Cost for a small cabin

[Backwoods101]

My wife and I are looking to build a small cabin on our place between Fredericksburg and Kerrville in the next couple of years. We looked at a cabin this past weekend that was 392sq ft with a kitchen, a bathroom and room for a queen bed. They were asking $27,500 which came out to $76 a sq ft. What say you GS? Can I get this done cheaper?

[ajm2nac]

that's pretty good for cost/sq ft

[tgridley]

Buy one for 6k and finish it out yourself. Total cost around 10k

[Txsurveyor2014]

no help here, but I am in the same boat and in for the info!

[bowhunterhelm]

Did you look at the display cabin in Fredricksburg? Sounds like it from your post. We are having him build a 600 sq ft cabin for us in December. He has an 8 month backlog.

[Backwoods101]

Did you look at the display cabin in Fredricksburg? Sounds like it from your post. We are having him build a 600 sq ft cabin for us in December. He has an 8 month backlog.

Yes sir, he was busy with another guy so I didn't get to talk to him but it seemed like a nice lil cabin.

[techzan]

I've having a Derksen 12x26 cabin with loft built. It's not the fanciest cabin around but it came with a good warranty and is reasonably priced. You can have all sorts of shapes & sizes built. Mine is just a shell with spray insulation but they have completely finished out ones available, also.

[Backwoods101]

Buy one for 6k and finish it out yourself. Total cost around 10k

Kinda what I was thinking. Have you seen it done price wise?

[Texas Bill]

Not sure how nice you are going, but I have seen where guys have bought the larger storage buildings at a Lowes or Home Depot (and seen some others on lots). Bought them and built them on the cheap and then finished them out very nice.

I can't speak to cost/foot, but you may want to investigate. I am thinking about doing a little one on the south end of our place.

[SwampRabbit]

My wife and I are looking to build a small cabin on our place between Fredericksburg and Kerrville in the next couple of years. We looked at a cabin this past weekend that was 392sq ft with a kitchen, a bathroom and room for a queen bed. They were asking $27,500 which came out to $76 a sq ft. What say you GS? Can I get this done cheaper?

Got picture of said cabin? Was it on a slab foundation?

[BrandonH]

This is the cabin I recently built. With lofts it totals a little over 700 sq.ft. Cost a little less than $30k.

[Backwoods101]

This is the cabin I recently built. With lofts it totals a little over 700 sq.ft. Cost a little less than $30k.

Nice place and that's a heck of a deal!

[Backwoods101]

Got picture of said cabin? Was it on a slab foundation?

No slab

[breese]

We have around 10k in this one.

[ttubudd]

We have around 10k in this one.

Dang, that is nice!