Building Materials

[SteveK]

Any Updates on Home Building Materials? Have they (ie, cement, labor, etc) increased?

 

[Manuel01]

When havn't they ??? Price Building Materials are always going in one direction and this is "UP".

 

[Seamonkey]

Some ferreterias are charging up to 500 pesos for a bag of cement on the north coast.

 

[wayne]

Labour prices have pretty much doubled in the past 3 years.

 

[El Hijo de Manolo]

Labour prices have pretty much doubled in the past 3 years.

I recall the going rate for Haitian construction labor was 500/day. I now heard the other day it can be up to 1500

 

[wayne]

I recall the going rate for Haitian construction labor was 500/day. I now heard the other day it can be up to 1500

1000-1200 for general labour, 1800-2500 for skilled labour on the north coast,

 

[RDKNIGHT]

1000-1200 for general labour, 1800-2500 for skilled labour on the north coast,

I have no problem paying for skilled labor as long as they are skilled. still cheap ...

 

[Drperson]

We built our house in 2015. I bet it would be double now. The Canadian dollar was worth more then too.

 

[Drperson]

Even today you would pay labor here in 1 day what you would pay labor in Canada for one hour.

 

[El Hijo de Manolo]

We built our house in 2015. I bet it would be double now. The Canadian dollar was worth more then too.

Where is the house. Market values don't double just because building materials and labor have. In fact it could be less, again, depending on location and amenities

 

[bob saunders]

No, but price can double based on availability of land or houses in a desirable area. Any property in a good area close to or in town in Jarabacoa is 6500 pesos a meter or more. It is currently cheaper to buy a bigger ten-year-old house that to build a lesser one.

 

[El Hijo de Manolo]

No, but price can double based on availability of land or houses in a desirable area. Any property in a good area close to or in town in Jarabacoa is 6500 pesos a meter or more. It is currently cheaper to buy a bigger ten-year-old house that to build a lesser one.

Which is why I mentioned location a few times.

Jarabacoa is a very desirable location. Casa Linda, well, not so much anymore

 

[Fulano2]

I recall the going rate for Haitian construction labor was 500/day. I now heard the other day it can be up to 1500

Can they tell the time nowadays?
I remember when we were building our house, the Haitians would ask my father in law, in charge of the construction (r.i.p. 10/2023) what time it was at let’s say 5 p.m. he would always say 03:30.
Of course I didn’t agree with his method.

 

[Drperson]

No, but price can double based on availability of land or houses in a desirable area. Any property in a good area close to or in town in Jarabacoa is 6500 pesos a meter or more. It is currently cheaper to buy a bigger ten-year-old house that to build a lesser one.

We are in navas which is similar to jarabacoa ,it on the coastal .Mountain range. Very comfortable climate where we are.
.properties have doubled in the past 5 years as we!l as building costs.

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[Tom0910]

Casa Linda, well, not so much anymore

Really? They are selling their villas as fast as they can build them and the wait time has gone way way out.

 

[El Hijo de Manolo]

Really? They are selling their villas as fast as they can build them and the wait time has gone way way out.

idk Tom about new homes. I know plenty of folks this last year trying to sell, having a hard time, dropping the asking by 10% at a clip every few months

Aside from that my point was that I'm not so sure about Sosua as the desirable location it once was (as in getting a good market value for sell). Drperson and Bob have very desirable locations, was my og comment