Att: Homeowners...got a question.
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Need much more information. Any estimate given by someone outside your area will be a bit off. Labor and materials differ a bit location to location.
How big will the addition be? If it's second floor, remember you'll probably want to build a new roof, which is pricey on it's own. If it's first floor, you may want a basement, which is also somewhat pricey.
Honestly, I would draw up plans and get a few estimates, then ask on TW about them. But becareful, my dad was in the business for years, and he was forced out of it by undercutters who would do a shitty job to save money. Then down the line the homeowner would have to spend more money to fix the problems.
It's not worth it to save on construction if you'll need to make costly repairs two or three years down the line. Find someone with a good record, and check them out with the BBB.
How big will the addition be? If it's second floor, remember you'll probably want to build a new roof, which is pricey on it's own. If it's first floor, you may want a basement, which is also somewhat pricey.
Honestly, I would draw up plans and get a few estimates, then ask on TW about them. But becareful, my dad was in the business for years, and he was forced out of it by undercutters who would do a shitty job to save money. Then down the line the homeowner would have to spend more money to fix the problems.
It's not worth it to save on construction if you'll need to make costly repairs two or three years down the line. Find someone with a good record, and check them out with the BBB.
My parents added a couple of rooms about 10 years ago. They had a carport that had a deck above it, and turned it into a new living room. For around 1200 sq. feet, it was over $90,000. They didn't have to have any foundation work done on that, either. One thing that may or may not have added significantly to the price is that they had to have an outside wall to the house removed.
Psychosis said:
1985...it's a single story 1860sf / 3 bedroom.
The staircase will replace one of the bedrooms on the bottom floor. (Anything extra there will be walk-in closet for down stairs master bedroom).
Plan on adding 2 (maybe 3) rooms upstairs. Master bedroom upstairs with fireplace...nice big tub...stand up shower next to it...etc.
It definately wont be more then the house is worth. I live in San Diego...in fact studies I have seen on the net actually say you could increase the houses worth more then you put into it. Of course...internet studies are worth the paper they are written on.
booty said:
It does have a pull down ladder...but to call it a 'crawl space' does not do it justice...hehe. The attic area is huge (even though technically we are not supposed to store stuff there we do.) Throughout the whole home you can walk around freely and reach up and still not touch the roof.
Even though I have land to build sideways...it wouldn't look right in the neighborhood if I went 'forward' towards the street.
Here is the only pic I could find that sorta shows the house.
bonepuppet
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typical cost of new home construction is $100 (higher end home, in my area) and i would budget 15% for renovation work
you are going to need to contact your municipality and check if they would allow the addition as well. zoning bylaws and setback (from property line) ciuld also restrict anything you are planning.
And don't feel bad about wasting a contractors time.
you are going to need to contact your municipality and check if they would allow the addition as well. zoning bylaws and setback (from property line) ciuld also restrict anything you are planning.
And don't feel bad about wasting a contractors time.
bonepuppet said:
Yeah. In regards to zoning laws...I would think it would be no problem adding a 2nd story since about 3/4 of the homes within 200 yards of me have 2nd stories.
The house is far from the setback. I think it's 3 feet from the street side of the house. I can park almost 2 cars from my garage to the street. Plus as I said I am just considering going 'up' not expanding the ground level.
What do you mean by 15% for renovation work?