ok so i’m planning on taking a trip during the entire month of january around cali to check out most of the csu campuses. If I eat mostly fast food/church dinners/food I bring w/…ASIDE from these expenses…assuming the car gets 28 mpg, gas “will be” 3.50 & starting in the palmdale/lancaster area working my way up, then back down to san diego, then back home, and also assuming I sleep in the car or guest dorms, plus peripheral expenses such as soap/clotheswash& souvenirs along the way, etc averaging 25/ week in central & northern & 75 a week in southern
ok……so for all u math wizzes out there……..how much TOTAL should this trip cost me? Please, only if you know. Thanks. (=

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That is basically a 33 x 34 foot basement. If you have the time and a couple of picks and shovels the hole is free. The rest is open to debate depending on different factors. Remember California has the “earthquake code” that MUST be considered. Then you have the type of walls you will build, in accordance with the code. How thick will the walls be? What material will you use? Will you use any type of seismic abatement ‘shock absorbers’? Will you have to build columns to support the upper structure? How much of an upper structure will you have? (The taller you go the more support you need). Will the ceiling be wood or steel beam construction? Will Palmdale have any EXTRAS to the building codes that might prohibit this from being built or raising the cost? Remember that Palmdale is more active seismically than many other areas of California.
I’m sorry I can’t give you a better answer, but at least you have a better idea as to what you face. If you were away from prying eyes you might be able to build it without anybody knowing about it officially. But you still need to consider the earthquake code.