

For example, at a Pacific Northwest resident reports on two projects: a 5,600-square-foot, two-story home with a three-car garage and 9'-10' tall ceilings at $42,000 for lumber (about $7.50 a square foot) and $27,500 for labor ($4.91 a square foot), or $69,500 total framing costs ($12.41 a square foot) and a 3,500-square-foot single-story home with vaulted ceilings and bonus room over a three-car garage at $30,000 for lumber (about $8.53 a square foot) and $18,000 for labor (about $5.15 a square foot) or $48,000 total (about $13.72 a square foot). It can cost $3-$12 or more a square foot based on the current price of lumber (or steel) and the size and design of the structure. Framing materials typically cost more than labor. Some new homes might use steel framing, but most residential construction is done with wood framing.
LEVEL 10 HOUSE FRAMER PLUS
At a Tennessee homeowner reports a bid of $5.50 a square foot for 2,900 square feet of living space and $2.25 a square foot for 850 square feet of garage and porch, or about $17,900, including installing roof shingles, doors and windows and a Seattle area resident received bids of $25,000-$64,000 for framing labor for 4,100 square feet plus a 950-square-foot garage and 325-square-foot porch ($6-$11.90 a square foot). For example, at a homeowner reports paying $12,000 for framing labor for a 1,600-square-foot home plus basement and two-car garage, or about $7.50 a square foot. An average house framing labor rate nationwide is about $6-$8 a square foot, or $10,000-$25,000 for 1,600-3,000 square feet. Framing labor can cost $2-$12 or a more a square foot, or $3,500-$36,000 for a 1,600- to 3,000-square-foot home, depending on location and what's included.

Some framers charge for each square foot under the roof others charge only for living spaces and still others others have different rates for living spaces compared to a garage or covered porch.
LEVEL 10 HOUSE FRAMER INSTALL
In some areas a framing project includes only basic framing while elsewhere it's standard for framers to install roof shingles, doors, windows and house wrap. Framing carpenters are usually subcontractors who work for a general contractor on a specific building project most framing contractors provide labor only, with the general contractor (or the owner-builder) buying the materials separately.

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