Property prices continue to rise and many are wondering what the costs of different types of construction are to explore the possibility of buying a finished property or starting a project from scratch. It is that, at a time when the Construction costs stay high (a 94% increase since October 2023 according to Zonaprop) is a cause for concern What is the best way to have a property at affordable prices?
In this scenario the construction dry appears on the screen. But it’s worth asking: what does this building system consist of? This is a technique that avoids the use of water and certain materials in construction, that is, avoids the use of wet mixtures to fasten the parts of a structure. In these cases, the materials are glued, nailed or embedded onto a structure without waiting for a drying period. This speeds up processes and shortens construction times.
In addition, according to Federico Azzollini, managing partner of Icon+, this method offers other advantages, including:
Now the question arises as to how much it costs to build real estate using this type of construction and whether it is cheaper than the so-called “traditional construction method” (masonry made of bricks and cement or the use of concrete).
And the answer is yes. “Drywall construction is between 12 and 15% cheaper than traditional construction. And you have to take into account all the advantages it has,” explains Azzollini.
In this way, building a square meter of good quality costs about $1,600 + VAT for traditional construction, according to sources consulted THE NATION, per m² would be about $1,335 with this system considering that the fluctuation in November for galvanized steel profile structures was 0.92%.
Azzollini points out that in this system the The frequency of contractions is lower Compared to conventional construction, the costs are reduced. That is, since in this system labor represents between 30 and 40% of the cost and materials the remaining 60%, in a context where “the cost of materials should begin to decrease with the opening of imports and where labor is predicted to increase from now on, this system becomes more attractive,” he explains. In traditional construction, however, the costs are 50% or 50%.
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