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Originally Posted by trueviking
brick $40 per square foot.
hardie board $20 per square foot.
stucco $15 per square foot.
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Hardie board these days is just as cheap to install (assuming those are material costs above). I've seen many projects go to Hardie board because the finished product every bit as affordable as stucco, but quicker/easier labour, plus not nearly as weather dependant as stucco. Heating and hoarding can make stucco a lot less cost-effective.
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Originally Posted by Cyro
Done
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On another note, I've had this discussion with mods and posters in the past. Personally, I believe that excavation, shoring, piles being driven is classified as Under Construction? When I was forming up a site foundation before the concrete arrived, I considered it Construction, but others here would argue it has to be above grade to be considered so. just in case it stalls at the foundation level..still wierd logic..
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If you've started digging, it's construction.
It's just more likely for a project to stall just before or even right after the foundation starts going, hence the "above grade" demand, but that doesn't make it un-construction.