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Traditional vs. Offsite Project Value Calculator
Compare the full project budget and schedule of a traditional stick-frame build against an offsite build with Craft. The report shows whether a shorter schedule, lower financing exposure, and earlier revenue outweigh any added offsite delivery cost.
- Enter the same project scope on both sides. Pricing can differ by method, but the finished building should be the same.
- Costs are grouped into buckets: vertical building, horizontal/site, owner soft costs, contingency, and monthly carrying. Each has a hint.
- The loan amount and interest calculate automatically from those buckets, separately for each method.
- Click Generate report for results, Clear all to start fresh, or See sample to load an example. Clearing never removes the sample button.
Basic identity and size. Square footage is building area, not lot size.
Onsite duration runs from first site work through completion. The offsite schedule is typically shorter because fabrication happens in parallel with site and permitting work.
Traditional (stick framing)
Offsite (Craft manufacturing)
Enter each cost bucket for both methods. Same finished scope; pricing may differ by delivery approach.
Direct building construction cost for the vertical scope only, to the same turnover condition on both sides.
Site and horizontal costs outside the vertical building scope: demolition, clearing, grading, earthwork, utilities, stormwater, water, sewer, communications, paving, landscaping, fencing, and exterior improvements.
Design, architecture, engineering, permits, impact fees, lender fees, legal fees, and consultants. Do not include construction loan interest here; the tool calculates interest separately.
Applied to hard construction costs. Offsite typically carries lower contingency because fabrication reduces field change orders.
Monthly owner-side carrying costs not already included in the construction price or soft costs: property taxes, insurance, site security, temporary utilities, owner rep/admin, and site holding costs. Entered per month; the tool multiplies by each method's interest-bearing months.
Choose how the project is funded. Interest is charged only on the borrowed portion. Grant or cash funding pays no interest, but monthly carrying costs still apply and the owner's capital is still tied up until the project completes.
Traditional draw schedule
Remainder drawn across the rest of the interest-bearing months.
Offsite draw schedule
Craft's typical draw: a deposit up front for fabrication, the balance across install. Default 40% over the first 2 months, 60% across the rest.
Remainder drawn across the remaining interest-bearing months.
The benefit counts estimated net operating income earned during the months completed earlier.
The benefit counts the time value of receiving net proceeds earlier. It does not treat the full sale price as extra profit.
Revenue is excluded. The report shows cost, time, interest, and carrying savings only.
Finishing sooner frees the owner's capital and Craft's crew to start the next project earlier in the same year. This section is optional and its result is shown as a separate opportunity value, never added to the net benefit total, so it is not mistaken for double counting.
These appear on the report header and footer to make the downloadable PDF look official. All optional.
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