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Understood. I can take a joke. No big deal.
Aside from the land, best prelim. budget est./working number : ~ $800-$1MM. including: ~ $50K to get power and water from the street to the house - a straight line distance of ~ 600 ft., ~ $30-$50 K for permits/legal, $35K for PV at the then going rate of ~ $5.50/Watt, ~ $50K site improvements including dirt road and leach field/septic, $20K for engineering I couldn't do myself and for checking my work, $25K for architect/project management/county interface, ~ $10-15 K or landscaping, balance for mat./labor/mechanical.
Had this gone further, the arch., I and the builder would get serious about harder cost estimates, budget and details. Build cycle was planned to be ~ 12-18 months given the relative isolation and paucity of avail. labor, particularly in the summer. I was also planning on (perhaps) leaving the dwelling unoccupied for awhile if the concrete (floors, exterior walls (with exterior insulation), interior pony walls and some other interior details was found to be gassing off radon. Hadn't got to the point of figuring out how to provide security to a vacant but mostly completed building envelope.
If saving energy is one design goal, an easy/effective and required way to achieve it is to follow title 24 requirements and don't bitch or skimp on the details. It won't be your father's house, but it'll be a lot more energy efficient if you cooperate with the spirit of saving energy. It'll also add ~ 10 % to the construction cost. Part of that comes back as lower bills from lower usage and also in a PV system that can be ~1/3 smaller due to the lower usage. HVAC loads in Valley Ctr. and the Pasqual valley are similar due to climate and being in the same SDG & E climate zone (inland), but expect lower usage because of the title 24 mandates, particularly building and HVAC sealing details and techniques.
Aside from the land, best prelim. budget est./working number : ~ $800-$1MM. including: ~ $50K to get power and water from the street to the house - a straight line distance of ~ 600 ft., ~ $30-$50 K for permits/legal, $35K for PV at the then going rate of ~ $5.50/Watt, ~ $50K site improvements including dirt road and leach field/septic, $20K for engineering I couldn't do myself and for checking my work, $25K for architect/project management/county interface, ~ $10-15 K or landscaping, balance for mat./labor/mechanical.
Had this gone further, the arch., I and the builder would get serious about harder cost estimates, budget and details. Build cycle was planned to be ~ 12-18 months given the relative isolation and paucity of avail. labor, particularly in the summer. I was also planning on (perhaps) leaving the dwelling unoccupied for awhile if the concrete (floors, exterior walls (with exterior insulation), interior pony walls and some other interior details was found to be gassing off radon. Hadn't got to the point of figuring out how to provide security to a vacant but mostly completed building envelope.
If saving energy is one design goal, an easy/effective and required way to achieve it is to follow title 24 requirements and don't bitch or skimp on the details. It won't be your father's house, but it'll be a lot more energy efficient if you cooperate with the spirit of saving energy. It'll also add ~ 10 % to the construction cost. Part of that comes back as lower bills from lower usage and also in a PV system that can be ~1/3 smaller due to the lower usage. HVAC loads in Valley Ctr. and the Pasqual valley are similar due to climate and being in the same SDG & E climate zone (inland), but expect lower usage because of the title 24 mandates, particularly building and HVAC sealing details and techniques.
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