That's very helpful. So did they end up paying ~$650,000 from a $60k kit? That's 10x without the land. The conclusion here is that no one would ever buy an AVrame unless their doing it themselves?
Almost 150k in labor, and then you tack on another 100k. Highway robbery. ** There's more labor in there, just not subcontract labor. Under 200k in materials here, and that's being fancy
Wait, what ? That's insane. That is not considered even the land, right ? I'm speechless, tbh i was looking forward to 120 model, but seeing this makes me just go with a basic ranch style home 😄
Well, here in Europe we manage to do things quicker and cheaper. We have done a number of Trios here with a final cost 2...2,5 times cheaper. The first line item in your budget, the toilet rental, is for 12 months. Usually it takes 5...7 months for full build here for Trios.
Comparing construction in the US to construction in Europe is not even worth your time. Even in different regions of the US the price varies massively, hence why I stated that these prices are for our region in Colorado. In our region it would be basically impossible to complete a new build for any custom home in less than one year. While your kits improve the framing time that's about it. However most of our crews finish framing for similar sized properties in just a few weeks so the kit really has no impact on our timelines.
Thank you for sharing this breakdown; really helpful for novices like myself who fall in love with the idea without understanding the full picture. Would be super helpful if you added chapters to navigate back and forth through this video. Again appreciate your effort for this knowledge
I've been using a Craftsman snow blower for about fifteen years. It still runs good but I'm not thrilled with the challenge of turning it. I've decided it's time for a new one and the Ariens Compact is what I'm getting. Thanks for including your wife in this video.
Solid information and detailed explanation. Presentation was easy to follow and pertinent. Very helpful for questions I did not know I needed to ask yet. Thank you. A+
yea, it doesnt mean that it cant be done cheaper... but in our area we have high requirements for snow loads which increases the structural cost of the home.
So basically, when the land value is added to the cost of construction there is a high likelihood that the total cost of the completed project will well exceed its resale market value.
That certainly depends... in our area you would likely be even if not slightly positive upon completion. IMO, if they went a bit bigger you could get some more economies of scale in the design which would drop the cost per sqft.
60-70 lbs isn't much when strong winds come. The wooden base is also non permanent. Given enough time under rain, the base's integrity fails. Becoming a massive safety risk. Assuming no strong winds blow the 70 lb setup off the roof, with average rainfall and humidity, I'd wager the setup will last 16-24 months before the base needs to be replaced completely. It also looks like the wires from the Starlink dish is protected. So those components will experience avoidable wear and tear as well. IMO, way too much risk to place a non permanent structure on the roof. Non permanent structures or objects, have no place on the roof of any home.
Nice rig! I have a ‘57 and a ‘60 Willys CJ5’s that are both being restored or rebuilt. I thought I heard you say early on that it was running warm. I noticed you have an aftermarket upper radiator hose. I suggest you get an OEM style for both upper and lower to avoid pinching off like your upper hose is doing. Cheers and hope you have a blast tooling around!
Nice review. Unlike some of the commentors here, I'm not going to tell you what you should've done after the fact when you can't un-do it. I'll just say that Ariens is a top shelf manufacturer of residential style snow throwers and so in that regard, you made the best choice given what you knew at the time of purchase.
