Welcome to Fallingwater's 24 Hour Budget Assistance Tool! Using this tool, you should be able to work up an accurate budget for your custom home or remodeling project. As we talk about elsewhere in our site, establishing the intial budget for your project is the most important step in making sure it stays on track financially. This tool will help you with that oh-so-important first step. To get started, you will answer the following questions the best you can.

Customer Information

* Contact Name
* Email
* Daytime Phone
Evening Phone
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* Please give a brief description of the project, is it a second story addition, commercial remodel, custom home?

Step 1: New Construction Footage

* Please enter the total square footage of all the new construction or addition you plan to build.

Sq. Feet

Tips:

• Please enter only new construction and not remodeled areas. Include kitchens and baths, but don’t include garages, unfinished storage rooms, or exterior decks, balconies, or stairways.
• If you already have blueprints, you can usually find this information on the first or second page.
• If this estimate is for a remodel with no addition, enter zero here.

Step 2: Remodel Construction footage

* Please enter the total square footage of any existing structure which will be remodeled.

Sq. Feet

Tips:

• If you have drawings of the project, the best way to get this number is to measure individual rooms, then total up your numbers, or sometimes this information is on the first page if an architect drafted it.
• Include any Kitchens and Baths, but don’t include unfinished storage rooms, exterior decks and stairways, or garages.

Step 3: Kitchens and Baths

* How much of the project consists of kitchens and/or bathrooms?

Sq. Feet

Tips:

• Just to confirm, you should have already included kitchens and baths in the numbers you entered in steps one and two. This step adds a premium to kitchen and bath areas as they cost more to build.
• Please include kitchenettes and bar areas in this number.

Step 4: Decks, Balconies, Garages, and Patios

Please enter the total area of any exterior decks, balconies, garages and patios, if any.

Sq. Feet

Tips:

• Don’t include driveways or simple concrete walkways. This is mainly for decks, patios, stairways and balconies that will be integrated into the house and usually will have a roof over them.
• Make sure you include garage area even if it is a detached garage.

Step 5: Complexity of the Build

Please click one radio button per row to give us
an idea of the complexity of your project.

Tips:

• Please try to answer every question as best as you can. The more questions we have answered, the closer our initial estimate will be.
• While we’ve tried to keep the questions as simple as possible, there are a few that are a little more technical. If you don’t know the answer to a particular question, you can give us a call at 949.388.2100 or email us at info@fallingwaterdesignbuild.com and we’ll help you with that question. If you want to keep it simple for now that’s ok too, just check the option in the middle “average” column for every question you don’t know.

Section 1: Interior Fixtures and Finishes

Subject	Very Simple and Affordable	Cost Effective	Average	Slighly Upgraded	Highly Custom, Expensive
What will the interior wall finishes be?	Straight 8' walls with basic textured drywall finish and one color	Straight 9' walls with basic textured drywall finish, one color	Straight 9' walls with textured drywall and multiple colors	Tall walls, faux or special paint colors, or smooth drywall finish	Plaster on walls, faux paint, "old world" drywall finish, other custom finishes
What kind of interior doors did you see in your project?	Prehung off-the-shelf hollow core painted doors	Stain grade hollow core doors in standard sizes	Paint grade wood or composite doors, standard sizes	Clear/stain-grade "rail & stile" or french doors, standard sizes	Custom designed and sized wood, metal, and/or glass doors
What will the style and level of detail be for the interior trim?	Simple painted door molding, drywall cased windows, basic baseboard	Basic door molding, wood windowsills with drywall molding	Painted or stained wood door and window moldings	More complex window and door molding designs or some wainscot	Complex clear finsh wood trim everywhere, wainscot throughout
What will the floors be finished with?	Economy grade carpet or vinyl composition tile	Medium grade nylon carpet, linoleum or vinyl sheeting	Good grade nylon carpet, ceramic tile, pergo	Solid wood flooring, porcelain or stone tile	Wood floor with custom patterns, high end stone, heated floors
How complex will the interior lighting be?	Economy grade surface mounted ceiling and wall fixtures	Medium grade surface ceiling/wall fixtures, track lighting	Recessed lighting for ambient lights, dimmers by code	Expensive recessed, pendant, and wall-sconce fixtures	Custom and accent lighting everywhere, computer controlled system
What kind of countertops will we be installing in the project?	Prefabricated laminate tops with integral backsplash, cut to length	Custom plastic laminate tops, some corian or basic tile	Corian, some granite tiles prefabricated slabs	Solid stone tiles and some stone slabs, concrete countertops	Solid stone slabs with custom edge details and intricate backsplashes
What will all the cabinets be like in the kitchens and baths?	Economy grade prefinished modular units, 3/4 extension glides	Midprice prefinished modular units readily available	Semi-custom units in modular sizes, full extension glides	Custom painted or stained cabinets with basic finishes and minimal upgrades	Fully custom plywood units, premium finishes, many functional upgrades
What kind of appliacnes do you plan on using?	Off brand base models in white or other standard finish	Major manufacturer base models	Midprice models with extra features	Brand name upgraded models in stainless steel or with wood panels	Commercial and European models, many features and upgrades
Give us an idea as to the cost of kitchen and bath fixtures.	Basic sinks, economy grade off the shelf faucets and valves	Basic sinks, faucets and valves	Brand name sinks, faucets, and valves in some upgraded finishes	Brand name items in all premium finishes, some special order items	Frameless shower doors, high end fixtures, custom layouts, bidets, whirlpool bath etc.

