Home & Garden - 19 August 2007

FRAMERS/CARPENTERS Do you think this is a good price to build a garage?

The garage is 32'x28' one story, 2x6 walls framed 16" on center, T-111 siding and roof trusses running 35' across the building.( all roof trim and soffits included) It will have 2 -10' garage doors (doors and installation are a seperate price) 1 entry door and no windows.
Also to be built is a breezeway, which consists of 2- 5"x16"x14' engineered beams that have to be cut into the existing house walls, that carry roof trusses and tie the existing house roof and the new garage roof together, creating 2 valleyes on the new garage roof, no walls below.( NOTE: the garage sits at 15 degree offset from the house)
Also the roof will be covered with metal roofing.
There is a slab already poured.
I live in New Hampshire
The price is for LABOR ONLY
With the breezway, the total square footage is 1088'
The project will take 3-4 weeks
Is $12,500 a good price for labor to put this building up.
Too high?
Too low?

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