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Winter construction Costs Some direct winter costs are:
Some advantages of winter building are:
Long story short. If you know what you are doing you can save lots of money starting in the winter. Below is an example of how one might want to view this idea: There are quite a few variables with winter construction but there are also extreme savings. We normally put in 1 or 2 basements in the winter time. As long as the temperatures are 26 degrees and rising we will pour the basement. There is a special pour mix that is used and we also have to put a lot of straw over the footings but getting ahead of the spring prices can be huge in savings. We have to let the basement set for an extra 7 to 10 days before backfill. You also have to be careful with you backfill. In the summer time the bulldozer guy wants to just cruise along and backfill as fast as he can but we never let them do that in the first place. If you have your bulldozer company take their time and go over the dirt and break it up before they backfill its better on your basement walls anyways. In the winter time you need to be even more diligent because you do not want to put hundreds of pounds of frozen dirt next to your walls. Depending on your ground you might want to backfill with sand or gravel. We normally do not see a need for that because we use a special insulation around the walls before we backfill. Another thing to think about is snow does not do the same water damage to wood as does extreme spring rains. We do not worry as much about rain as we use to. We have switched to a sub-floor material called Advantech. It costs more money but it is extremely durable and we like it. Anyways, that's some of my thoughts on winter construction. This is how we think. Do not do winter construction unless you know what you are doing. Click here to return to home page
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