BUILD PLANNER · INDICATIVE MODEL

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What this estimate includesSources & assumptions

Indicative only. Figures are placeholders until the standards team's research is merged. Every coefficient is listed below with its source and confidence.

01 · YOUR BRIEF

Start with the shape

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1,800 sq ft
500 sq ft10,000 sq ft

Enclosed floor area only.

3
1 bedroom7 bedrooms

A small adjustment applies above three bedrooms.

02 · BUILD SYSTEM
Mortgage assumptionsOptional

Repayment uses the full build cost with no deposit. Land purchase is not included.

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The full written answer with dated cost bands and a worked example: what it costs to build in Saint Lucia.

03 · LIVE ESTIMATE

Build budget

Updates live
Indicative build cost
Midpoint
Build time
Resilience
Monthly mortgage
Where the budget goes

Share of the midpoint estimate

LOW → HIGH
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Cost breakdown
ItemLowHigh

Resilience is the level the system typically reaches when built to its documented design. See the rating ladder.

METHOD NOTES

Model evidence

Updated with each capture

The index keeps the assumptions behind this indicative range visible, so you can tell what is established, provisional, or still needs a local benchmark.

View all coefficients and source details data/cost-model.json

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