There is a couple things that make up the price for a 3D printed house. A lot of these things might become cheaper overtime though, so in a few years the 3D printed house might cost even less.
The construction 3D printer:
A construction scale 3D printed can be very expensive. The general range here is somewhere between 180 000 Dollars and 1 000 000 Dollars.
Although it might be tempting, dont be fooled by the price. Its not always an
accurate reflection of how good the printer actually is. Some of the first 3D
printed structures in Europe were actually printed with a 3D printer, which is
on the lower end regarding costs, with around 200 000 Dollars.
Again, you should do serious research or have a construction company whom you
can fully trust to make the right choices for you.
The material:
Material costs can differ vastly as well. Obviously, there have been houses printed with nothing but soil, mud and sand. This is probably not a viable solution for most of you though. Usually, the material cost is round 1000 Dollars for a small 3D printed house. Many chinese companies claim it can be even much lower, since 3D construction printers can literally use materials froma landfill to build new houses and establish some kind of recycling cycle. Anyways, I am very intrigued by what the future of 3D printed construction holds in store for use, considering the great leaps it has taken over the last few years.
The workers:
Now, here you have to consider that 3D printing technology is fairly new and there are not many experts who can operatea 3D printer. On the other hand you need way less workers than with traditional methods, so all in all I think there still is a significant decrease in worker costs. Still, this is not a place to save a lot of money. Since there aren’t many regulaltions, you need experts by your side who know how to print sustainably. Otherwise this can cost you significant amounts of money in the long run because of reparations, dangerous foams from the construction or even problems with the building code. Nevertheless you save a good amount of money here, compared to traditional building, when you think about all the time you save, the vacation payments, the insurance for the workers and so much more…