Materials Used In Building A 2,085 Square Foot Home

I found an old, yellowed article I tore out of the newspaper several years ago.

It's as interesting today as it was then (circa 2001 - when we lived in Pensacola - which is the newspaper it came from - as determined by a car dealer ad on the back).

The article gives you an idea of the sheer volume of building materials that are used when building a "traditional" single-family home.

13,127 board-feet of framing lumber

6,212 square feet of sheathing

13.97 tons of concrete

2,325 square feet of exterior siding material

3,100 square feet of roofing material

3,061 square feet of insulation

6,144 square feet of interior wall material

120 linear feet of ducting

15 windows

13 kitchen cabinets; 2 other cabinets

1 kitchen sink

12 interior doors

7 closet doors

2 exterior doors

1 patio door

2 garage doors

1 fireplace

3 toilets; 2 bathtubs; 1 shower stall

3 bathroom sinks

2,085 square feet of flooring material such as carpeting, resilient sheet,
resilient tile, ceramic tile or wood plank

1 range; 1 refrigerator; 1 dishwasher; 1 garbage disposer; 1 range hood

1 washer; 1 dryer

Source: National Association of Home Builders

And on a related note...
According to the Chicago Sun Times (2002), "the average 2,000-square-foot-home in the United States uses about 1 acre of forest, or 44 trees."

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