residential masonry - calculating the extra cost of brick over vinyl as a percentage

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Residential Masonry | Calculating the 7% Figure

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	1. Calculating Brick's Cost Per Square Foot


		Illinois Estimates

	Cost of brick veneer (labor and materials)

	15% average builder markup

	Total(including all costs and builder markup)


	$9.00

		+

	$1.35

$10.35


		Your Builders Estimates
	Cost of brick veneer (labor and materials)

	15% average builder markup

	Total(including all costs and builder markup)


	2. Calculating Wall Square Footage


	Sample -


	3-bedroom ranch w/ two car garage


		Front

	Side(L)

			Back

Side(R)


		l

	50

	50

	40

	40


	h

	8

	8

	8

	8


	Total Wall Square Ft.


	Less 25% (doors & windows)

		Net square feet


			sq. ft.

		400

		400

		320

		320

1440

	-360

1080


				l

		Front

	Side(L)

			Back

Side(R)


	h


	Total Wall Square Ft.


	Less 25% (doors & windows)

		Net square feet


	sq. ft.


	3. Calculating Vinyl Cost Per Square Foot


	Cost of brick veneer (labor and materials)

	15% average builder markup

	Total(including all costs and builder markup)


	$2.61

		+

	$0.39

	$3.00


	Cost of brick veneer (labor and materials)

	15% average builder markup

	Total(including all costs and builder markup)


	4. Calculating Brick's Extra Cost


	Brick

	Vinyl


	Wall area (sq. ft.)


	x


	$ per

sq. ft.


	=

Wall Cost

1080


	x

$10.35

$11,778

1080


	x


	$3.00


	=

$3,240


	Brick's extra cost (subtract)


	=

$7,938


	Brick

	Vinyl


	Wall area (sq. ft.)


	x


	x

	x


	$ per


	=

sq. ft.


	=

	=


	Brick's extra cost (subtract)


	=

Wall Cost


	5. Calculating Percentage brick adds to cost of home


	Cost of home with no siding

	Csot of home with Vinyl siding


	$143,160

	$147,000


	Cost of home with no siding

	Csot of home with Vinyl siding

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Why it pays to use brick

How to get an all brick home for less than 7% the price of a vinyl home