet. This can be calculated with the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Preparation of floor plans: The built-up area may be difficult to predict accurately without first finalising the house floor plans and design.<\/a> In case an estimate is required before the floor plans are ready, plans prepared for a similar size and with similar requirements can be sourced online as a reference for calculation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Floor-wise calculation: Check the square foot area of each individual floor, these numbers are generally mentioned in the architectural drawings<\/a>. If not, measure the length and breadth of the house on each floor and multiply these to get the area. Sizes of individual rooms can be calculated and added in case of irregular plan shapes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Summing up: Add the built-up area<\/a> of each floor to obtain the total built-up area.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Note: Carpet area and built-up area<\/strong><\/a> differ significantly. Built-up area (considered for cost calculation) includes area taken up by the thickness of all walls, columns and other unusable spaces, while carpet area denotes the actual usable area. For ground floors or basements, generally, even uncovered\/ unwalled spaces such as parking lots are added since these also require foundations. Generally, areas of other open spaces like terraces and balconies combined with built-up areas are known as super built-up area<\/strong><\/a> and are considered to be half of their actual areas for calculation of total built-up area, because these cost less than normal rooms to build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Construction Cost per Square Foot<\/strong> in India As Per Construction Stages<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Having an estimate of the cost at each stage of construction can help in financial planning and ensure continuity in the process. Different stages of construction<\/a> affect the construction price per square foot, as explained in the following section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Pre Construction Stage<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      A portion that is generally neglected while calculating home construction costs<\/a> is the cost of pre construction processes, including architectural and structural design, site surveys and soil testing<\/a>. Architectural design details out all the creative aspects of a home, such as floor plans and elevations.Structural design provides details on the load supporting elements of a house, such as beam and column sizes, foundation design and amount of steel required. This is usually done on the basis of soil testing and site survey reports, which provide details on soil capacity and site conditions respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The approximate costs for these are as below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Aspect<\/td>Approximate cost in \u20b9<\/td><\/tr>
      Architectural Design <\/td>20-150 per square foot<\/td><\/tr>
      Structural Design <\/td>5-100 per square foot<\/td><\/tr>
      Site Survey<\/td>\u20b92000 to \u20b915000 (lump sum amount)<\/td><\/tr>
      soil Testing<\/td>\u20b95000 to \u20b925000 (lump sum amount)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      A site survey to determine the correct site boundaries and contours can cost a lump sum amount of \u20b92000 to \u20b915000, while soil testing costs can range between \u20b95000 to \u20b925000, depending on the agency and methods of conducting these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Construction Stage<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        During construction, various factors affect the total construction cost<\/a>, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n