Break down of the costs...

The following are the costs broken down. A friend of Andrea's family who is familiar with building has finished a cost analysis and told us that the rebuilding portion of the house will cost us between $6,500 and $7000.00 in USA dollars depending on how much of the roof we are going to replace. These prices would have been only about $4,000 or so before the earthquake.

The following costs are in chilean pesos first and then divided by 525 pesos equaling one USA dollar. That figure will vary day to day depending on the strength of the dollar compared to the pesos in Chile. This does not include the fee charged for exchanging money. Also on April 15 the dollar had fallen to around 516 pesos and I do not know what it will be at the time they go down there.

Rebuilding Home:

Roof, walls, windows, doors and flooring etc. - $6,500.00 to $7,000 (USA dollars)

Bathroom fixtures:

Toilet - $38,000 pesos or $72.38
Showerhead/water heater combo - $77,000 pesos or $146.67
Shower stall - 120,000 pesos or $228.57
Sink - $38,000 pesos or $72.38
Total for Bathroom - $273,000 pesos or $520.00

Kitchen cabinets and appliances:

Refrigerator - 198,000 pesos or $377.14
Stove/oven - $406,000 pesos or $773.33
(includes some cabinets around them)
Cabinets $295,000 pesos or $561.90
Clothes washer - $120,000 pesos or $228.57
(under cabinet in kitchen typical of Chile)
Sink/faucett - $46,500 pesos or $88.57
Total for Kitchen - $945,000 pesos or $1800.00

Furnishings:(does not include dressers)

Futon/sofa - $150,000 pesos or $285.71
Dining room table with 4 chairs - $150,000 pesos or $285.71
Queen bed set - $190,000 pesos or $361.91
Twin bed set - $140,000 pesos or $266.67
Total - $630,000 pesos or $1,200.00

Total cost detailed so far $10,520.00