news index rsmeans’ dollars-per-square-foot construction costs: four recreational types of structure commentsRSMeans’ Dollars-per-Square-Foot Construction Costs: Four Recreational Types of Structure
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Generally, building contractors work out the construction costs of a property they are going to build by breaking the property down into a number of varying components, such as the cash advance price of the wide range of materials that are needed as well as the operating costs for labor, which is usually underestimated by project managers. In order to work out a cost for what the work will be. In most cases, a contingency of about 20% are added to the estimated construction costs. To start, they will need to obtain a plan of the property that they will be constructing. The next thing is to decide on the type and quantity of materials to be used on the property, including walls, windows, doors, kitchen units, bathrooms, masonry as well as pipes, heating or cooling systems.
Accompanying this report are tables and charts based on RSMeans’ measures of dollar-per-square-foot construction costs. The results for 25 major cities are shown for four recreational types of structure. The most expensive to build is an enclosed swimming pool. The second-most expensive is a hockey rink/indoor soccer arena. Relatively inexpensive are a racquetball court, followed by a bowling alley. It is almost 30% cheaper to build a bowling alley than an indoor swimming pool. Regional comparisons are also discussed.