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Green Home Package Proposals
The proposal for your home is based upon the sketches we created in the design session of this blog. After narrowing down your choices, send the plans you created off to the companies that passed our test. You can e-mail, mail, fax, or make a visit to the supplier if distance allows.
Go ahead and ask the companies to give you a proposal with the maximum amount of materials and services they can provide for your project, in the style of your choice. The materials, services, and costs will differ from each company. Comparing these quotes will allow you to know the exact cost of certain items and where the major discrepancies may be.
After reviewing your plans most companies offer a 24-48 hour turn around on material and labor proposals. Some can quote for you instantly using custom home estimating software on their computer. Once you get all the proposals you need to compare them side by side. It is time to analyze the timber sizes, house profiles, and timber treatments on an equal playing field. See the example below of how I compare proposals, and then use the blank proposal comparison form to do your own. You can print this form for free from www.Jobe.ws.
| Green Home Proposal Analysis |
| Blue Prints Yes No |
| Usable Square Footage ________ |
| Rafter Size ________ |
| Post Size ________ |
| Wall Framing Yes No |
| Wall Insulation Yes No R-Value |
| Water/Well Yes No
Septic/Sewer Yes No |
| Wall insulation Yes No |
| Caulking Yes No |
| Exterior paint Yes No |
| Interior paint Yes No |
| Siding Yes No |
| Hardware Yes No |
| Porch System Yes No |
| Note Timber Sizes for Posts, Girders Rafters Plates
Post Jacks Yes No |
| Finish siding for Gable End Yes No |
| Roof Insulation Yes No R-value? ____ |
| Plywood for Gables Yes No
Plywood for Roof Yes No
Plywood for Shed Dormers Yes No
Plywood for Gable Dormers Yes No
Plywood for Porch Roof Yes No |
| Gable end framing lumber Yes No |
| Roofing Felt Yes No |
| Felt Buttons Yes No |
| Shingles or Metal Yes No |
| Windows Yes No |
| Exterior Doors Yes No |
| Interior Doors Yes No
Electrical Materials Yes No |
| Plumbing Materials Yes No
|
| Freight Yes No |
| Material Offloaded upon delivery Yes No Other items:
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| Total Material Package Cost:
Sales Tax:
Total Material Cost: |
| Installation Yes No
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If no, write the uninstalled items below.
If yes, write the installed items below.
Now take one of these forms and work through it for each proposal so you can see what each proposal contains and lacks. You can print additional forms free of charge at my website www.Jobe.ws
It is very possible that some of the proposals contain items that you will not need. For example if you wanted vinyl siding on your gable ends then you may not need the wood siding that several of the companies may have included. If your green home companies have quoted unneeded items ask them to delete these materials from their package. Then go through and complete the previous worksheet once more.