I can understand why someone would anticipate that we would be able to rattle off a number based on our 65 years of experience and take an average of what it has cost others, but when you consider the amount of possibilities there are for materials used on the exterior and the even more options for the interior mixed with the vast preferences of individual owners, you may see better how difficult it is to narrow down a price. Then, based on the site, there could be obstacles we hadn’t considered that would add to the cost. And finally, if you’re considering a huge building, economies of scale could help to lower the price per square foot.
Of course our estimators would likely have a better educated guess and may be able to give you a range that would be pretty close to accurate after asking a few questions, however, if you were to hold my feet to the fire and make me give you a definite range, I’d likely have to play it safe and say…anywhere from $10 - $500/s.f. and then worry that it might be less than $10 or more than $500.
So when you are planning a construction project and you see me out and about and feel compelled to ask the question, prepare to see me cringe and I’ll prepare to see you roll your eyes. Then let’s set up a meeting with our Business Development team, so you can get an exact answer to make a better business decision.
The Wolgast Way!