We all know that buying a house is no longer possible ^_^

So i was thinking of how much does a wooden house cost.
Lets say I bug a land and throw on it a wooden house

How much will the wooden house cost?

thanks ^_^
I saw some on the magazine. A 170 sqm one would cost about 70,000$ as i remember. Dont take my word on that but im sure thinking about it too when i grow. There's a house near Charcutier Aoun Fouar Antelias which is being built from wood and it looks freakin awesome.
Wood is sort of expensive here. Look for prefab houses, they tend to be less expensive than other types of houses. I heard there were a few companies out here that did it. Here is one of them. http://megaprefab.com/ Get a quote and see what happens.
I saw once a catalogue of prefabricated housed. They ranged from 15000$ to 25000$, but that was in 2006. Not sure how much they do now. The engineer said it takes a few hours to set it up.
thanks guys wooden houses sound like a clear winner :D

but am thinking of maintenance , do you think maintenance will be a pain in the ass or something ?
Here's the deal. With wooden houses, you have to worry about termites and rot. You could get pretreated wood--the problem with that is that the wood is usually treated with arsenic (there are safer ones out there too). There are natural types of wood with are resistant to rot and termites like redwood, cypress, and surprise, surprise, cedar--these tend to be more expensive however. In addition, the soil around the foundation has to be treated for termites so they won't set up camp the moment they see a weakness in the wood. This doesn't address that you have to find a good construction company out here that has knowledge in working with it--almost all out here use concrete.

Now, if you don't want prefab, you can try adobe. It is simply a mixture of clay, water, sand and stray, hay, or even manure. It is easy to maintain, really good insulator and it is already being used in this part of the world. :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe

Mind you, I prefer a wooden house too, at least from the inside. The concrete and bricks houses here feel so sterile.
if you plan to construct a wooden house in lebanon, you have to be very precise with the type of wood that you use. in addition, with the extreme fluctuation in weather temperatures, maintenance cost will be high.
xazbrat wroteWood is sort of expensive here. Look for prefab houses, they tend to be less expensive than other types of houses. I heard there were a few companies out here that did it. Here is one of them. http://megaprefab.com/ Get a quote and see what happens.
I'm a shareholder in this company.
Bluewolf, PM me if you need direct contact :)
samer wrote
xazbrat wroteWood is sort of expensive here. Look for prefab houses, they tend to be less expensive than other types of houses. I heard there were a few companies out here that did it. Here is one of them. http://megaprefab.com/ Get a quote and see what happens.
I'm a shareholder in this company.
Bluewolf, PM me if you need direct contact :)
ok ^_^

thanks everybody for the inputs