Section 2: Building Shell and Exterior Finish

Subject	Very Simple and Affordable	Cost Effective	Average	Slighly Upgraded	Highly Custom, Expensive
Can you describe the construction of the floor framing?	Basic concrete slab on a one story structure, so no floor framing	Conventional and basic solid wood framing	Pre-engineered composite framing mixed with solid wood framing	Custom engineered floor system	Lots of large beams, upgraded stiffness or sound reduction upgrades<
What will the wall and ceiling construction of the house be like?	Straight wood stud walls 8' tall and all square corners	Straight wood stud walls 9' tall and some angles	Straight wood stud walls 9 - 10' tall with sloped or stepped ceiling	Straight and curved stud walls with sloped or stepped ceiling	Lots of curved and angled walls, custom designed ceilings and other custom details
Describe the finish and look of the structure's exterior	Stained or painted exterior grade plywood, basic wood window trim	Stucco on main walls, hardi siding elsewhere, basic trim	Stucco or mid grade wood or Hardi siding and standard window trim	Mixture of stone/brick and stucco or basic siding	Stone and/or clear stained premium wood siding or many custom exterior details
What kind of exterior doors will the project have?	Off-the-shelf vinyl, fiberglass, or aluminum sliding or hinged doors	Upgraded main/front door, off the shelf items elsewhere	Upgraded front door; custom sizing or other custom details elsewhere	Premium brand name units in standard sizing, some upgrades	Premium brand name or custom made units with custom details and hardware
What type of windows will go into the structure?	Basic vinyl or aluminum units in off the shelf sizing	Brand name vinyl units in standard sizing	Brand name vinyl; a few windows having custom details	Brand name wood windows in standard sizes; a few custom details	Premium windows with special grids and hardware in custom shapes/sizes
Can you describe the overall shape and design of the roof?	A standard 'gable' (barn style) roof sitting on a rectangular floor plan	A standard 'gable' roof sititing on a 'L' or 'U' shaped floor plan	A standard "hip" style roof on an average floor plan	Combination of roof shapes with dormers or other custom styles	Custom shapes, lots of angles, dormers with windows, lots of skylights shafts
What type of roofing material will we install over the structure?	Torch down or budget asphalt shingles	Upgraded asphalt shingles	Wood shingles or premium designer asphalt shinges	Lightweight clay or cement roof tiles, metal panels	Slate or custom tile roof, copper roof, or highly upgraded weather protection
What kind of porches, balconies and decks will we be building?	Basic pressure treated wood	Redwood or manufactured decking in basic layout and design	Redwood or manufactured decking material, some custom details	Decking material with curves, custom shapes or custom details	Tile or slate, or any decks built over finished living space
What kind of exterior lighting do you plan to install?	Code minimum for safety	Code minimum with upgraded fixtures for energy effiicency	Upgraded fixtures, with some additional accent/ambiance lighting.	Some additional exterior details, possibly a few simple computer controlled modules.	Custom light details everywhere with high-end computer control system.

Section 3: Foundation and Site Information

Subject	Very Simple and Affordable	Cost Effective	Average	Slighly Upgraded	Highly Custom, Expensive
What is the Building Site Like?	Easy to access, plenty of room for worker parking and material storage	Easy to access, with limited parking, delivery, and storage area	Limited access, material storage, and parking.	Restricted access, storage, and parking. Difficult to get to quickly	Very tight access, close neighbors, or inaccessible by large truck
What is the topography of the site?	Flat and open	Slight slope and some trees or other obstacles	Moderate slope or jagged and hilly	Hillside, or lots of trees, and/or boulders	Steep slope, or mountainous terrain.
What are the soil conditions of the site?	Good soil for support and drainage	Good soil for support	Marginal soil, poor drainage	Deep bedrock, or loose, non-native soil	Extremely Rocky or expansive clay soil
Site work needed before construction can begin	No site work needed prior to foundation work	Minimal site regrading needed	Moderate grading or small retaining walls needed	Extensive grading, short concrete or block retaining walls	Extensive grading, tall engineeered retaining walls
How much site paving will be required for the project?	No paving or should not be included in this estimate	Minimal paving for door landings and/or garage	Walk and patio paving, basic broom finish concrete	Walk, driveway, and patio paving in basic broom finish concrete	Walk, driveway and patio paving stamped, textured and/or colored concrete
What kind of demolition is involved in the project?	Little to no demolition	Limited and only partion walls or light finishes	Minor structural walls and some concrete	Extensive structural walls and foundation demolition	Complete foundation replacement, shoring up of roof loads
What is the type of foundation you believe the new structure will have?	Standard Concrete slab	Spread footings and basic grade beams	Concrete mat slab or extra thickened edge	Deep pier and grade beam	A custom, non-typical engineered foundatioin system

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