***just fyi the three plants are all the same, took the babies from one of them to get the three. One is ready to be divided so technically there are 4 plants! Hi Joanne I have updated my page with the email address. Sorry Linda thanks for the offer, but I would rather not ship. If it gets close to the move and I haven't found any takers I will be in touch!

I think the source of irriation is that OP is consistantly being misunderstood. I never got from any of his posts that he wants everyone here, plus every builder in his area to give him an exact cost analysis. What he said in the OP is what any of us has looked at who is wanting to build a home - can I afford to do this? Anthem - Ok, so I can't decide whether or not you are a contractor. I can tell from your posts you are, at worst, extremely knowledgeable, and are possibly a builder yourself. I still disagree with you about what you disagree with me :o). I am certainly NOT a professional, however, I have talked to a couple of builders locally and am in the process of GCing my own home. I realize that there are people out there who will try to get you to build them the taj mahal for a doublewide price, but not every homeowner is like that. Again, that is why I used words like rational, careful, thoughtful, etc. I suppose we are beating a dead horse, but Rob's plan is not exuberant, and I would even guess if he took it to a local builder who was worth his mettle, he has probably done something similar enough to get a rough estimate. I do get what you are saying about duplication being cheaper, that isn't rocket science. But also, in this market, at least in MY area, builders would rather work for someone with money in hand than build a spec every single time. I'm not saying it's an exact science, my experience - again, in this area - is that new home price can be a soft estimate for home building. Rob -- it's crazy for anyone to think you shouldn't know how much investment you are looking towards BEFORE you make a commitment. I suggest you take your ideas to a builder or two in your area and see if they have done anything similar. Or, just for starters, ask them what you can look to spend per sqft. That is not hard, there should be an average that they know off the top of their heads from recently finished projects. Now, this too can vary extensively but you get the idea... Sheesh, good luck! :o)

Just to give you more info than you probably want to know, if St. Francis is holding anything paper-wise, it's supposed to be the rule he wrote for his friars, the Franciscan Rule. See the statue of him at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. The reason St. Anthony, a follower of St. Francis, holds the Book of the Gospels is because he was very learned--in fact St. Francis was a little leery about having such a learned man join his community: he wanted simple, humble souls. But he changed his mind after he heard St. Anthony preach. Then Francis allowed Anthony to start teaching his friars, deciding that such profound learning wasn't such a bad thing. So my guess is that the lore got mixed up along with way with the statue makers and they put the book of the Gospels with St. Francis when it should have been his Rule. (But Francis definitely loved the Gospels and probably knew them by heart--he just wasn't a book-learning kind of guy.) Here is a link that might be useful:

newhomebuilder...don't mind me, I'm going blind! Seriously, I didnt see the hip section on the left but now I do. So with your drawing, there will be three triangular shapes including the exsiting hip. Gotcha! When my parents did theirs the roof line was just straight across and it was very easy to add on. Their door was not recessed back at all. So now I want to see what you're doing to YOUR house...LOL. I thought you had a brand new one?? rdsso, I can't wait to see how this turns out for you! Looking good on her virtuals!!