House Expansion and Addition
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Comments (2)Thanks a lot! jon1270 Your pointed out the right problems; I don't know the answers for most of your questions. For size, I want about 500 square feet (unless additional will not cost proportionally). Exterior would be wood siding, to match the original. Shape? I would see a rectangle is most possible. Windows need to be good in order to save heating in winters. Interior material and wall surfaces would be just so-so; no need to be great. Floor is wood. Fireplace is not needed in the addition. I have no idea of foundation, basements things unless I ask a constructor to review it on-site to find out what is the best, Yes, it is on and on... I am thinking of paying a GC to be onsite to provide some estimates. Is this a good idea? Again thanks for the reply. Donald....See MoreHome Expansion Options
Comments (17)We bought a 1 1/2 story house 34 years ago. Only half of that 1/2 story was finished; other half was unfinished attic. We knew we would need to expand that house and we had one weekend in which to find a home. We bought the neighborhood. It was not that huge a deal to put a full dormer on the back of the house. Thirty-four years ago, it cost about $70,000 to do this. We had paid $127,500 for the house, and it was one of the smallest houses in the neighborhood. But before we began, I called a realtor who was very knowledgable about this neighborhood and lived a block away. She looked at the appraisal, and the house and told me that I could not over-build the neighborhood, but could over-build the house. She said I had to add square footage or I would be doing just that. By adding that full dormer and finishing the unfinished attic (huge BR and ensuite bath), I did just that. If I were to sell this house today, I could probably get about $550,000 for it - it's still the smallest on the block and other houses had had huge additions and are now going for close to $1 million. My house is lacking the open concept kitchen/family room that buyers want today. And the only way to get this, is to build out in back. Unfortunately, the lot slops considerably and the kitchen is a flight of stairs above the ground beneath. Building "up in the air" is twice the cost of building on a flat surface. Yes, they could put on such an addition and it might cost them between $200,000 to 300,000 depending on whether they wanted a fireplace and window costs, but the house would still only have 3 BRs, and the one on the first floor can never be a MBR. They would be over-building the house. So, it will not be an easy house to sell. I certainly have no regrets about buying it or doing the various remodeling jobs we've done over the years. I've lived her for 34 years and it's served me well. I have a modest mortgage (refinanced to redo the kitchen). I will still make a bit of money on the house, but that was never the intent - it was to make it a house that served my family well, and it has. I certainly won't lose money - mortgage is far to low to ever be "underwater", and I could care less what I've spent in the past - had to live somewhere....See MorePls Critique my house expansion plan
Comments (7)i wouldn't do the master bedroom expansion in a bay window shape. It should be a flat face across the back like the family room/kitchen. Your proposed back view shows one objection, the creation of two different roof lines. Your proposed back view also shows three different styles of architecture which I will ignore because I hope you just intend to show shapes of the expansion, not the exterior finish....See MoreHouse expansion - concrete deck
Comments (2)Thank you for your response Joseph. The only thing is that I would like to have a stained concrete finish, so that it matches the house interior. Wasn't sure if concrete can be filled in on top of the existing porch....See Moreblynndixon
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