just some ideas I have for a low rise apartment building I would like to build. if anyone knows a thing or two about housing or building apartment buildings I would like them to comment what they can.
I've been thinking about building a low rise apartment building but I have no experience when it comes to cost, labor, and how long it would take to build from the ground up.
the idea I have for a building would have washers and dryers in the basement. it will be 2 stories above ground and there will be 12 above ground apartments all 2 bedroom 1 bathroom apartments. I'll have 3 3bedroom apartments in the basement or 2 4bedroom apartments and keep one for my self.
In every apartment there will be 3 plug outlets in each bedroom plus 1 Ethernet(internet) outlet. the living room will have 2 plug outlets and 1 Ethernet outlet as will as a TV cable outlet, I was thinking about putting TV cable outlet in the bedrooms but I think that might be too much.
For the floors I was thinking tile for the bathroom and wood cheap but not dirt cheap through out the rest of the house. for the kitchens I can get store bought cabinets as long as the counter tops are durable.
I would like to put I think it's called H-Vac heating (pushing warm air around) in the apartment building but it might be cheaper to go with oil heating.
I think that's everything I don't have a blueprint design program so I don't know what square Ft the building will end up as. any information about how much a low rise apartment like this would take to build (from the ground up) would be appreciated.
PS: I like the idea of using solar power so I would like ideas on how I could add that into the building too.
