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Originally Posted by plain fan
I'm really surprised that no one has gone after these people for price gouging. I was helping my brother with some work and he told me that on average everything has gone up by a factor of 3x at Lower, Home Depot, etc. And the supplies we bought are junk. Stuff you normally would not purchase or ever see on a shelf due to lack of quality.
I'm all for supply and demand and a free economy but if you look at the supply chain, someone is price gouging.
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I don't think that's price gouging. If you don't like the pricing, move on to the next (you will find the next qualify builder is similar in their pricing structure). Keep in mind that there are lots of hoops to jump through here. Plus, that's just a rough estimate. I don't think anyone in their right mind would hire the dirty and cheapest shady contractor out there for a 4000sq' build? a 4000sq' house is a custom home with lots of details and that's what drives the cost up. 500 bucks is not uncommon. The builder gave out a rough number just so he knows if the customer is really interested. If customer calls back then I am sure they can fine tune the numbers.